Fragrance Lab: Chemical Engineering for Young Scientists
Master solvent extraction and filtration as pupils create their own signature perfume using real scientific methods.
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Overview
Transform your classroom into a professional perfume laboratory where pupils become scent scientists using authentic chemical engineering techniques. Working with natural aromatics, pupils extract essential oils using proper scientific methodology with beakers, pipettes, and filtration equipment.
This hands-on workshop teaches fundamental scientific concepts including solvent extraction, filtration, and precise measurement while developing teamwork and critical thinking skills. Each pupil creates their own signature scent to take home in a 10ml perfume vial, providing a tangible connection to their learning.
This workshop brings real chemistry to life through hands-on perfume making. The practical nature of the activities helps every child succeed regardless of learning style. By creating their own take-home perfume vial, pupils gain confidence in scientific processes while seeing how classroom concepts apply to real products they encounter daily.
When children proudly show off their perfumes at home, the conversation naturally extends their learning beyond school walls, creating lasting enthusiasm for STEM subjects.
Details
- Curriculum links
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- England primary science curriculum: Living things and their habitats
- Scotland primary science curriculum: Sciences
- Northern Ireland primary science curriculum: Science and technology
- Wales primary science curriculum : The world around us
- Biology: Structure and function of living organisms
- Engineering
- Physics: Matter
- Sciences - Planet earth: Biodiversity and interdependence
- Technologies - Craft, design, engineering and graphics: Application of engineering
- Sciences - Materials
- Biology
- Design thinking and engineering: Engineering
- Chemistry: Material properties
- Sciences - Organisms and health: Interdependence of plants and animals
- Technology & design - Manufacturing
- Sciences - Chemical and material behaviour
- Group size
- Small groups, Whole class
16 to 30 students per workshop.
- Participation level
- Hands-on
- Duration
- Multi-session - set days
- Cost
- Cost may apply
Costs start at £250 for a workshop and bursaries are available.
- Location
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In-school
- London
Learning outcomes
- Improve engagement, interest or enjoyment in STEM subjects
- Attainment and progress
- Learning what the engineering workplace is like
- Develop engineering employability skills
- Improve awareness and aspirations for STEM-related study and careers
- Challenge stereotypes by showing the diversity of disciplines, people and skills involved in engineering
Frameworks
EqualEx
- Introduce and Inspire
Essential skills
The essential skills every young person needs to succeed in education and their future career. Find out more at the Skills Builder Partnership. This experience builds the following skills:
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Enrichment framework
- 5 - An accessible and engagement enrichment offer
