White Heat Family Day 2008
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Hands-on workshops, experiments & demonstrations – guaranteed to stretch the wildest young imagination. Slight bias towards 10-15 year olds. See also Bright Sparks Family Day for 7-12 year olds.
Sun Feb 24 Fresh natural food served all day; Filled Soft Brown and White Rolls, Ciabatta Rolls and Sandwiches, Fruit, Homemade Cakes and Snacks and Drinks all at family-friendly prices. THE WHITE HEAT LINE UP...Walking With RobotsScientists from UWE and Sussex University bring along their latest research robots and talk about the cutting-edge work they are doing. Aircraft SimulatorNorthbrook College give you a chance to land a jumbo jet at Heathrow. It takes just five minutes to safely land (or four and a half to prang). MARBLING MADNESSA combined workshop for the family - first you make the paper, then you marble it. BLAST OFFLiquid nitrogen, Van der Graaf generator, bicarbonate bombs... each year Brighton College find new ways to amaze us. RADIOGRAPHS, MRI AND CT SCANSShelley Blane, of the University of Portsmouth, explains how we can see inside the body, with examples and quizzes. SIXTY SECOND SCIENCEThe final of 60 Second Science. Teams of kids explain a scientific idea in just one minute, using only household equipment to help.> SPORTING EXCELLENCESport science expert Colin Iggleden, from the University of Portsmouth, on the anatomy of sport, with slides, quizzes and practicals. CREATIVITY CAFÉInQbate’s creativity cafe gives you a chance to try out some of the techniques inventors use to get their creative juices going. RICARDO RACING CAR CHALLENGERicardo engineers designed and developed the engine and gearbox for the record breaking JCB Diesel max, among others. The Ricardo Racing Car Challenge gets you racing elastic powered cars. FLINT KNAPPINGAllan Course shows us how Stone Age people could make fiendishly sharp implements from flint - humanity’s first technological breakthrough. HULA HOOPS ARE FIFTY YEARS OLDGreat for rhythm, balance and reflexes, Hula Hoop workshops from the experts will teach you to twist with the best of them. DIY ENERGYDesign and build a device to create electricity. How efficient is it? See how it compares with other people’s efforts. MAGDEBERG SPHERESEdwards is one of the world's leading manufacturers of vacuum products. Here they demonstrate the incredible power of... nothing at all (i.e. a vacuum). DOCTOR GLOUCESTERProfessors from Gloucester University check your hand-washing skills with fluorescent dyes to show up your bugs, and use a foot pressure pad to show how your feet work, among other treats. SODARACEDesign robots that race over virtual terrains, or let artificial evolution do it for you using machine intelligence. Learn how to do it at home. FOLLOWING DARWIN'S FOOTSTEPSJourney round the globe to see where Darwin discovered the facts that led him to develop his theory of evolution. University of Brighton Sports TestsStudents from the University of Brighton sports department test your speed, strength and endurance with the latest monitoring gizmos. Flight SimulationVirtually fly a helicopter in this flight simulator. As used by real trainee pilots. Spinning a YarnSpinners, weavers, dyers, felters and knitters all raring to go with hands-on workshops galore. Marble RunsTry this hands-on challenge - design the best marble run. A simple test of your ingenuity. Creating a Colourful LifeBrilliant is the word to describe this hands-on pigment workshop. See how colours are made and fixed. Jurassic Joe’s Science ShopSome of Jurassic Joe’s toys are educational, most are extraordinary, all are entertaining! City BooksFull range of popular science books for young and old. |
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