Issue 07 | Autumn 2026

Our annual Halloween Science Spook-tacular is this week! Join us for a hair-raisingly hands-on hour of eerie experiments, terrifying tricks and tasty treats by booking your spot here.

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THE WAVES

In the shadowy depths of the twilight zone, photosynthesis cannot occur. So there are no producers around which habitats can form. Yet the twilight zone is home to more marine biomass than any other zone, even if they live here to keep away from the predators that hunt in the light. This week, we explore the many ways marine life has adapted to withstand the depths and move between them. After getting a feel for the cartilage of sharks and the muscle of jet-propelled cephalopods, we will make water slime that feels an awful lot like a jellyfish. Then, after making fog rings that resemble the vortices jellyfish ride, we will use light to lure brine shrimp from the dark corners of our aquariums.

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We leave the inner rocky planets and venture way out to the outer gas giants. While we still don’t know whether any of them have a ground for us to walk on, their “fuzzy” hydrogen cores and the densities of their various layers mean we are unlikely to fall right the way through to the other side. And as with any mass of swirling fluid, these worlds can be stormy places to call home, none more so than Jupiter, the biggest giant of them all. This week, we will take a closer look at Jupiter’s flow, recreating its beautiful bands with the orderly, laminar flow from burst balloons and dyed corn syrup before bottling up the turbulence of its storms with the help of some mica powder.  

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It’s on to another vital element for life! Without nitrogen, proteins, the building blocks of life, couldn't form. Despite it making up most of our atmosphere, bioavailable forms of nitrogen were scarce, making it more valuable than gold at times. Just as chemistry eventually found a way to split the strongly bonded N2 molecule and make fertilisers that fed the world, we'll super-cool that gas to -196 degrees Celsius! With liquid nitrogen in (well-protected) hands, we will freeze roses and smash them to smithereens, cook up dragon-breath popcorn & unleash a massive explosion of fog!

Issue 06 | Autumn 2026

Welcome to the second half of the term! We hope you all had a great break and are ready for more science and wonder.

We are also super excited for our annual Halloween Science Spook-tacular! Join us for a hair-raisingly hands-on hour of eerie experiments, terrifying tricks and tasty treats by booking your spot here.

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THE WAVES

Since sunlight forms the basis of just about every food chain, both in and out of the water, we divide the ocean’s depths by how dark it is. The deeper you go, the darker it gets; the first 200 metres is the only place bright enough for the magic of photosynthesis to occur. As we discover how seaweed, plankton and algae convert sunlight into sugar, making the shallow sunlit zone teem with life, we will see photosynthesis in action using pondweed and floating spinach disks. Then, we will use chromatography (and a handful of Skittles!) to reveal that photosynthesis comes in more colours than green.

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Now that Mars is well and truly covered, it’s time to head towards the Sun and visit the two planets nearest to it. Since Mercury is by far the closest, you’d want to think it would be the hottest, but Venus’ thick atmosphere has a sweltering trick up its sleeve. After using giant Slinkies, rainbow glasses and infrared cameras to explore light, heat and the electromagnetic spectrum, we will discover how a runaway greenhouse effect makes the more distant Venus a little bit hotter than Mercury. And just to give our galactic explorers an idea of their incredible heat, we will use Mercurial and Venusian temperatures to make molten tin!

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We should be grateful for carbon’s ubiquity since this element forms the backbone of life! Carbon’s ability to bond with up to four other atoms lets it string together complex molecules, such as DNA and proteins, perfect for something as complex as life. Even sugars - the chemical batteries for life - wouldn’t be possible without their carbon chains. We will watch carbon rise like a charmed serpent from a burning pile of sugar, then use glucose to create a chemical traffic light that changes colour with just a shake.

Halloween Science Spook-tacular 2026

Curiosity Lab’s Annual Halloween Science Spook-tacular is back! Join us for a hair-raisingly, hands-on hour of eerie experiments, terrifying tricks and tasty treats.

📅Friday, the 30th of October.

