SCIENCE FESTIVAL

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 SCIENCE 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
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