When divers found a lump of green, crusty metal on the seabed, who knew that it would turn out to be one of the most amazing inventions of the ancient world!

Imagine you're a farmer in ancient Greece. After a landslide, you find a thigh bone as tall as you are. What would you think it was?

In celebration of National Science Week (12–20 August 2023) we've pulled together a collection of ancient Greek-inspired science experiments you can try at home. Ancient Greece was home to an incredible number of scientists whose experiments and discoveries laid the foundations for science today – including Archimedes, Plato, Pythagoras, Ptolemy and many more! Why not celebrate National Science Week by trying one of these at-home activities inspired by ancient Greece and its

Join us as we explore the last three classical planets – Jupiter, Saturn and Mars! Together we'll discover the myth of Zeus and Cronus, their epic battle for the throne, and how we name the moons of Jupiter today. Then, we'll create our own ultimate space battle between the three planets we'll learn about! DISCOVER Fast Facts Saturn is the King of Moons, with a grand total of 82! This includes 53 named moons, as well as another 29 moons awaiting official confirmation and name

Join us as we DISCOVER how astronomers came to understand the Sun’s place in our solar system, learn how important the Sun is to our survival on Earth and CREATE your very own bean plant using the Sun's power! The Sun and our planet Earth. Image source: Vadim Sadovski / Shutterstock. DISCOVER Fast Facts The Sun is found at the centre of our Solar System It is over 4.5 billion years old! It is the closest star to Earth Have you ever heard the phrase 'at the speed of light'? On

Joins us and DISCOVER Venus, planet of love and volcanoes, and then CREATE your own fantastical poster of Venus as a lost paradise or a toxic planet hostile to all life. DISCOVER: VENUS FAST FACTS: Venus is the brightest celestial object in the night sky after the Moon. Venus was the first planet beyond Earth visited by spacecraft in 1961. The Russian spacecraft that achieved this was called Venera 1. Like Earth, Venus is a Terrestrial Planet. This means that Venus is a rocky

Mercury is a tiny planet in our Solar System covered in giant craters! DISCOVER what ancient people knew about Mercury and then CREATE your own Mercury crater cookies! DISCOVER: MERCURY FAST FACTS: Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System It’s also the closest planet to the Sun! Although it’s so close to the Sun, temperatures on Mercury are both hot and cold. Temperature changes on Mercury are the most extreme in the Solar System. Mercury’s surface is similar to ou

DISCOVER: ANCIENT GREEKS AND THE MOON Join us as we discover the planets, stars and satellites of our Solar System known to the ancient Greeks. This month we will discover what the Greeks thought about the Moon. Read on to meet the Greek Moon goddess and hear one of the first ancient sci-fi tales about a journey to the Moon in a spaceship. Then write your own story about a legendary expedition to the Moon! THE MOON FAST FACTS: Today we know that the Moon is not a planet or a

This week we begin a crafty and curious exploration of our Solar System. Together we will discover: Ancient Greek ideas about the Solar System. The Greek mythology of planets and amazing planet facts How to make your own Solar System model! The Heliocentric Model of our universe. The Sun is at the centre of our Solar System. The ancient Greeks observed that the planets appeared to move across the night sky. They were curious about how this happened and what made the planets