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Image Credit Andy Brown

Image Credit Andy Brown

Family Activity: States of Matter

Thu 19 February 2026 , 12pm-3pm

Kelham Island Museum

Get ready to investigate chemical reactions with ice, heat and colour!   

 

Join scientists from Sheffield Hallam University to be dazzled by the density of food colouring – you’ll get to see amazing science experiments first-hand and discover how not all ice is cold through testing and exploration.  

 

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Kelham Island Museum

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