If they'd taught science like this at school, we probably wouldn't have flunked it.

time to prove their knowledge of energy through a series of live experiments.

Featuring a virtual assistant named i-nstein and a steampunk workshop full of gadgets and chemicals, Annabella and Phil use liquid nitrogen, hydrogen rockets and electricity to create a dangerously exciting experience.

Toby Parkin, Co-producer and Outreach Manager at the Science Museum, says “The Energy Show creates universal appeal through a blend of eye-popping demonstrations and scientific reasoning. Whether it’s the steampunk laboratory, wise-cracking animated assistant or exploding Hydrogen, young people will engage with this show, no matter what their interest in science.”

Performances will be held in the Science Museum’s IMAX theatre on a newly installed mechanical stage.

Experiments and demonstrations include:

* Flaming Methane bubbles

* Exploding bottles of liquid nitrogen

* Lights powered by Plasma Balls

* A hair-raising Van de Graaff generator

* Soaring hydrogen-filled rockets

22 July – 31 August 2013

Tuesdays to Sundays at 11.30 and 13.30

.......................................................................................................................................... COMPETITION: Win a pair of tickets to The Energy Show . To enter, send an email to katie@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the 'subject' box. The winner will be randomly selected.

Q: The word electricity comes from the Greek word elektron which means:

A: 1)light 2)amber 3)heat 4)power