There’s something for everyone, young and old, at the Edinburgh International Science Festival this Easter. With a vast and varied selection of events in and around the city, you’re sure to find the perfect solution for a great scientific day out. Events are listed alphabetically by venue.
EDINBURGH CITY SCI-QUEST
STREET SCIENCE
ALL AGES
All ages
Saturday 23 March–Sunday 7 April • 1–2 hours per game level • Free (no ticket required) • Citywide App developed in association with the Scottish Government Climate Change Division and Edinburgh Outdoors Supported by:
All ages
Join us to make a simple wind turbine and test it in the wind tunnel to see how fast it turns. Jump on the bike to see how much energy it takes to walk, cycle or drive to school and try out a range of fun activities that show how easy it is to have a cleaner, greener lifestyle.
AROUND TOWN Delve into Edinburgh’s past, discover hidden scientific treasures and explore the city’s most intriguing green and grey spaces in this competitive quest for knowledge. Download the free app, Sci-Quest (available cross-platform and on the web), form a team with friends and family and make your way to your chosen level. You’ll need a keen eye and quick wit as you gather clues and solve riddles to progress through the game. Log on to sciencefestival.co.uk/whats-on/quest to track your progress and check out your ranking on our leader board.
THE FUTURE’S BRIGHT
FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY AROUND TOWN
the centre livingston
Saturday 23 March–Sunday 7 April • 11am–5pm (Allow around 30 minutes to complete all the activities) • Free Supported by:
EDINBURGH ZOO DUNG DAYS AT THE ZOO ALL AGES
With mind-boggling experiments and dazzling science demos, our busking bikes take street performance to a whole new level. Find out all about the latest developments in Scottish science and witness explosions, weirdness and plenty of mess. Look out for our Street Science team around town up to and during the Science Festival and follow us on Twitter @EdSciFest for real time Street Science updates.
Make some amazing dung discoveries as you learn more about animal poo at the zoo! Find out what happens to animal dung in the wild and in zoos; unlock the secrets of digestion in animals large and small and use your poo facts to help you identify which animal made which dung. Monday 25–Thursday 28 March • 11am–3.30pm • Drop in • Free with admission to Edinburgh Zoo
ENRICHMENT DAY AT THE ZOO ALL AGES
Saturday 16 March–Sunday 7 April • Free
GEOWALKS: SHAPING EDINBURGH – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Supported by:
Ages 7+
CAMERA OBSCURA AND WORLD OF ILLUSIONS
Saturday 30 March, Monday 1, Wednesday 3, Friday 5 and Saturday 6 April • 2pm (2 hours) • £10/£8/£4 under 16 • Meet at the top of Granny’s Green Steps, Johnston Terrace
SECRETS OF SCIENCE TRAIL All ages Explore our wonderful hands-on illusions. Can you stay on your feet in the Vortex or find your way through the mirror maze? Discover the secret science of our special optical effects. Can you really believe everything you see? Bring your camera and above all, have fun! Saturday 23 March–Sunday 7 April • 9.30am–8pm • Free with entry to Camera Obscura and World of Illusions, 10% discount with Science Festival brochure
Enrichment is the way zoos take care of animals to stimulate their natural behaviour and keep them happy. You’ll see animals scavenging for food and interacting with their environments as they would in the wild, with keepers on hand to explain more about their behaviour. Make your own enrichment objects and watch the animals interact with what you’ve created, and join the scavenger hunt to try out enrichment for yourself. Sunday 7 April • Events happening throughout the day, times vary • Free with admission to Edinburgh Zoo
ONLINE BOOKING: www.sciencefestival.co.uk BOOKING HOTLINE: 0844 557 2686
SCIENCE FESTIVAL FAMILIES
Follow the course of the last great ice sheet across Edinburgh and discover the processes, big and small, that shaped the city’s landscape. Humans are the big changers now, but behind the scenes natural processes work away and will continue to do so long after we are gone. Find out what Edinburgh might look like in 1000 years, or even a million.
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