Our scientific activities
Workshops to stimulate children's interest in science
Our mission is to awaken scientific curiosity in young people. Students are encouraged to observe, formulate hypotheses, manipulate materials, and better understand the world around them... all while having fun!
Primary school
The sensory adventure
Preschool
1er primary cycle
Come discover how your eyes, ears, tongue, nose, and skin work together to help you explore the world!
Through fun games, you will test your senses one by one and understand how your brain receives all this information.
- PFEQ themes
- The Living Universe – External Anatomy of Man
- Access to a water point is necessary
- PAID – find out how to get financial help
Magic or chemistry
Primary – all cycles
What if magic were... chemistry? In this interactive workshop, your students will conduct a series of amazing experiments that appear magical but actually hide a perfectly scientific explanation. Each experiment is an opportunity to discover a real-life phenomenon.
- PFEQ themes
- The material universe
- 1er cycle : Mixtures | Conservation of Matter | States of Matter and Change of State
- 2e and 3e cycle : Matter | Energy
- The material universe
- Access to a water point is necessary
- PAID – find out how to get financial help
SOS Pirates
Primary – all cycles
In this science challenge, young people will have to design and build a vessel capable of floating and carrying the maximum possible weight, applying Archimedes' principle. Using simple materials, they will need to demonstrate creativity, logic, and strategy to optimize their design. Which team will succeed in building the strongest vessel before it sinks?
Hear ye, sailors! Pile up the cargo and cast off!
- PFEQ themes
- The Material Universe – Forces and Movements and Techniques and Instrumentation
- Access to a water point is necessary
- PAID – find out how to get financial help
Propulsion mission
Primary – all cycles
Build your own catapult and aim at the target!
A fun and scientific activity where young people explore forces, movements and precision through a fun shooting challenge.
PFEQ themes
- The material universe
Mathematics – Geometry
- The material universe
- Access to a water point is necessary
- PAID – find out how to get financial help
Take flight
Primary – all cycles
Get ready to launch your ideas! In this scientific activity, young people will become true aeronautical engineers.
Their mission? To design high-performance paper airplanes and complete a series of precision and distance challenges.
- PFEQ themes
- The material universe
H2-Water
1er and 2e primary cycles
Water is so much more than just what we drink! In this workshop, children discover the hidden powers of water through a series of fun and interactive experiments. Does water have an invisible skin? Can you make a drop float? Why does water change shape so easily? A scientific dive that's both intriguing and engaging!
- PFEQ themes
- The material universe –
- 1er cycle: Mixtures | Conservation of matter | States of matter and change of state
- 2e cycle: Properties of matter
- The material universe –
- Access to a water point is necessary
- PAID – find out how to get financial help
Eyes to the stars
1er and 2e primary cycles
Let's dive into the fascinating world of the solar system! Youngsters will travel from planet to planet, learn to recognize some constellations, and leave with their heads in the stars. A fun introduction to astronomy for little space explorers!
- PFEQ themes
- Earth and Space – Light and Shadow and the Earth-Moon-Sun System
Ozobot on the road
1er and 2e primary cycles
Ozobot introduces your students to screen-free coding!
After completing several simple challenges, we invite students to imagine a route to complete inspired by the constraints of the highway code.
- PFEQ themes
- Mathematics – Programming
Discovering magnetism
2e primary cycleThrough simple and interactive experiments, we invite your young people to discover the functioning and action of magnets but also to understand the role of the magnetic field and its everyday applications.
- PFEQ themes
- The Material Universe – Techniques and Instrumentation Earth and Space – Matter – Techniques and Instrumentation
- Access to a water point is necessary
- PAID – find out how to get financial help
Bridges that are foolproof
2e and 3e primary cycles
Through a team challenge, your students discover the scientific principles behind bridge construction. This activity develops creativity, collaboration, self-improvement and active listening.
The challenge: create the strongest bridge from simple materials!
Which team will succeed in building the strongest bridge?
Ready, set, build!
- PFEQ themes
- The Material Universe – Forces and Motion
- Access to an electrical connection
- PAID – find out how to get financial help
The Mysteries of Light
2e and 3e primary cycles
Through experimentation and demonstration of surprising objects, your students explore the mysteries of light: colors and rainbows, reflections and even black light!
- PFEQ themes
- The material universe – energy
- Earth and Space – Systems and Interactions / Techniques and Instrumentation
- Access to a screen
- PAID – find out how to get financial help
The electric current
3e primary cycle
In this introductory electricity activity, your students explore basic concepts by performing simple and safe experiments, including creating electrical circuits.
- PFEQ themes
- The Material Universe: Energy
La Biodiversité et moi
3e primary cycle
Introduce your children to the biodiversity that surrounds them and raise awareness about protecting ecosystems with this activity that combines presentations, discussions, and artifact observations. A creative preparatory activity invites students to question their relationship with the environment.
