Periodic Table Will Never Be Forgotten By School Children In Event Promotion
Keen2learn is adding its weight to a great educational science and engineering event. With under 50 days to go, over 100 children helped organisers of the 2010 Big Bang: UK Young Scientists’ and Engineers’ Fair, launch the programme for the 11-13th March 2010 spectacular in Manchester.
The school children from local Manchester schools launched the countdown by creating a human periodic table, with each child representing a chemical element. As well as highlighting the fun “elements” of science in the forthcoming Fair, organizers launched a new ‘countdown’ website giving visitors a flavour of what to expect at March’s extravaganza: www.thebigbangfair.co.uk/countdown
The website showcases the most exciting activities and events from the National Science & Engineering Week. And you can start right now with 50 experiments to do at home and in class and 40 fascinating science facts for kids:
- learn weird and wonderful science facts such as why people sneeze when looking at the sun, or how to grow your own body parts.
- learn experiments to do at home such as using marshmallows to look at how cells split or investigate heat insulation with a ‘blubber’ glove.
The Fair, which takes place at Manchester Central Convention Complex, March 2010, will also host more than 120 interactive activities, exhibitions and live shows, as well as the finals of the National Science & Engineering Competition. Organisers believe The Fair will be the biggest, single celebration of science and engineering in the UK, over 15,000 people already registered to attend. There is an open day on Saturday 13th March when The Big Bang team invites children to bring their families and friends for free*.
The Fair includes live performances of television’s ‘Bang Goes The Theory’ and ‘Brainiac Live’ shows, and the 2009 Royal Institution’s Christmas lectures – “300 Million Year war between plants and animals.” Other great educational activities include:
- The finals of the National Science & Engineering Competition
- Live shows from science comedians Punk Science
- Beautiful Music – Horrible Sounds – using acoustics science to make two terrible bands sound better
- Welding large structures using chocolate
- F1 in Schools Primary UK National Championship
- Primary Engineers National Finals
- ‘CSI Manchester’ workshop
- Smallpiece Trust challenge to answer engineering challenge set by Unicef
- Design and technology using Laser technology
- ‘Space invaders’ machine demonstrating solar emissions
- Experiments allowing visitors to measure the speed of light
- Maths challenges around oil trading and dealing on the markets
- Bridge building exercises from the Institute of Civil Engineers
- Do-it-yourself DNA and more
Patron, of The Big Bang 2010, Sir Anthony Cleaver, said: “We are delighted that our second Big Bang Fair is just around the corner and is going to be bigger, better attended and, more spectacular than last year’s inaugural Fair. With 50 days to go we’re keen to whet the appetite of those thinking of coming along to find out more about science, technology, engineering & maths.”
For more information, regular updates and to register for the public day of The Fair, go to www.thebigbangfair.co.uk
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