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7pm | AROUND EDINBURGH ALL AGES ACTIVITY STREET <strong>SCIENCE</strong> With mind-boggling experiments and dazzling science demonstrations, our busking bikes take street performance to a whole new level. Witness explosions, weirdness and plenty of mess. Look out for our Street Science team around town during the Science Festival and follow us on Twitter @EdSciFest for real-time Street Science updates. ALL AGES ACTIVITY BIRD PEOPLE Come and explore the forces of flight in the uplifting Bird People science show with medieval would-be aviator and alchemist John Damian. Then use what you discover to compete in our family technical challenge. ALL AGES SHOW CAPTAIN FLAP FLIES FORTH Captain Flap has crash landed his plane, Puffin One! He needs to learn the principles of flight so that he can repair his plane and re-programme his computer. Why did the plane crash? Does he need to redesign the wing or consider using a different type of fuel? Join him for this interactive science show and explore what can be learned from how birds fly so that he can finally make it home. Other interactive activities on throughout the week. Saturday 12 March–Sunday 10 April drop-in Free Supported by the Institute of Physics in Scotland, the Royal Society of Chemistry and Viridor Friday 25 March–Sunday 10 April 12pm-4pm | drop-in Free with admission | National Museum of Flight Friday 25 March–Sunday 10 April (Friday, Saturday and Sunday only) 2pm | 50 mins
AGES 8+ SHOW FIRST WORLD WAR LIVING HISTORY Come and meet our First World War re-enactors Ailsa and Dave Clarke as they assume the roles of a Scottish Women’s Hospital nurse and a soldier, using real-life artefacts from 1914. Trench warfare and medical triage come to life as they talk about the development of technology and medicine through the war. Then you get in on the action, taking on the role of a triage nurse and making critical life and death decisions on who to treat first and how. AGES 8+ WORKSHOP SFX BLOOD AND GORE MAKE-UP A rare chance to get involved with the Metamorface SFX Blood and Gore Make-Up workshop, where you can learn how the film and theatrical worlds make their fake effects look real! This workshop will show you how to create the ultimate in blood and gore effects such as seeping wounds, limb clawed by an animal or a crushed finger effect. Warning: Don’t wear your favourite T-shirt, things will get a little messy. ALL AGES ACTIVITY MAKING IT Celebrating the rise of do-ityourself culture this fun, engaging exhibition is packed with interactive demonstrations of modern design, innovation and technological futures, from 3D scanning to smartphone microscopes. This is your chance to interact with the modern digital design and fabrication tools which are taking the scientific, technological and design worlds by storm. AGES 3+ ACTIVITY WILD ABOUT SCOTLAND BUS Jump on-board the Wild about Scotland bus, run by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland and supported by Clydesdale Bank. Step inside at various locations around Edinburgh to discover the fascinating world of mini-beasts, and how RZSS is working to protect beavers and Scottish wildcats. Go online at sciencefestival.co.uk for full programme details and to find out about mini-beast safari and crafts to help nature bookable sessions. AROUND EDINBURGH Saturday 26 March, Saturday 2 and Saturday 9 April 11am–4pm | drop-in Free | The Scottish Parliament Saturday 26 March, Saturday 2 and Saturday 9 April 10am–12pm and 1pm–4pm | drop-in Free | The Scottish Parliament Saturday 26 March–Sunday 10 April 10am–5pm | drop-in Free | The Centre, Livingston Making It... was developed with support from the Scottish Government's Edinburgh Festivals Expo Fund Monday 28 March–Saturday 9 April (not Fridays) | 10am–4pm | drop-in Free (ticket required for bookable sessions) Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh Zoo, Grassmarket and Summerhall AGES 7+ SPECIAL EVENT UPDATES FROM SPACE Meet one of Europe’s most experienced space explorers to get an insight into life as an astronaut. European Space Agency’s (ESA) Jean-François Clervoy will share his experiences of 675 hours of space flight. Learn about training to be an astronaut, what's involved in a space mission and why Jean-François took a Rubik’s Cube on every space trip. Jean-François is part of the team working with British ESA astronaut Tim Peake on his Principia Mission. Tim blasted off from Earth to join the ISS on 15 December 2015 and Jean-François with guests from UK Space Agency will share the latest news on Tim’s mission. AGES 6+ WORKSHOP SYMMETRIES IN LIGHT: THE ART AND <strong>SCIENCE</strong> OF THE KALEIDOSCOPE Explore colour, shape and light through the lens of a kaleidoscope! Find out more about how a kaleidoscope works, its principles, construction and optics, while building your very own model to take home. Join us for this fun, instructive family event. Find out more about the Symmetries in Light exhibition on p.50 and visit the exhibition from Thursday 7–Sunday 10 April for the chance to also enjoy activities from the university’s SCI Fun Roadshow, see p.25 for details. ALL AGES SPECIAL EVENT THE JUPITER ARTLAND MINECRAFT EXPERIENCE There’s treasure hidden throughout Jupiter Artland, can you be the first to find it all? This co-operative treasure hunt is conducted simultaneously in the real world and in Minecraft. Work as a team to guide each other through the hunt, using a smartphone app to collect beacons and uncover stories and characters from Scottish legends as you take part in the adventure. AGES 5+ ACTIVITY PRINTING 3D ORGANS Anything seems possible with 3D printing nowadays, but can we really print body parts as well? Come along and talk to a team of bio-scientists from Heriot-Watt University about what they can do with their ground breaking 3D printer. Find out how a specialised process using human stem cells could pave the way to purpose built replacement organs for patients; eliminating the need for organ donation, immune suppression and the problem of transplant rejection. Thursday 31 March | 5.30pm | 90 mins £11/£9, £7 child, £30 family ticket (2 adult, 2 child) | The Queen’s Hall With thanks to UK Space Agency and ESA Monday 4, Thursday 7 and Saturday 9 April 11am and 2pm | 40 mins £5 | Playfair Library Presented by The University of Edinburgh Tuesday 5 April 10am and 2pm | 90 mins £5 | Jupiter Artland Saturday 9 April | 1pm-4pm | drop-in Free | The Scottish Parliament ONLINE BOOKING: sciencefestival.co.uk BOOKING HOTLINE: 0844 557 2686 33
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