Science on Stage: Festive STEM Ideas for Your Classroom

01 December 2025
16:30 - 17:30
Type: Online event
Cost: Free

Explore how Science on Stage teaching ideas can be adapted with a Christmas twist! 

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Webinar: Festive STEM Ideas for Your Classroom

Celebrate the season with us in this special webinar where we’ll explore how Science on Stage teaching ideas can be adapted with a Christmas twist! Designed for primary and secondary school teachers, this session features hands-on, easy-to-implement experiments from “The Science behind Magic”, “Save Our Nature”, “Food, Cooking and STEM” and the new teaching material “Money Matters” — all reimagined to bring festive fun and scientific learning together. Perfect for teachers looking to add a spark of seasonal creativity to their STEM lessons!

Please be aware of your time zone, the webinar is at 17:30-18:30 CET (Berlin time).

David Featonby is a board member of Science on Stage and an ex secondary teacher who since retirement has had a wide experience presenting to both secondary and primary students and teachers throughout Europe. He believes that science can be very relevant and accessible to all levels and ages of students. David worked for over 35 years in a large English comprehensive school teaching all abilities. On his retirement he worked for the Institute of Physics as a Network Coordinator in the North East and latterly has participated in several Science on Stage festivals.

 

 

Adrian Allan is a chemistry teacher who currently teaches in a secondary school in Scotland. He is a keen magician who combines his hobby of performing close-up and stage magic illusions with teaching science. He has presented magic workshops among others in Scotland, Ireland and at the 2022 Science on Stage festival in Prague, Czech Republic. 

 

 

Paul Nugent has been involved in physics education for over 20 years. In Ireland, he supports other science teachers through his work with the Institute of Physics in Ireland (IOPI) and the National Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST). He is co-chair of the Irish Science on Stage NSC and a board member of Science on Stage Europe.

 

 

Rute Oliveira is passionate about learning and science, that is why she has been teaching physics and chemistry for over 20 years in the south of Portugal. Over the years she has performed science shows at school where she always tries to introduce some magic. She has attended Science on Stage webinars where she met David, Adrian and Paul and it is from them that she has been learning more about the science behind magic.