• 15:00 | Ages 5 to 7

• 16:30 | Ages 8+

💸AED 195 per child + VAT

Spaces are limited, so sign up at the link below.

Please note:

• Costumes are not necessary , but more than welcome.

• Use code INTHEFAM when booking 2 or more kids to get 10% off your total.

Please feel free to get in you with us if you have any questions.

Issue 05 | Autumn 2026

Please note that there will be no classes from the 10th to the 16th as we will be off for Half-Term. Classes will resume from Saturday the 17th.

Until then, join our Half-Term Camp here to get your weekly fix of science and wonder!

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THE WAVES

Now that we have an intuitive understanding of density and buoyancy, it's time to harness them to dive down to the ocean’s depths. After making a mini density column using salt solutions of different concentrations, we will make Cartesian divers that vary their density the same way fish do, by filling their swim bladders with either air or water. Then, we will hook up a bottle with balloons and pipes to turn them into working submarines that swap ballasts for swim bladders and can resurface from the deep!

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THE GALAXY

Had it not been for the unrelenting solar wind, Mars would have been more Earthlike. This constant stream of high-energy charged particles from the Sun blew its atmosphere away, leaving behind the barren wasteland we see today, and dampens hopes to terraform Mars into something more akin to Earth. After using pondweed and spinach to visualise photosynthesis’ ability to terraform Mars, we will use iron filings to visualise magnetic fields in all their dimensions and explore how these same fields protect worlds like ours from the solar wind. Then, by making a magnetic slime that swallows magnets whole, we will finally discover what makes the red planet so red.

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Some elements are so vital that they need an entire session. But carbon will need two! We start by exploring carbon in its many forms. It can be as brittle and lacklustre as pencil lead and as hard and dazzling as diamonds. But we are most familiar with it as carbon dioxide. Previously, we used it to make fountains of fizz, but this week, we will go subzero! Cool it to -80 degrees C (colder than Antarctica!), and it will skip being a liquid and freeze solid. With this dry ice, our chemists will turn the lab into a real-life potions class filled with eerie fog and heaps of bubbles.

Issue 04 | Autumn 2026

The early bird offer for our Half-Term Camp ends soon! Sign up before the 1st of October, by using the code OCT10 here, and get an additional 10% off the week!

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THE WAVES

By surfing the waves and sailing the currents, we only ever scratch the ocean’s surface. To truly explore its mysteries, we must dive right down to its depths. And to do this, we must harness density. After visualising this property by measuring out a fixed mass of various common objects and seeing how much space they occupy, it's time to master it and create a Density Column. Once we have arranged a bunch of household liquids by their densities, we will float them atop one another and then find objects that will float at each of their interfaces.

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We’re still on Mars, but would it be wise to step outside for some frigid, fresh air? The lack of O2 & the abundance of CO2 are concerning, but the real problem is there’s just not enough of it. Using cups and cards, candles and flasks, water balloons and fire, we will discover how bodies accustomed to the pressure of Earth’s atmosphere would react when it’s taken away. If, after all that, anyone had any doubts about how inhospitable the Martian atmosphere is, witnessing what happens to our marshmallow explorer in a vacuum chamber will surely convince them to stay indoors!

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Categories help us make sense of the world, but the world doesn’t often like to fit into categories. Solids, liquids, and gases may seem like useful ways to describe materials until you meet materials that don’t fit neatly into either group. Elements can be just as rebellious - they should be either metals or non-metals. But then came the metalloids. They, like Boron, are a bit of both. That’s what makes it perfect for stringing along glue molecules into the long-chain polymers we call slime - another material that isn’t content with being a solid or a liquid.

Issue 03 | Autumn 2026

Classes are now in full swing, and we are already off to a flyer with lots of fun learning being had.

We have also opened up registration for our Half-Term Camp with a special offer for you early birds… Sign up here using the code OCT10 and get an additional 10% off the week!

