Issue 7 | Spring 2026

Registration is now open for our Eid Camp!

Click the link below for more details. And while you’re there, sign up before the 17th of May using the code EID26 and get an additional 10% off the week!

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MYSTERIES

This week’s mystery takes us beyond Earth as we tackle some of the Moon’s greatest secrets. Using gravity trampolines and orbit models, we will discover that the Moon is constantly racing around Earth while both travel around the Sun. With our homemade orreries, we’ll reveal why the Moon appears to change shape, why it can sometimes be seen during the day, and why eclipses are such rare and spectacular events. We’ll also uncover the reason we always see the same face of the Moon, while its far side remains hidden from view. Finally, our young astronomers will stretch their imaginations even further as they explore the mind-bending gravity of black holes, where not even light can escape!

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Our Fantastic Voyage will take us to the respiratory system this week as we discover why the heart sends blood to the lungs before delivering it to the rest of the body. To release the energy stored in glucose, every cell needs oxygen and, in the process, produces carbon dioxide that must be exhaled. Using balloons, bottles, and pressure, we will uncover how the diaphragm and rib muscles work together to push air in and out of the lungs. Then, using colourful candy, we will learn about diffusion and explore gas exchange in the lungs. Finally, by modelling this remarkable exchange and measuring our own breathing, our young scientists will see how every breath helps power the cells that keep us alive.

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A slight change of gear this week, as we use chemistry to bring things into view, instantly forming solids from liquids. We know precipitation as rain, but in science (and our test tubes), it’s more likely the formation of solid salts. Soluble salt react, metals swap places in a molecular dance, and insoluble substances suddenly appear! But it keeps getting cooler! As the base metals switch, they create a spectrum of colours, which change during the reactions. Who knows, we may even unlock the secret to conjuring liquid gold!

Eid Camp 2026

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

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 now using the Online Registration Portal below

Please note:

• All prices are exclusive of VAT

• Choose “Full Enrollment” if booking for the week and “Casual Enrollment” if booking single days

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

• Sign up before the 17th using the code EID26, and get an additional 10% off full week booking.

Issue 6 | Spring 2026

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

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Electricity powers almost every part of modern life, but where does it come from? Our scientists will tackle this mystery by exploring the strange partnership between electricity and magnetism. We will discover that electricity is simply the flow of electrons, much like water flowing through a river, carrying energy as it moves. Using magnets, wires, and hand-cranked generators, we will see how moving one can create the other, a principle first uncovered by the pioneers of electromagnetism. From spinning turbines to wind, steam, and even pedal power, we will explore the many ways humans generate electricity on a grand scale! It turns out that behind every flicked switch lies a world of spinning magnets, moving electrons, and ingenious engineering.

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Our Fantastic Voyage will carry us into the highways of the human body this week as we explore the circulatory system and discover how blood delivers vital supplies to every cell. Peering at blood beneath the microscope, we’ll uncover its many components and learn how each plays a role in keeping us alive. We’ll then trace blood’s route through arteries, veins, and capillaries before turning our attention to the mighty heart itself. Using models and DIY pumps, we’ll recreate the heart’s powerful double-pump system and see how this tireless organ keeps blood moving day and night. Finally, with stethoscopes in hand, our young medics will listen to their own heartbeats and measure how exercise sends the circulatory system racing into action!

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Can we find chemistry in the wardrobe? You bet we can! The dyes that colour our fashion choices have been highly coveted throughout history, so much so that the Romans would drain the glands of 150,000 snails to colour one imperial purple robe! Since this was far from efficient, the race was on to produce more cost-effective dyes for the masses. And with the advent of these synthetic dyes came serendipitous advances in chemistry, biology and medicine. This week, we will explore the chemical utility of such dyes, using them to visualise how acids and bases interact across pH levels and then squeeze out all the colours of the rainbow from a single dye in our unicorn bottle experiment.

Issue 5 | Spring 2026

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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MYSTERIES

How can insects and even geckos walk up walls and hang upside down? This week, we will uncover a mystery where size truly matters. When you’re small and light, gravity takes a back seat, allowing other forces to shine, such as electrostatic attraction. Through charged balloons, bending streams of water, and even electrified oobleck, our scientists will explore how tiny forces can create surprising effects. These weak attractions, known as Van der Waals forces, allow insects to stick and unstick with ease. By increasing surface area, just like Blu Tack pressed onto a wall, these creatures maximise their grip. It turns out that walking on walls isn’t magic after all, but a clever use of forces we rarely notice.

