Tag Archives: tinkering

Dads Club – Science of Cider

Posted on November 25, 2013 by lab13network

Dads Club on a Friday has been going from strength to strength in Irchester. The latest project has been all about the Science of Cider. As we had so many apples in our gardens at  the beginning of October we … Continue reading →

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How do engines work?

Posted on October 11, 2013 by lab13network

In Irchester, we get asked this question a lot. It’s quite difficult to explain the concept with out having an actual engine to help illustrate it and now we do! Matthew’s Grandad, Franz Moser,  lives in Austria and has stripped … Continue reading →

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Irchester at 3-2-1 Ignition!

Posted on October 25, 2012 by lab13network

What a week we’ve had! The Irchester Committee traveled, on a train, to Nottingham for the world’s first Science Pop Up Shop. We arrived to meet Rick, from Ignite, and we set up our stall. We started to sell our Little Sherlock … Continue reading →

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Irchester Dad’s Club

Posted on September 26, 2012 by lab13network

Hello! This is Emily B. writing about the Dad’s in the Lab project at Lab_13 Irchester. Each Friday of each week of this term a group named Dads in the Lab (consisting of children and their dads) meets in the Lab … Continue reading →

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The Tinkering Studio website

Posted on January 6, 2011 by lab13network

Dear all – HNY here is a link to the Tinkering studio website at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.. http://tinkering.exploratorium.edu/ it has a list of activities, including marble runs, light play and painting, circuit boards; plus artists and other ideas. … Continue reading →

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