Welcome to the 12 Days of Science!

12 Days of Science

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​Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to our festive science adventure!

This year The Week Junior Science+Nature has teamed up with Winchester Science Centre (and lots of other exciting brands) to offer young people a festive feast of science and nature-themed activities. Plus there are lots of fantastic prizes up for grabs every day.

The online event opens on 11 December 2021 and will last for 12 days (ending on 22 December 2021). Each day we release a fresh URL revealing a new activity. Keep an eye on our Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram accounts to see the links. Each competition lasts only a day, so you’ll need to get your entries in quickly.

Scroll down to see the activity and daily competition.


DAY 9 - Discover the science of sound

Share this activity with your child.

Explore how sound is made and how it travels with this free activity from Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium. Create your own musical instruments from recycled items in your house and start a marching band.

Young girl using kitchen items as drums

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Hex bugs

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Win five Hexbug Real Bugs Nanos 5 Pack

These fast, creepy robot critters crawl around using nano® vibration technology and look like real insects. This pack features a cockroach, a cicada, a Japanese beetle, a water scorpion and an assassin bug. To be in with a chance of winning one of five Hexbug Real Bugs Nano 5 Pack (RRP £25.99), send your name and address to competitions@science-nature.co.uk by 23.59 on 19 December 2021. Make sure you put HEXBUG in the subject line.

Go to sciencenature.theweekjunior.co.uk/12Daysterms for terms and conditions.

For more information about Hexbug kits go to hexbug.com