SCIENCE FESTIVAL

Summerhall is back as Edinburgh International Science Festival’s
hub for 2016. During the day, it will be packed with activities
for children and families and in the evening it will be filled with
entertaining events for adults and teenagers.
You’ll find sensational science shows offering a world of new
experiences for all ages along with interactive workshops for
young people and adults that are full of scientific and creative
challenges, from building a ray gun to making a monster.
Listings of events for children and families are included in the
following pages and full details of events for adults can be found
in the adult events section, p.35–61.
Blackwell’s pop-up bookshop will be open every day in the
courtyard chalet.
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SUMMERHALL
Join us for a day of
prehistoric fun family
activities. Make your own
pair of dino-feet, enjoy some
dino stories in our raptor
nest, compete in an exciting
egg hunt and discover
dino fossils. There’s even
face painting and exciting
excavations to boot!
SATURDAY 26 MARCH
AGES 5+ WORKSHOP
DINO STARS
An interactive, hands-on
workshop with some of Dinostar’s
fascinating collection of dinosaur
exhibits. You’ll get an opportunity
to hear about dinosaurs including
Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus
rex and then study replica and
genuine dinosaur fossils at close
quarters. The workshop features
dinosaur teeth, claws, bones, and
even dinosaur eggs! Steve Plater,
owner of the Dinostar dinosaur
museum based in Hull, will be your
guide in this hands-on dinosaur
experience. Ticket includes entry to
Dino Day activities.
AGES 8+ WORKSHOP
PAPER CIRCUITS
Learn the basics of electronics
as you build circuits using only
paper, scissors and copper tape.
You’ll also have the opportunity
to use your new skills to create
a great-looking light-up card
with LEDs.
AGES 8+ SHOW
MURDEROUS MATHS WITH
KJARTAN POSKITT
Author of the Murderous Maths
books Kjartan Poskitt introduces
you to the people who really
did put the murder into maths!
He’ll also be showing off some
amazing tricks and weird facts
including how to make a dragon
from a cinema ticket... But no nasty
sums, guaranteed!
’A stand-up maths routine
has children and teachers in
fits of laughter…’ The Times
Educational Supplement
10am–4pm | drop-in
£3.50, under 5s free
10am–3pm (hourly, not 1pm) | 45 mins
£4 | Basement Gallery 4
Presented by Dinostar
11am | 90 mins
also on Saturday 9 April
£10 | Hacklab
Presented by Edinburgh Hacklab
12.30pm and 2.30pm | 1 hour
£6, family ticket £20 (4 tickets)
Dissection Room
Presented by Scholastic Publishing
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