SCIENCE FESTIVAL

AGES 5+ WORKSHOP AGES 5+ SHOW
THE SPRING FLOWER SHOW
If it wasn’t for the green stuff
(chlorophyll) all around us, we
simply wouldn’t exist. Come and
enjoy the beauty of plants and
discover more about the science
of planting, growing and exhibiting
flowers. Try your hand at becoming
a daffodil judge for the day at The
Caley Spring Flower Show and
get involved in free seed planting
activities at the Children’s Spring
Flower Show.
Saturday 2–Sunday 3 April
12pm–5pm | drop-in
Free entry to the Children’s Spring Flower Show.
Pay £3 adult admission charge on the day for The
Caley Spring Flower show
Child/students/RCHS members free
Real Life Science Studio, John Hope Gateway
In association with The Royal Caledonian
Horticultural Society and the Children’s
Spring Flower Show
FARMYARD ANIMALS: FRIENDS
AND FOES
Join us for an interactive
family-friendly session to discover
how scientists from the Moredun
Research Institute help keep
farm animals healthy here in
Scotland and around the world.
Together with Farmer Fred and all
our Farmyard Heroes, have fun
exploring why healthy and happy
farm animals are important for
animal welfare, livelihoods and the
environment.
AGES 4+ ACTIVITY
AGES 5+ WORKSHOP
SURVIVAL OF THE SMARTEST!
Are you a fearless explorer? Could
you survive in the wild? Visit our
explorer’s camp and meet some of
our intrepid scientists as you head
on an adventure to discover some
of the smartest plants in the world.
Learn about some of the incredible
ways plants adapt to survive and
track down the plants that might
just be able to help you survive in
an emergency!
Monday 4–Sunday 10 April
11am–4pm | drop-in
Tickets purchased on the day for £1 per trail.
Normal admission to the Glasshouses also applies:
£5.50 adult, £4.50 concession,
child under 15/RBGE members free | Palm House
BUG BUSTING TREES
Join scientists from the PROTREE
project in an adventure to
understand how we can help trees
to fend off the bugs that would
attack them. Get hands-on, meet
the main offenders, and discover
how trees are able to defend
themselves if only we allow them
to. Take the chance to help with
the testing of a new computer
game about tree health.
AGES 5+ WORKSHOP
ALL AGES WORKSHOP
BUILDING BETTER HOMES
FOR ANIMALS: A GUIDE
FOR HUMANS
Join us to discover the importance
of mini-beasts! The health of the
environment depends on lots of
small critters that help to recycle
energy and nutrients. Without
them, our farms and wildlife
would struggle. Join Scotland’s
Rural College to build your own
mini-beast home and discover
how important these overlooked
animals really are.
Monday 4 April
11am–4pm | drop-in
Free | Real Life Science Studio,
John Hope Gateway
ART EXPLORERS
Head along to the Royal Botanic
Garden Edinburgh for an afternoon
of creative fun. Get inspired to
make your own work of art as we
explore the beauty of trees from
the Garden using a wide range of
colourful and tactile materials with
Greengage Arts.
AGES 5+ WORKSHOP
AGES 5+ WORKSHOP
BACK TO THE FUTURE FOOD
We’re going back to the future,
without the rehydrated pizza.
Discover the science of tastier,
more nutritious food with
scientists from the Rowett
Institute of Nutrition and Health.
Journey into the past to find out
how vegetable ancestors could
improve food today and peer into
the future to see how technology
could change the way we think
about food.
Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 April
11am–4pm | drop-in
Free | Real Life Science Studio,
John Hope Gateway
THE SCIENCE OF SURVIVAL
All living things need the same
elements to survive: food, water
and shelter. Different creatures
go about getting these essential
elements in some very different
ways. Find out about the eating
and sleeping habits of native
Scottish wildlife and test out
some wilderness survival skills
for yourself in this interactive
workshop led by RSPB Scotland.
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH
Saturday 9 April
11am–4pm | drop-in
Free | Real Life Science Studio,
John Hope Gateway
Sunday 10 April
11am–4pm | drop-in
Free | Atrium, John Hope Gateway
Sunday 10 April
1pm-4pm | drop-in
Pay £3 admission on the day at the venue
Real Life Science Studio, John Hope Gateway
Wednesday 6 and Saturday 9 April
11am–4pm | drop-in
Free | Botanic Cottage
ONLINE BOOKING: sciencefestival.co.uk BOOKING HOTLINE: 0844 557 2686
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