CHILDREN’S UNIVERSITY ARRIVES AT MAKING IT! Feb06

CHILDREN’S UNIVERSITY ARRIVES AT MAKING IT!

Making it! discovery centre is proud to announce that they are now a “public learning destination” affiliated to the Children’s University.  The Children’s University is a national organisation that provides 7 to 14 year olds with exciting and innovative...

CROMPTON PRIMARY VISIT MAKING IT! Jan25

CROMPTON PRIMARY VISIT MAKING IT!

51 children from Crompton Primary School visited the Making it! discovery centre on 25 January.  Half of the children made a High Speed Flyer and the other group made a Boat.  The children had a very enjoyable day at Making it! and all the teachers and parents were .  very pleased with...

SWINTON QUEEN PRIMARY, MEXBOROUGH VISIT MAKING IT! – 24 JANUARY 2012 Jan24

SWINTON QUEEN PRIMARY, MEXBOROUGH VISIT MAKING IT! – 24 JANUARY 2012

A group of 81 children from Swinton Queen Primary School in Mexborough came to Making it! discovery centre on Tuesday, 24 January 2012.  The children, all aged 7-9yrs,  enjoyed making clocks, boats, speed machines and torches as part of their design & technology education.  Here are...

About Making It! Jan01

About Making It!

MAKING IT! IS A HIGH TECH DISCOVERY CENTRE FULL OF EXCITING AND FUN THINGS TO SEE, DO AND MAKE FOR ALL AGES. Be amazed at how inventions happens – how they succeed or fail – design your own fizzy drink – produce designs using light-box drawing techniques and explore 3D Computer Aided Design – explore different materials and test them to destruction – try to run an assembly line and put your head into a virtual factory making newspapers, cans and bottles – pits your wits against the “bottle filling challenge” – puzzle out the mysteries of bar codes – and star on the front page of a newspaper, print a copy to take home. You...

Are You Eligible For A Subsidy For Your School Group? Dec11

Are You Eligible For A Subsidy For Your School Group?

During the school year 2011-2012 we are offering substantial and irresistible subsidies for primary school groups visiting the making it! discovery centre from the following postcode areas:- MANSFIELD – NG18 / NEWARK/BASSETLAW – NG22 GEDLING – NG6 / BROXTOWE – NG9     During the school year 2012/13, we are offering the same offers for primary schools in the following postcode areas:- ASHFIELD – NG1 / BASSETLAW – DN22 GEDLING – NG4 / GEDLING – NG15 NEWARK – NG15 The subsidies have been made possible through collaboration with Nottinghamshire County Council to promote educational visits for Design & Technology...

Spooky Hunt – Winner Nov15

Spooky Hunt – Winner

CONGRATULATIONS to Chloe Nunn of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire who successfully found all the “Spooky” pictures on our Halloween treasure hunt. Thanks to all those who took part. Well done.