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VOYAGE WITHIN

Last week, we followed food through the digestive system, and this week, we will uncover the chemistry that makes it all possible. To break food down into molecules small enough to enter the bloodstream, our bodies rely on enzymes, special catalysts that speed up chemical reactions. From starches turning into sugars to proteins breaking into amino acids, our scientists will explore how these invisible helpers unlock nutrients from food. By tasting crackers that transform from bland to sweet, creating apple juice with enzymes, and stopping jelly from setting with fresh pineapple, we will see enzymes in action. With colour-changing reactions and hands-on experiments, it will become clear that digestion isn’t just physical, it’s a carefully orchestrated chemical process that fuels our bodies from the inside out!

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Our kitchen cupboards are often full of nasty chemicals, from bleaches to peroxides, but can we use scientific knowledge to clean in a more skin-friendly fashion? Acids, bases and foaming CO2 can break down, lift and saponify grease and oils without the nastiness. No wonder baking soda and vinegar seem to be a panacea for all cleaning conundrums. The students will test and explore these reactions before proving the benefits of these softer chemicals by using the same science to produce a luxurious bath bomb!

Issue 4 | Spring 2026

We hope you all had a great return to school this week! We certainly enjoyed welcoming back so many of you. :)

Here is what your future scientists were up to last week…

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Why does a fizzy drink explode into a sticky mess when shaken and opened? Last week, we tackled this bubbling mystery by uncovering what makes drinks fizzy in the first place! By forcing carbon dioxide into water under high pressure, we created a delicate balance in which the gas remains dissolved until that balance is disturbed. When shaken, tiny bubbles form throughout the liquid, creating countless nucleation sites where gas can escape. Twist off the cap, and with the sudden pressure drop, the gas rushes out all at once! From sparkling water to the classic Coke and Mentos reaction, our scientists unleashed fountains of fizz and discovered that sometimes, the key to avoiding a mess is simply patience- giving those bubbles time to settle back down.

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VOYAGE WITHIN

There is only one real way into the body: through the digestive system. Last week, our explorers followed the journey of food from mouth to… well, the very end. Starting with teeth that cut and grind, we discovered how digestion begins as a mechanical process, turning food into a manageable paste with the help of saliva. Then, muscles take over, squeezing food along the alimentary canal in a wave-like motion called peristalsis. Inside the stomach, enzymes & acid continue the breakdown, before a long trip through the intestines, where nutrients are absorbed, and the leftovers are prepared for exit. By transforming bread into “fake poo,” our scientists recreated this entire journey, discovering that digestion is less about what goes in and more about what the body chooses to keep.

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Oil and water may famously refuse to mix, but last week our chemists discovered that chemistry has ways around such stubbornness. By exploring emulsions, we uncovered how substances that normally separate can be persuaded to combine into smooth, stable mixtures. Heating milk and adding vinegar revealed that milk is far more than a simple liquid! It is a carefully balanced emulsion of water, fats, and proteins. With soap and colourful milk, we watched these hidden fats scatter and swirl as surface tension broke apart before our eyes. Finally, by making ice cream, our scientists saw how the same chemistry gives frozen treats their smooth and creamy texture. From milk to mayonnaise to ice cream, emulsions are all around us- hiding chemistry in plain sight!

Issue 3 | Spring 2026

With in-person learning resuming this week, we would like to wish all our students a great return to school.

Our Modules at the Lab are off to a flyer with some exciting learning taking place. And our Home Workshops are also proving to be a big hit too.

If you are interested in hosting one of these, you can find out more details about these here.

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MYSTERIES

On a cold day, our breath suddenly appears before us in a misty cloud, but where does it come from? To solve this mystery and many others, we turned to clouds and discovered they are not gases, but tiny liquid water droplets in the air. Even when we can’t see it, water is constantly evaporating into invisible vapour. When warm vapour meets cold air or a cool surface, such as a mirror, after a hot shower, it condenses into visible droplets. By breathing onto mirrors and creating clouds in a jar, our scientists watched this transformation happen before their eyes. With the help of dry ice, we filled the lab with rolling fog, showing how clouds form and float. What seemed like separate mysteries all come together in one simple idea: condensation.

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VOYAGE WITHIN

Last week, we got under the skin to uncover the muscles and bones that lie beneath. Together, they form the musculoskeletal system, giving our bodies both structure and movement. By examining our skeleton, we discovered why having many bones (206 to be exact!) allows us to move freely rather than stiffly. From hinge joints to ball-and-socket joints, our students explored how bones connect and enable everything from simple bends to full rotations. But bones don’t move on their own; muscles pull the strings. By observing muscle tissue and building a hydraulic arm, we saw how muscles contract and relax in pairs to create movement. Strength, flexibility, and motion all come from this incredible partnership!

