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FAMILY EVENTS AT NATIONAL<br />
FAMILY EVENTS FROM THE<br />
MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND<br />
ALL AGES ACTIVITY<br />
AGES 6+ WORKSHOP<br />
POP-UP <strong>SCIENCE</strong>: THE <strong>SCIENCE</strong><br />
OF TRANSPLANTATION<br />
Organ transplantation is one of<br />
the miracles of modern medicine.<br />
Despite being performed for<br />
over 50 years, transplantation is<br />
far from routine. This hands-on<br />
activity will explore how organ<br />
transplants are assessed for blood<br />
group compatibility, the types of<br />
organs that can be transplanted,<br />
what a tissue type actually is and<br />
how scientists measure if donors<br />
and recipients are suitable for<br />
transplant.<br />
Friday 1–Saturday 2 April<br />
10am–5pm | drop-in<br />
Free | Hawthornden Court<br />
Presented by NHS National<br />
Services Scotland<br />
AMAZING IMMUNOLOGY<br />
Reveal the secrets of your immune<br />
system in a fun interactive session<br />
where you’ll explore allergies,<br />
infections and vaccinations with<br />
real medical research scientists.<br />
Help Denny and the T-Team find<br />
and solve 3D puzzles, try the Rash<br />
Decisions ball pool challenge and<br />
complete your Immunological<br />
Stickers story. For ages 6–11,<br />
each ticket also admits one adult<br />
if desired.<br />
ALL AGES ACTIVITY<br />
ALL AGES ACTIVITY<br />
POP-UP <strong>SCIENCE</strong>:<br />
ENIGMA MACHINE<br />
Take part in a recreation of the<br />
Second World War code-breaking<br />
process! Take your chance to<br />
encrypt a message on a genuine<br />
Enigma machine and get a closer<br />
look at manual codes and ciphers<br />
produced for Allied agents in the<br />
days leading up to D-Day.<br />
Friday 1–Saturday 2 April<br />
10am–5pm | drop-in<br />
Free | Hawthornden Court<br />
DISCOVER MEDICAL <strong>SCIENCE</strong> <br />
Medical scientists investigate<br />
how humans work and find new<br />
ways to treat illness and injury.<br />
Join scientists from The University<br />
of Edinburgh and get hands-on<br />
with their cutting-edge research!<br />
Measure your blood pressure, feel<br />
the weight of your brain, explore<br />
how your lungs work, and ask<br />
cancer research scientists what<br />
they actually do in the lab.<br />
ALL AGES ACTIVITY<br />
AGES 8+ WORKSHOP<br />
POP-UP <strong>SCIENCE</strong>:<br />
ORGANOGENESIS<br />
Discuss cutting-edge science with<br />
stem cell scientists and co-create<br />
origami organs in this interactive,<br />
drop-in exhibition. The craft of<br />
origami provides many in-ways<br />
for discussions about the biology<br />
of organogenesis and the cutting<br />
edge work of growing organs from<br />
stem cells in the lab. Find out more<br />
about making organs in the lab and<br />
its application in transplantation,<br />
drug testing, disease<br />
modelling and regeneration of<br />
damaged organs.<br />
Sunday 3–Monday 4 April<br />
10am–5pm | drop-in<br />
Free | Hawthornden Court<br />
Presented by Eurostemcell<br />
image: Horst Keichele<br />
BRAIN BOX <br />
What’s in the Brain Box? There<br />
are clues inside but you’ll need<br />
to use your brain to work it out!<br />
Become a brain scientist, find out<br />
how amazing your brain is and<br />
investigate how it works. Follow<br />
us on Twitter @brainboxone. For<br />
ages 8–12, each ticket also admits<br />
one adult if desired.<br />
ALL AGES ACTIVITY<br />
AGES 7+ SHOW<br />
POP-UP <strong>SCIENCE</strong>: MAKE MUSIC<br />
WITH <strong>SCIENCE</strong> <br />
Join musicians and scientists from<br />
The University of Edinburgh to<br />
discover the science of music and<br />
the instruments that make it. Find<br />
out why a violin sounds different<br />
from a flute, why a trumpet has<br />
valves and why the renaissance<br />
sackbut sounds different from<br />
the modern trombone. You might<br />
even get the chance to play an<br />
instrument yourself. Visitors can<br />
participate as much as they want<br />
or simply stand back and enjoy<br />
the music.<br />
Sunday 3–Monday 4 April<br />
10am–5pm | drop-in<br />
Free | Hawthornden Court<br />
DR BUNHEAD’S EASTER<br />
BUNNY BAZOOKA <br />
The world’s fastest rabbit,<br />
exploding Easter eggs, the first<br />
Jelly Babies into space and much<br />
more feature in this celebration<br />
of Easter-themed science. Join<br />
TV’s favourite stunt scientist Dr<br />
Bunhead on this joy-ride through<br />
science mayhem. Warning!<br />
May lead to serious addiction to<br />
science. Contains loud bangs and<br />
traces of nuts. Also look out for<br />
Dr Bunhead and his mini science<br />
puppet shows popping up around<br />
the Museum on Monday 4 and<br />
Tuesday 5 April.<br />
FAMILY EVENTS FROM THE<br />
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH<br />
Tuesday 5–Friday 8 April<br />
3pm | 1 hour<br />
Free (ticket required)<br />
Learning Centre Level 4, Studio 1<br />
Presented by The University of Edinburgh<br />
Tuesday 5–Saturday 9 April<br />
10am–4.30pm | drop-in<br />
Free | Learning Centre Level 2<br />
Presented by The University of Edinburgh<br />
Tuesday 5–Saturday 9 April<br />
12pm | 1 hour<br />
Free (ticket required)<br />
Learning Centre Level 4, Studio 1<br />
Presented by The University of Edinburgh<br />
Wednesday 6–Friday 8 April<br />
11am | 1 hour<br />
£6 | Auditorium<br />
Presented by The University of Edinburgh<br />
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