We offer a wide range of different educational sessions for children of all ages.
Click on any of the headings below to find out what is available for each stage of the curriculum
Here are some examples of sessions provided:
Junior Coding: A session introducing basic coding using Scratch Jr.
What is a Robot? Recognising that robots come in different shapes and sizes.
Monster Lab: Creating their own monsters and then determining suitable environments and diets.
Contact us on outreach@aber.ac.uk for more information.
Here are some examples of sessions provided:
Introduction to BBC Micro:Bits: Learning how to use Makecode to program Micro:Bits.
Lander Challenge: Designing and building a safe way to drop a Micro:Bit. Uses real-time data collection to measure success.
Monster Lab: Creating their own monsters and then determining suitable environments and diets.
Wind Turbine Challenge: Learning about wind turbines, then engineering their own. A testing rig allows learners to measure their success.
Additional Micro:Bit Activities: We've developed a range of different activities including milk carton robots, line following robots, automated greenhouses, and remote-control vehicles.
Rockets: Learning about rockets before creating their own for launch using an air pressure cannon.
Scratch Animation: From storyboards to full animations using Scratch software.
What is a Robot? Breaking misconceptions and helping understand what makes a robot more than just a computer.
Contact us on outreach@aber.ac.uk for more information.
Here are some examples of sessions provided:
Self-driving Robots: Using Micro:Bits and robot units to understand the complexity of creating self-driving cars.
Lander Challenge: Designing and building a safe way to drop a Micro:Bit. Uses real-time data collection to measure success.
DNA Alien: Introducing the concepts of genetic coding and the level of combinatorics required.
Wind Turbine Challenge: Learning about wind turbines, then engineering their own. A testing rig allows learners to measure their success.
Introduction to Electronics: Creating programmable Micro:Bit circuits involving input and output.
Science of Colours: How light and colour affect what we see.
Scratch Animation: From storyboards to full animations using Scratch software.
Contact us on outreach@aber.ac.uk for more information.
Subject Specific:
Academic workshops, available in a variety of different subjects, delivered by Aberystwyth University experts, conducted face-to-face or virtually.
The full list and how to book can be found on the university's AberWorkshops page
General Sessions:
We also provide a selection of GCSE appropriate activities that do not require prior knowledge of the subject. Some examples are given below:
Self-driving Robots: Using Micro:Bits and robot units to understand the complexity of creating self-driving cars.
Lander Challenge: Designing and building a safe way to drop a Micro:Bit. Uses real-time data collection to measure success.
Introduction to Bioinformatics: Introducing the concepts of genetic coding and the level of combinatorics requiring data science techniques to analyse.
Wind Turbine Challenge: Learning about wind turbines, then engineering their own. A testing rig allows learners to measure their success.
Introduction to Electronics: Creating programmable Micro:Bit circuits involving input and output.
Sensor Circus: Identifying sensors and other devices through testing.
The Colour of Mars: The complexity of determining the true colour of objects on Mars.
Cryptography Challenge: Introducing both classic and modern encryption systems.
Does AI Exist: An interactive debate on whether Artificial Intelligence really exists.
Cost Vs Benefit of AI: Looking at and beyond LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini) and whether they are worth the cost.
Python Analysis of Welsh Crime & Punishment: How to use Python to retreive relevant information from a large real-world dataset.
Curious Mathematics: Investigating Möbius strips and/or non-transitive dice.
Contact us on outreach@aber.ac.uk for more information.
Applying to University:
If you are looking for sessions regarding UCAS applications, personal statements, and/or degree scheme talks - please email student-recruitment@aber.ac.uk.
Subject Specific:
Academic workshops, available in a variety of different subjects, delivered by Aberystwyth University experts, conducted face-to-face or virtually.
The full list and how to book can be found on the university's AberWorkshops page
General Sessions:
We also provide a selection of A-Level appropriate activities that do not require prior knowledge of the subject. Here are some examples:
The Colour of Mars: The complexity of determining the true colour of objects on Mars.
Cryptography Challenge: Introducing both classic and modern encryption systems.
Does AI Exist: An interactive debate on whether Artificial Intelligence really exists.
Cost Vs Benefit of AI: Looking at and beyond LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini) and whether they are worth the cost.
Curious Mathematics: Investigating Möbius strips and/or non-transitive dice.
Please, do not hesitate to contact outreach@aber.ac.uk.
We design sessions/resources around curriculum, projects, topics, current affairs, and most importantly - what educators tell us they need.