British Science Week 2026 Curiosity - What’s Your Question?
British Science Week is a national 10-day festival celebrating science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) right across the UK. It runs this year from 6–15 March 2026, giving families and schools a wonderful chance to explore the world together through curiosity, creativity and hands-on fun.
This Year’s Theme is “Curiosity: what’s your question?”
The why the sky is blue, how birds fly, how video games are made, or what makes trees grow tall type questions. British Science Week organisers want young learners to frame their own questions, explore possible answers, and see that science is about asking why, how, and what if?
You don’t need a lab or special equipment to take part — just imagination and a willingness to explore!
The British Science Week website will have activity packs that are full of ideas you can use at home or in the classroom. There’s a taster pack available now covering fun ways to think about curiosity, and full activity packs will be released in January 2026 - suitable for ages from under 5s up to early teens.
Hands-on experiments and investigations
Question prompts to help children think like scientists
Links to competitions and certificates to celebrate participation
Find out more at www.britishscienceweek.org
