It is with great regret that we have to announce the closure of Atom Club and the Dorset Science & Tech Centre in its current format. Being open, from day one we’ve received a lot less support that we initially expected, both from the local press that have described the area as a ‘media blackspot’ […]
While we’re still building some exhibits, we’re keen to show off what we’ve got, including the new planetarium. Our sell-out slime sessions are back, along with the second phase of our Robot Combat sessions. These are joined by new sessions, Construction Club and Under 5s Sensory. The sessions can be booked on our BOOKINGS page
Atom Club have teamed up with our friends at Marnhull Baby & Toddlers to put on a children’s tent at Marnhull Fest 2018 this weekend! The weather is looking like it’s going to be amazing, so we’ve managed to get access to electric to run some fans in the attempt to keep the marquee as […]
When we were planning the centre, we envisaged having an office pet. We knew we wanted something our students could interact with, but really couldn’t decide what. As a family of animal lovers, we’ve had experience with all kinds of exotic and unusual pets – from birds to lizards, even marine fish and corals. Friends […]
Happy Christmas from the Atom Club team! It’s been a busy year and the progress has been amazing! In the last few months, we’ve completed the Technology Zone, green screen, shop, new website, app (launching soon) and engineering zone. The planetarium dome is now built and ready to cover. We’ve planned the robot building activities […]
A full week of fun science has started! Make slime, build volcanos, lava lamps, film canister rockets, fake snow and so much more! For full details and to book, visit the activities page
Wow – we had a great time at the village hall tonight for a special youth club event! 18 children, plus some willing adult participants took part in a 90 minute Science evening: Slime making Air cannon Lava lamp making Elephant toothpaste Erupting volcano making Smoke ring shooting Dry ice
I’m pleased to announce that we have made a start on the planetarium. The geodesic dome will be made out of lots of small triangles giving it high strength, but a relatively low cost. To buy a dome would have cost us £16,000 so there’s a huge incentive to doing this ourselves. Chris started first […]
Thanks to new sponsors Rubicon People we’ve made huge progress in the engineering zone. Work done so far: Area cleared Floor leveled Safety flooring fitted Workbenches installed Bench drill Laser cutter Soldering station There’s still some work to do in this section but we can already do some activity and the tools are already helping […]
Thanks to Atom Club volunteer Emma Ryu, who spent the day stacking shelves, pricing products and having a tidy – the shop is now ready to open. We have what we believe is the largest range of meteorites in Dorset from just £3, fossils from £1 – 35 and a whole range of minerals from […]