Science of the Sea

Science shows with a bang, join the Museum Trail and use science to create colourful artworks.

Head to National Maritime Museum Cornwall this February half term for Science of the Sea – family fun with a BANG! Bristol Explorer Dome are back with more science shows, join the hunt for creatures that use bubbles to survive on the Museum Trail and in the Make & Takes use science to create colourful artworks.

Science of the Sea shows with Bristol Explorer Dome
Monday 21 – Friday 25 February
Science of the Sea is a live, expert-led science show with entertaining demonstrations and audience interaction.

Make and Take – Chromatography Creatures
Everyday,12.30pm – 3.30pm.
An arty science experiment using colour and water, separating pigments to create colourful sea creatures.

What is chromatography?
Chromatography is the process by which scientists separate mixtures by letting them slowly move past each other. In the process of chromatography a mixture in one state of matter moves over the surface of something in another state of matter. In this experiment the water (a liquid) carries the pigment through and over the surface of a coffee filter (a solid) and in the process it separates the individual pigment colours.

Museum Trail
Saturday 19 – Sunday 27 February
Become a scientist and find out which sea creatures use bubbles to survive. Six lab coats have been hidden around the Museum; they contain the answers you are looking for! Find them all to collect your prize.