Lights, Science, Action! The Science of Light Show

Lights, Science, Action! The Science of Light runs at Thinktank from Tuesday 29 to Thursday 31 December, with drop-in shows at 11.00am and 2.00pm each day. It's a live show all about the science of light, held in the Theatre on Level 3 of the Birmingham Science Museum on Curzon Street.

The session runs for around 30 minutes and leans on interactive science experiments. One of the things it gets into is why winter days are so short, looking at what the Sun and the Earth have to do with it. From there it moves into how light can be used for fun, and how it can add a splash of colour. The experiments are suitable for all ages, and a few of them produce bright lights, so it's the kind of thing that works as well for kids as it does for anyone else who's curious about how light actually works.

Because it's a drop-in show, you don't need to book a specific slot—you just turn up. The show is included in the admission price, so there's no extra to pay on top of your entry to the museum. If you're planning to go during the busy period between Christmas and New Year, they do recommend pre-booking your admission ticket. The shows run at 11.00am and 2.00pm on Tuesday 29, Wednesday 30, and Thursday 31 December, in the Theatre on Level 3 of Thinktank.