--- title: "Year 5’s Amazing Adventure at the Life Science Centre!" url: "https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-14-38-year-5-s-amazing-adventure-at-the-life-science-centre" school: "St Stephen's C.E. Primary School" --- # Year 5’s Amazing Adventure at the Life Science Centre! ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/images/blog/1000030265.jpg) 16 October 2026 [Nicola Lawson](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/author/nlawson) [Year 5 Blog](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5-blog) Year 5 have had such an amazing time at the Life Centre through at Newcastle! The day was packed full of amazing workshops and areas to explore, so much so that many pupils found it difficult to say which part was their favourite. Their morning began from exploring the space zone – looking at the Gaia viewing platform and the international space station replica. They then had lots of fun in the Dinosaur area, sharing different facts about the different types they came across and trying to pronounce some of the different names. A real favourite was the planetarium that had a 360 degree immersive dome show that took Class 5 on a journey throughout the solar system. There were many more exciting things such as the Wow and Lightbox area that provided a range of fun and practical activities for the pupils to do. Finally, pupils took part in a space themed workshop that allowed them to use remote controller robot arms, taste freeze dried strawberries that would be eaten in space, as well as testing about a model working rocket! [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/y5-blog-16-10-26/1000030254.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/images/gallery/y5-blog-16-10-26/1000030254.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/y5-blog-16-10-26/1000030257.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/images/gallery/y5-blog-16-10-26/1000030257.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/y5-blog-16-10-26/1000030265.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/images/gallery/y5-blog-16-10-26/1000030265.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/y5-blog-16-10-26/1000030290.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/images/gallery/y5-blog-16-10-26/1000030290.jpg) [Year 5 Blog](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-5-blog) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/PHOTO-2026-10-16-13-04-52_(1).jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-13-20-year-6-blast-off-on-an-amazing-science-adventure) Previous ### [Year 6 Blast Off on an Amazing Science Adventure! 🚀](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-13-20-year-6-blast-off-on-an-amazing-science-adventure) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/images_(3).jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-19-08-15-stars-of-the-week-16-10-26) Next ### [Stars Of the Week 16.10.26](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-19-08-15-stars-of-the-week-16-10-26) - [![Local Offer](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/images/partners/Local-Offer-logo-small.jpg)](https://www.durham.gov.uk/localoffer) - [![Click CEOP](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/images/partners/Click_CEOPS-Footer.gif)](https://www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre) ##### Location St Stephen's C.E. Primary School Hall Lane, Willington Crook County Durham DL15 0QH ##### Contact Us 01388 746 426 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ststephensce/) © Copyright 2024–2026 St Stephen's C.E. Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)