- PFEQ themes
- Earth and Space – Matter
- The living universe – The classification of living things / The evolution of living beings
- Systems and interactions / Interactions between living things and environments / Interaction between human beings and their environment
- Need a screen/projector
- FREE – limited places
- 75-minute animation
Chain reactions
3e primary cycle
In this science challenge, your students will learn basic physical principles and discover how to move from simple elements and machines to more complex structures.
The challenge: design an impressive chain reaction!
Just a little push… and everything starts working!
- PFEQ themes
- The Material Universe – Energy
The secrets of the human body
3e primary cycleJoin your class on a journey of discovery into the most incredible machine in existence: the human body! Students will take on fun challenges to test their reflexes, measure their breathing, listen to their heartbeat, and even discover the strength of their muscles.
- PFEQ themes
- The Living Universe – External Anatomy of Man
Hidden Math
3e primary cycle
1er secondary cycle
In this activity we invite your students to reflect on the nature of mathematics before exploring amazing constructions like the Möbius strip and magic tricks based on mathematical properties.
- PFEQ themes
- Mathematics – Statistics and Probability
What are the odds?
3e primary cycle
1er secondary cycle
Using the Birthday Paradox Presentation and the Board Game Snake and Ladder, your students develop their knowledge of chance and probability.
- PFEQ themes
- Mathematics – Statistics and Probability
Programming with Micro:bit
3e primary cycle
1er secondary cycle
The Micro:Bit machine allows students to learn computer programming using the MakeCode editor. Guided by our facilitator, the group learns basic programming concepts by developing simple games.
- PFEQ themes
- Mathematics – Programming
Flight – Introduction
3e primary cycle
1er secondary cycle
In this introduction to drone piloting, your students learn to manually pilot drones and perform simple tricks during an obstacle course.
This activity addresses programming concepts and develops coordination and spatial visualization.
- PFEQ themes
- Mathematics – Programming
- Need an electrical connection
- PAID – find out how to get financial help
Flight – Extracurricular
3e primary cycle
1er secondary cycle
During the 8-session sequence, young people develop their knowledge and skills in computer programming with the aim of piloting a drone.
- PFEQ themes
- Mathematics – Programming
- Need an electrical connection
- PAID – find out how to get financial help
Secondary school
Flight – Extracurricular
3e primary cycle
1er secondary cycle
During the 8-session sequence, young people develop their knowledge and skills in computer programming with the aim of piloting a drone.
- PFEQ themes
- Mathematics – Programming
- Need an electrical connection
- PAID – find out how to get financial help
Flight – Introduction
3e primary cycle
1er secondary cycle
In this introduction to drone piloting, your students learn to manually pilot drones and perform simple tricks during an obstacle course.
This activity addresses programming concepts and develops coordination and spatial visualization.
- PFEQ themes
- Mathematics – Programming
- Need an electrical connection
- PAID – find out how to get financial help
Hidden Math
3e primary cycle
1er secondary cycle
In this activity we invite your students to reflect on the nature of mathematics before exploring amazing constructions like the Möbius strip and magic tricks based on mathematical properties.
- PFEQ themes
- Mathematics – Statistics and Probability
What are the odds?
3e primary cycle
1er secondary cycle
Using the Birthday Paradox Presentation and the Board Game Snake and Ladder, your students develop their knowledge of chance and probability.
- PFEQ themes
- Mathematics – Statistics and Probability
Programming with Micro:bit
3e primary cycle
1er secondary cycle
The Micro:Bit machine allows students to learn computer programming using the MakeCode editor. Guided by our facilitator, the group learns basic programming concepts by developing simple games.
- PFEQ themes
- Mathematics – Programming
Ice Mission
1er secondary cycle
In this laboratory activity, your students will explore the world of ice: physical and physicochemical characteristics, origins, uses and impacts.
- PFEQ themes
- The material universe – Earth and Space
- The technological universe
- 75 minutes of animation
- PAID – find out how to get financial help
Enigmatic
3e high school year
This activity, designed as an escape game, reveals the science behind advanced materials.
The activity is completed in a second stage by the intervention in class of a student coming to present his career and his research work on the subject.
- PFEQ themes
- The Material Universe – Properties of Matter
- The Technological Universe – Material Resources
- Reinvestment Activity – Visit of expert students to share their research
- FREE – Limited places
Mines and life
2e at 5e high school year
This activity invites your students to discover the scientific processes used in mineral exploration and processing through three experiments: mining prospecting, hydrocyclone and leaching.
- PFEQ themes
- Earth and Space – Lithosphere
- The technological universe – Engineering
- Others – Presentation of careers in science and technology
- 75 minutes of animation
- Need access to a scientific laboratory
- FREE – Limited places
Food, my dear!