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Potions are all about mixing, but some substances seemingly refuse to play ball and remain staunchly independent! The students got molecular as they sought to understand the science behind why oils and water don’t mix! Astonishingly, this same science allows life to build cells. A game of hydrophilic and hydrophobic heads and tails drives these barriers, which can cause serious issues, from simple greasy hands to environment-damaging oil slicks. Then, they used their knowledge of chemistry to create a fragrant solution to these problems.

Issue 2 | Spring 2026

Thank you for the great response to our first newsletter of the term, as well as our Home Workshops. They are the perfect way to enjoy Curiosity Lab’s unique blend of hands-on science and wonder during these unprecedented times from the safety and comfort of your home.

If you are interested, you can find out more details about these here.

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We continued exploring the mysteries of light and colour by asking, “Why are white things white?” It may seem a simple question, but there is more to it than meets the eye! Take, for example, soap bubbles - even though the soap used is brightly coloured, the bubbles themselves are white. Once again, we discovered that scattering is the keyword here! But, as our experiments with white lab coats and hydrochromic ink revealed, white things tend to get transparent when wet. This led us to explore refraction and bend light so much that we turned glass truly “invisible”. Finally, we warmed up our throwing arms and headed over to our photon-energy level firing range to explore colour and transparency at a subatomic level.

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VOYAGE WITHIN

Our voyage through the human body started at our largest organ, the skin. After taking a closer look at our own skin under microscopes, we delved into its main purpose: keeping our insides inside while the germs outside are kept at bay. Using water balloons filled with red dye and pierced cherry tomatoes left to rot, we explored the necessity of skin. Next, we tested another awesome aspect of the skin, its role as a sensory organ. By testing different parts of our bodies, we discovered where we have the greatest sensitivity to touch before soaking our hands in water of varying temperatures to understand how it performs thermoception.

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We are surrounded by light, from the Sun to candles to bulbs, but can we make light using chemistry alone? Fire, a famous oxidation reaction, is exothermic, but can we find a safer, less heat-fuelled solution? The animal kingdom can paint magnificent scenes through bioluminescence. Our scientists, however, achieved the same with some chemiluminescence, the process that adds the glow in glow sticks. By combining luminol - a chemical with a penchant for light - with a dash or a drop of catalyst, we filled our dark lab with ethereal light!

Issue 1 | Spring 2026

Welcome to the first newsletter of the term!

Each week, you will find a short write-up on each Module’s lessons so that you can have some great science chats with your future scientists.

We hope you find it fun, informative, and helpful!

You will also find news about important upcoming events to keep you in the loop on what’s going on at the Lab. Like, the Home Workshops we are now offering!

These are the perfect way to enjoy Curiosity Lab’s unique blend of hands-on science and wonder during these unprecedented times from the safety and comfort of your home.

We are also offering Online Workshops covering topics in line with school curricula, packed with our trademark jaw-dropping demos and exciting experiments the kids can safely do at home.

Get in touch to find out more about these latest offerings.

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MYSTERIES

The everyday mysteries begin to unfold with the most frequently asked science questions: Why is the sky blue? And, while we are at it, how are rainbows made? After using special glasses to split white light and reveal the spectrum of colours within it, we fired lasers to explore how spherical raindrops do the exact same thing with sunlight. Then, by shining white light through water tinted with a splash of milk, we recreated our atmosphere’s scattering of blue light that gives us blue skies. Finally, we turned a CD into a spinning top that not only reveals the rainbows all around us, but also demonstrates the magic of colour mixing.

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VOYAGE WITHIN

Before we explore how we function, we need to see what we are made of. That’s why our voyage through the human body started at its most basic building block, the cell. It takes around thirty-five trillion cells to make the human body, so delving into their tiny world required the power of microscopy. With the help of different stains and ever higher magnifications, we dove deep into the world of plant and animal cells, before climbing up the hierarchy of our bodies, where cells create tissues and tissues work together to create organs!

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We got off to a glowing start, exploring the world of fluorescence - that otherworldly glow given off by certain chemicals when exposed to UV light. After discovering the fluorescent potential of a whole host of household chemicals, we diluted fluorescein - a key ingredient in highlighters - to create a glow-in-the-dark potion with beautiful, neon-green tendrils. Then, it was time to find fluorescence in the most unexpected place. We blended up a spinach smoothie to extract its chlorophyll and distilled a green liquid that glowed pink!