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THE WAVES

Rather than waves, it’s the ocean’s currents that move and mix its waters. These flows can traverse the entire planet, driven mainly by the uneven heating of our seas and oceans. Warm water rises to the top, and cold water sinks to take its place, setting up a convection current that transfers and circulates the heat. After using flying, flaming teabags and a fog machine to visualise these currents in air, we will explore how convection moves and mixes water in containers of all shapes and sizes. And with a squirt of food colour and a dash of mica powder, we will vividly reveal their hidden flows.

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Of all the other planets we will explore, Mars is the only one where a lack of a helmet won’t result in instant death. It will be our first step in becoming an interplanetary species and, as such, will require more than a session to explore. This week, we will focus on Mars’ frigid temperatures and the frozen carbon dioxide that covers its poles. With the help of this dry ice, our chemists will turn the lab into a real-life potions class filled with eerie fog and heaps of bubbles.

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Two classes in and still on element 2 of 118 - it’s time to get a move on! Elements with the same number of electrons in their outer “orbit” share properties and belong to the same Group. Take the Group I & II metals, for example. These metals look and behave like no metal we have seen. They are soft, dull and highly reactive; we will see sodium explode in water and magnesium burst into brilliant white flames. They also have a penchant for making bases - like our concocted milk of magnesia that will neutralise vinegar and make a chemical rainbow.

October Half-Term Camp 2026

Question, explore and experiment your way to a science-packed, wonder-filled Half-Term

Each day, your future scientists will explore a theme that could take them from the microscopic worlds of chemistry and biology, up through the invisible fields of forces and energy, and out to the astronomical realms of planets and stars. Through jaw-dropping demonstrations and mind-blowing experiments, they will get hands-on in a way that will leave them with a thorough, conceptual understanding and a lifelong love for Science.

Kids will be split into similarly-aged groups that will work their way through the day’s activities at a level best suited for their ability. Some will have their curiosity sparked, others will have it nurtured and fuelled, and everyone will have so much fun, they'll never want to leave!

All kids need to bring is a small, healthy, nut-free snack and plenty of curiosity!

Sign up for our Half-Term Camp using the Online Registration Portal below

Please note:

• All prices are exclusive of VAT.

• Only full week bookings are available for now. Day bookings will be made available closer to the date, subject to availability.

• A Sibling Discount of 10% is automatically applied to the total when signing up two or more children for the week.

All prices are exclusive of VAT.

Issue 02 | Autumn 2026

Thank you for the great response to our first newsletter of the term!

Going forward, we will be posting these at the start of each week. This will give you a sneak preview of what your kids will be learning in the days to come and provide you with time to prepare for an enthusiastic science chat with them on the drive home.

So here's what we have in store for your future scientists this week...

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THE WAVES

The constant breaking of waves upon our shores takes its toll. After sculpting their own coastlines out of sand and stones, and decorating them with model houses and trees, our marine explorers will unleash the power of waves upon it and witness this erosion for themselves. The tragic sight of their hard work being washed away will surely inspire them to get innovative as they build Lego sea defences to keep the sea at bay in our wave erosion tanks.

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THE GALAXY

Before we venture out into the galaxy, let’s take a moment to appreciate what makes Earth so special and unique. With an orbit that keeps it firmly in that famed “Goldilocks Zone”, it was once the only place we were sure to find liquid water. Through experiments, our astrophysicists will discover that water is the stuff of life because it dissolves life-enabling chemicals, such as sugars and salt. They will then employ oxygen - another of Earth’s vital gifts to life - to perform a chemical traffic light that changes colour at their will.

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Since hydrogen is the most prevalent element in our Universe, much of chemistry is a battle for its attention! We get hands-on with this battle and use the pH scale to recognise its victors and losers - Acids and Bases. At the extremes of pH, they can be deadly, but in moderation, they are worth having around. With some kitchen science, we will use red cabbage to brew an indicator solution that colourfully sorts household chemicals by their pH. Using colour as our guide, can the children find the right mix to bring our acids and bases back to neutral?