The Sun Dome is aimed at years 5 and 6 and supplements Key Stage 2 National Science Curriculum in the following areas:


1. Materials and their properties - gases
2. Physical processes - forces (e.g. magnetic fields)
3. The Earth and beyond - Sun
4. Breadth of study - role of science in new developments; context for the scientific research.The following aspects and principles are covered in various aspects of the shows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
     
 
Communications Group
Culham Science Centre
Culham, Abingdon
OX14 3DB
The Sun Dome was funded directly by public engagement funds from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and EURATOM.