Foundation at your school
All Foundation Phase programmes cover the seven areas of learning to offer teachers a complete package of activities to support their teaching.
Choose between a day of challenge workshops, shows or Planetarium sessions in Techniquest's portable, inflatable Starlab. Whichever you decide to book, each option offers a highly interactive experience for all pupils, plus pre- and post-visit support resources.
All programmes are designed to encourage pupils to learn through investigation, discussion, and collaboration. Pupils must identify, collect and organise information in order to answer questions and complete challenges.
School visits are pre-organised over the telephone so that on the day teachers can simply focus on the learning experience.
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Starlab
Techniquest’s Starlab is a mobile, inflatable planetarium that brings the night sky to your school hall. It can be set up in under thirty minutes and easily deflated to accommodate other uses of the hall during the day.
Techniquest presenters structure each Starlab session around a 20 minute video presentation, followed by an energetic, presenter-led sky tour, in which pupils identify stars, planets and constellations in the night sky!
Techniquest’s highly experienced presenters can tailor shows to the ages, abilities and prior knowledge of pupils, as well as your educational needs and interests. If there is any particular aspect of astronomy you would like the presenter to focus on during the sky tour, whether it is science or mythology, planets or stars, feel free to discuss this when booking the show or with your presenter prior to the show.
- Show length: 30 – 40 minutes
- Maximum class size: 30 pupils
- Maximum of 6 sessions per day
- Requires: 4.2m headroom, 7.5m x 7.5m floor space and 240v ac mains power supply.
Alien Adventure (Available January 2013)
Zowie the alien has come to Earth on holiday, but it’s different to anything he’s ever experienced! As Delyth the dragon shows her new friend around our planet, what will Zowie think of Earth compared to the rest of the solar system? What are the other planets like? And what makes Earth so special? Cast your eyes towards the night’s sky and discover the stars and planets you can see above you.
Interactive Shows
Invite Techniquest into to your school and transform your hall into a Science Theatre! With a variety of shows covering a wide range of topics, Techniquest’s presenters bring Maths and Science classes to life with animated experiments! Shows encourage pupils to question ideas, think independently, and stimulate an interest in Science and Maths.Each show is designed to support the teaching of the Curriculum for Wales. All props and materials are provided by Techniquest, and post-visit resources, which offer extended teaching information and ideas for further classroom activities are available on the Techniquest website, .
- Session length: 35 minutes
- Maximum class size: 30 pupils
- Maximum of 4 sessions per day
Toy Trouble
Suitable for years 1 & 2.
Delyth has invited her friends over to play, but her naughty little cousin Dilwyn has messed up her room and broken all her favourite toys! Can you help Delyth to tidy up by sorting all of her things into piles? How can Delyth fix her toy car so that it moves without being touched and make her balancing toy work again? But Dilwyn’s favourite toy is also broken. Help Delyth fix his rocket so that it flies sky high and then everyone can play nicely again.Body Bother
Suitable for years 1 & 2.
Delyth’s naughty little cousin Dilwyn is sick. Can you help Delyth work out what is the matter with him? Investigate the different parts of the body, exploring what could be making Dilwyn feel so unwell. Discover what is beneath your skin and learn the names of organs and how they keep you healthy. Has Dilwyn been eating too many sweets? Help Delyth to design a healthy lunch for him so that he won’t get a tummy ache again!Music Maker
Suitable for reception class and years 1 & 2.
Wicked Prince Slywarp hates music and wants to cast a spell so that everyone forgets music forever! Can you help Delyth to save music in Wales by exploring different types of music and sounds? Learn to describe and identify different sounds, and work out how to play unusual instruments. Help Delyth make lots of noise so that the Prince’s spell won’t work! Crack the musical code to get into the castle. Can you find a way to change the castle locks and chase the Prince away?Night Lights
Suitable for reception class and years 1 & 2.
“Help our friendly dragon, Delyth, explore day and night, light, shadows and reflection helping her friend Hywel the hedgehog who is afraid of the light along the way.This 30 minute show explores light shadow and through story telling in out mobile dome and introduces pupils to the stars in the night sky. The show builds on pupils skills and knowledge to explore light and darkness. The show links with the ‘Myself and non-living things’ in the curriculum”
Saving Seasons (Available from January 2013)
Suitable for reception class and years 1 & 2.
Evil Jack Frost has cast a spell over the forest and now it is winter every day! Where have the other seasons gone? Help Delyth the dragon and her woodland friends find a way to break the spell and bring back summer, spring and autumn. Through group activities, explore how each season affects the forest and the animals and plants that live there.Materials Mystery (Available from January 2013)
Suitable for years 1 & 2.
Delyth the dragon visits Dragon Island only to find her cousin Dilwyn has gone missing! As Delyth sets off through the jungle to find him, she needs your help to overcome the challenges that lie ahead. Can you help her to explore natural and manmade materials and solve problems that get in her way? Help Delyth find the cave before Rugworse the Terrible returns to eat up Dilwyn for his tea!Party Maths
Suitable for years 1 & 2.
Delyth’s friends want to throw her a birthday party, but they need your help! Can you use your maths skills to work out the best time for the party and create exciting sequence party games for the decorations? Make sure there are enough biscuits, marshmallows and sandwiches for all of Delyth’s guests, and work out how much the shopping will cost. What coins will you need to spend and what change will you get? Become part of a human bar chart and arrange a seating plan so everyone has the best time at the party!
Alien Adventure Resources (English) 2.96 MB
