A science school trip to Cologne offers your students the opportunity to enjoy a wealth of science-themed visits within the city itself and the surrounding region!
Spend a day getting hands-on at the German Aerospace Centre School Lab, where your students can carry out experiments covering areas such as comet simulation, gravitation biology, solar water purification and microgravity with DLR scientists.
Other highlights include the Neanderthal Museum, Aquazoo-Löbbecke Museum, the Odysseum Science Adventure Park and the Eifel Volcano Park – home to the highest cold water geyser in the world. And don’t miss the opportunity to see physics in action at Phantasialand, Germany’s best theme park!
Suggested Itinerary (5 days, 4 nights)
| Day | Morning Summary | Afternoon Summary | Evening Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Travel from the UK |
Arrive in time for evening meal |
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| 2 |
Full-day visit to German Aerospace Centre School Lab |
Evening meal in accommodation followed by bowling |
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| 3 |
Visit to Odysseum Science Adventure Park |
Visit to Aquazoo-Löbbecke Museum followed by a boat trip up the Rhine to Bonn |
Evening meal in accommodation followed by swimming at Aqualand |
| 4 |
Visit to Phantasialand and explore the physics of rollercoasters |
Evening meal in accommodation followed by disco night |
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| 5 |
Travel back to UK |
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- 4 nights' half-board accommodation
- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
- Detailed information pack
- Free staff place ratio 1:8
- Itinerary planning service
- Motorway tolls and taxes
- Return Channel crossings
- Return executive coach travel
- Vamoos travel app - giving you access to all your trip documents on your phone or tablet
- VAT at current rate to tour operators
Curriculum Links
A-Level
- Ecosystems and biodiversity
- Genetics and evolution
- Mechanics
- Sustainability
- Electrical circuits
- Particle theory
GCSE
- Ecosystems
- Inheritance, variation and evolution
- Earth and atmospheric science
- Forces and motion
- Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
- Electricity and circuits
- Magnetism
- Radioactivity
- Global energy sources
Key Stage 3
- Ecosystems
- Genetics and evolution
- Earth and the atmosphere
- Motions and forces
- Physics in outer space
- Waves: sound, energy and light
- Electricity and electromagnetism
Primary
- Living things and their habitats
- Animals: skeletons and systems
- Evolution and inheritance
- Earth and space
- Light and shadows
- Plants: form and function
- Forces and magnets
- Electricity
