RUBY: One of my favourite places in Valencia is the space age city of the Arts and Sciences.
Hoy estamos en el museo de las ciencias.
¡Hey esperadme!
It's designed by Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava, and it’s home to hundreds of brilliant interactive exhibits.
MAURO: ¡Chulo! ¿Pero qué es esto?
SERGI: ¡Qué raro!
RUBY: A ver.
LUNA: ¡Es muy grande!
RUBY: Mira por aquí. Se ve rojo.
LUNA: Mira que le va a dar, dale, dale.
RUBY: Tiene que caerse.
MAURO: Sí.
RUBY: Casi, casi.
MAURO: Esta, esta, esta.
BOTH: Mira, mira, mira. ¡Bien! Se ha caído.
RUBY: Some of the exhibits are all about the human body. Like, how far you can jump: 'saltar'.
ALL: ¡Salta!
MAURO: 1.3m
LUNA: 1.4m
¡Salta!
MAURO: 1.1m
RUBY: 1.5m
This one measures how much water is in your own body!
SERGI: Somos agua.
LUNA: 38 (Treinta y ocho).
RUBY: And you can even feel the full force of a tornado.
SERGI: Estornudo. El aire de un estornudo sale a una velocidad comprendida entre 110 y 160 kilómetros por hora.
LUNA: Venga Ruby, no tengas miedo.
MAURO: Que no pasa nada.
RUBY: They also have really cool workshops and I mean cool.
You can find out about the amazing properties of liquid nitrogen, a gas frozen to minus 196 degrees centigrade.
You can freeze fry an egg or do really strange things to a bouncing ball.
SCIENTIST: Fijaros, y…
LUNA: ¡Qué chulo!
SCIENTIST: Vale, ponemos un poco de agua caliente casi a 100 (cien) grados.
Y yo voy a poner un poco de nitrógeno.
Os podéis acercar sin meter la mano dentro, tocáis el vapor y veréis que está bastante, bastante frío.
RUBY: ¡Qué cansada estoy!
ALL: Yo también.
LUNA: A mí me gusta mucho porque es muy grande, es muy bonito y… es todo de cristal y se puede ver fuera.
Spanish children visit the City of Arts and Sciences, a museum in Valencia.
The building was designed by the world-famous architect Santiago Calatrava. Inside the children investigate the fascinating and educational exhibits and learn about the world around us.
This clip is from the BBC series, Being Spanish.
Teacher Notes
- This clip could be used as a starting point for a research project into the Science and Art Museum in Valencia.
- Pupils could investigate what other types of exhibits are on show at the museum and then produce a fact sheet about it.
- This could be linked to Science and pupils could be given the opportunity to do some fun experiments.
Curriculum Notes
This video is relevant for teaching Spanish at KS2 in England and Wales, KS2 in Northern Ireland and second level in Scotland.

In the city of Valencia. video
Valencia is a busy and vibrant city on the eastern coast of Spain. Ruby has been living around Valencia for two years and with her Spanish friends, they compare living in the countryside and living in the city.

In a Spanish village. video
Spanish children take a tour of their town near Valencia to show what there is to see and do. They also visit a market and see what there is to buy.

In a Spanish school. video
A group of Spanish children take a tour around their school in the suburbs of Valencia. They talk about the food they eat for breakfast, the school facilities, their favourite school subjects and what they do at break-time.

At home in Spain. video
Angela and her friend return home after school and do their homework. They mention the rooms in the house while playing hide and seek.

On the beach in Spain. video
Spanish children go on a trip to the beach in Valencia and explain what they like about living by the seaside.

Celebrating a birthday in Spain. video
Llorens is celebrating his birthday with friends and family. His mother is preparing a paella and mentions all food items for the dish and how she makes it. Members of Llorens's big family are introduced.

At a bakery in Spain. video
Two children visit their favourite bakery and buy a selection of food items. They are curious about how some of the products are made and get a lesson from the baker on how to bake their own cakes.

Spanish festivals. video
Valencia is famous for its celebrations with fireworks. The children go to see one of these fiestas and wear the traditional costumes.

Picking fruit on a farm in Spain. video
A group of Spanish children experience picking fruit and get to see the process of getting it ready for shops in Spain and all over Europe.

Karting in Spain. video
Spanish children visit the Cheste race circuit near Valencia, where lots of different motor sport competitions take place. They also meet a few karting competitors at an important event.
