Make life easier by using the Science Museum’s online visit planner in advance, so you can go straight to the galleries that suit your kids’ ages. For older children, Launchpad manages to make physics, maths and chemistry fun, with oversized experiment displays they can try for themselves. For five- to eight- year-olds, the Pattern Pod looks at science in creative ways, with multi-sensory activities. The Garden gives three- to six-year-olds a taste of key scientific themes – water, sound, light, construction – through play. And if they all go home thinking they’ve spent the day playing, well, that’s just fine.
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