It is government policy is to encourage young people to consider careers in Science.  To promote this special funding has been released to allow schools to concentrate on Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) topics as it is understood that to remain competitive, countries must rely on the inventiveness of their population.  Inventiveness is better nurtured by having a prepared mind, where there is an easy facility with the language of mathematics and science, so that the new engineering solutions that we will need for the future can be developed.

Thanks to the government’s STEM initiative, many schools now have funding available for projects aimed at encouraging students into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education and careers.

If your school has received STEM funding, Armagh Planetarium can provide an exciting range of activities certain to fascinate your students.

Here at the Armagh Planetarium, we have both Outreach (off-site) activities and Inreach (on-site) activities available.

If you are interested in something slightly different, or to book a visit either to your school or here at the Planetarium, please contact us on 028 3752 3689 and we will tailor a workshop to suit your requirements.

Available STEM activitities include:

StarDome (Outreach only)
Short talk on space travel and the Solar System followed by a constellation show in our inflatable StarDome, adaptable for all class groups. We can hold no more than 30 children at a time in the dome. Suitable for all age groups.

Rockets (Outreach or Inreach)
Presentation on the history of rocketry and rocket launching and demonstration of different types of rockets, as well as a workshop allowing students to build their own rocket.
Suitable for all age groups.

Electricity and Magnetism (Outreach or Inreach)
Interactive demonstration using props on electricity and magnetism. Suitable for P4 upwards.

Mission to Mars (Outreach or Inreach)
Exploring life on other planets through a short presentation followed by student participation in a fictional mission to Mars. Suitable for Key Stage 2 and 3.