2e secondary cycle
Your classroom transforms into a granola bar factory in this activity that introduces the science behind the food processing industry.
- PFEQ themes
- The Material Universe – Transformations of Matter
- The Living Universe – Nutrition Systems and Function
- 75 minutes of animation
- Need access to a scientific laboratory
- FREE – Limited places
Coefficient of Science
2e secondary cycle
In this activity, your students explore advanced scientific concepts as well as the sequence of physical and physicochemical operations that transform raw materials into final products.
- PFEQ themes
- The Material Universe – Properties of Matter
- The technological universe – Engineering
- Others – Presentation of careers in science and technology
- 75 minutes of animation
- FREE – Limited places
Leisure
The sensory adventure
4 to 8 year-olds
Come discover how your eyes, ears, tongue, nose, and skin work together to help you explore the world!
Through fun games, you will test your senses one by one and understand how your brain receives all this information.
Eyes to the stars
5 to 10 year-oldsLet's dive into the fascinating world of the solar system! Students will travel from planet to planet, learn to recognize a few constellations, and return with their heads in the stars.
A fun introduction to astronomy for little space explorers!
H2-Water
5 to 10 year-olds
Water is more than just what you drink! In this workshop, children explore the hidden powers of water through a series of fun and interactive experiments.
Does water have invisible skin? Can you make a drop float? Why does water change shape so easily? A scientific dive that gets you wet... without being boring!
SOS Pirates
5 to 12 year-olds
In this scientific challenge, young people will have to design and build a boat capable of floating and carrying as much weight as possible, applying Archimedes' principle.
Using simple materials, they will need to use creativity, logic, and strategy to optimize their design. Which team will succeed in building the strongest ship before it sinks?
Take flight
5 to 12 year-olds
Get ready to take off with your ideas! In this science activity, young people will become true aeronautical engineers. Their mission? Design high-performance paper airplanes and overcome a series of precision and distance challenges.
Abracada'Chemistry!
5 to 12 year-olds
Abracadabra… and BOOM! Is this a magic trick? No, it's chemistry! Each "trick" is actually a fun science experiment that hides very real phenomena. No need for a magic wand: just a little curiosity, oil, vinegar… and wonder!
A participatory, surprising workshop, perfect for lighting sparks in eyes... and brains!
Bridges that can withstand anything
8 to 12 year-olds
Ready, set, build! As a team, design and assemble a bridge capable of defying the laws of gravity. Once completed, it's time for the strength test.
Will your masterpiece stand up to the test or crumble under the pressure? It's your move, budding engineers!
The Mysteries of Light
8 to 12 year-olds
An interactive and luminous activity to discover the colors, reflections and secrets of light, in a magical and scientific way.
Chain reactions
8 to 12 year-olds
A simple swipe of a finger... and everything starts! In small groups, the young people invent a completely wacky course where each step triggers another. The challenge: succeeding in linking everything from start to finish without interruption. Guaranteed laughter, suspense guaranteed... and maybe a few "Oops!" before victory!
The secrets of the human body
8 to 12 year-olds
Discover the most incredible machine in existence: your own body! Move, jump, breathe... and discover how your body works while having fun! Young people will participate in fun challenges to test their reflexes, measure their breathing, listen to their heartbeat and even discover the strength of their muscles.
Discovering magnetism
8 to 12 year-olds
Catch without touching? Move from a distance? It's possible with magnets! They will learn to distinguish magnetic materials, understand the role of the magnetic field, and explore its applications in everyday life. An activity that combines observation, manipulation, and scientific reasoning.
The electric current
8 to 12 year-olds
Watch out for short circuits... but don't panic, it's just for learning! An electrifying adventure where science becomes a real game.
Explore the fascinating world of electricity by building your first circuits, testing what conducts current, and playing with switches and motors.
The mathematical whirlwind
10 to 14 year-olds
Ready to discover the magic hidden in math? Come challenge your calculator with lightning-fast calculations, make a ribbon that defies the rules, and learn math magic tricks that impress every time.
With challenges, games, and plenty of discoveries, this activity shows you that math isn't just about numbers—it's also about magic at your fingertips. Get ready to have fun thinking outside the box!
Microbit – Programming a simple game
10 to 15 year-olds
Enter the world of code!
Thanks to Micro:Bit and the MakeCode editor, young people become the creators of their own games.
A perfect activity to spark technological curiosity without taking yourself too seriously!
Takeoff – Introduction to manual piloting
10 to 15 year-olds
Takeoff in 3, 2, 1… The youngsters are taking the controls!
Through fun aerial challenges, they learn to pilot an indoor drone, perform maneuvers, and navigate obstacles with precision.
Maximum: 16 participants
Propulsion mission
5 to 12 year-olds
Build your own catapult and aim at the target!
A fun and scientific activity where young people explore forces, movements and precision through a fun shooting challenge.
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