Packed with hands-on science, sporting chances and the
opportunity to bust a move with National Museums Scotland and
University of Edinburgh, there's something for everyone.
Lab Rats Science Challenge Trail
Dates: Thursday 29 March - Sunday 15
April
Time: 10:00-17:00
Suitable for: Age 4+
There’s lots of science to discover in the museum for those Lab
Rats clever enough to sniff it out. Follow your whiskers and try to
complete all the challenges. Pick up your copy in the Museum from
the Info Zone on Level 3 or the Science Festival Info Centre on
Level 1.
Lab Rats!
Dates: Mon 2 April - Fri 6 April and Mon 9 -
Fri 13 April
Times: 11:00 / 12:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 (25
mins)
Suitable for: Age 4+
Cost: Free (sign up on the day)
Venue: Learning Centre, Level 4
We put mini scientists through their
paces in our special laboratory with some simple experiments.
It’s messy, museum and fun! Why not pick up our Lab Rats science
challenge trail too?
BAFTA Game Designers Workshops
Date: Sunday 1 April
Cost: SOLD OUT
Enigma Machine
Date: Sat 7
April
Time: 13:00 (1 hr)
Suitable for: Ages 12+
Venue: Learning Centre, Level 4
Cost: Free, ticket required, book
online or call 0844 557 2686
Daily Drop-in Science
Discover science with real scientists
from The University of Edinburgh.
Dates: Sun 1 - Fri 15 April
Venues: Learning Centre, Level 2 and Level 4
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Event
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Date
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Description
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CSI at the Museum
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Sunday 1 April
Learning Centre, Level 2
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There has been a crime at the Museum! Use chemistry and maths to
solve it.
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Our Earth
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Sunday 1 April
Learning Centre, Level 2
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Explore some of the forces that shaped our Earth, and how we can
protect it.
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Pop-up Engineering
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Sunday 1 – Thursday 5 April
Learning Centre, Level 2
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Make pop-ups – ingenious engineering mechanisms where flat
cardboard shapes spring into exciting 3D models.
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Higgs or No Higgs?
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Sunday 1 - Tuesday 10 April
Learning Centre, Level 2
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That’s the big questions for particle physics in 2012.
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Sci-Fun
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Friday 6 - Tuesday 10 April
Learning Centre, Level 2
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A wide range of science exhibits for a wide range of people!
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Microworld
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Friday 6 - Tuesday 10 April
Learning Centre, Level 2
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Find out how biologists use microscopes to make discoveries, and
have a go yourself!
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Human and Animal Medicine
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Wednesday 11 - Sunday 15 April
Learning Centre, Level 2
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Discover what Med and Vet scientists are doing to keep people
and animals healthy.
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University of Edinburgh ticketed events
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Life through a Lens
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Friday 13 – Sunday 15 April
11:30 / 14:00 (90 mins)
Learning Centre, Level 4
Suitable for: Age 8+
Cost £3: Tickets required book
online or call 0844 557 2686
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Travel back through time to meet the first scientists, get
hands-on with microscopes and make your own scientific
discoveries.
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The Chemistry Show
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Sunday 1 – Thursday 5 April
11:00 (45 mins)
Auditorium, Level 1
Cost free: Tickets required book
online or call 0844 557 2686
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Paul Murray returns with some exciting experiments and some
laughs. You might even learn something!
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The Senses Show
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Fri 6 / Mon 9 / Tue 10 April 10:00 and Sat 7 April 11:00
Auditorium, Level 1
Suitable for: Age 8+
Cost free: Tickets required book
online or call 0844 557 2686
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Discover with the SCI-Fun team how our brain interacts with our
senses with or senses and how things are not always as they
seem.
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