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Moray Science Festival
FAMILIES DAY
SATURDAY 6th MARCH 2010

10am - 4pm (doors open 9.15am)
Moray College, Moray Street, Elgin, Moray.

Family* Ticket £20 Individual Ticket £5
(No unaccompanied children under 11 years)

Come early to plan out your day!

The College Refectory will be open from 10.30am - 3pm for snacks.
Lunches available 12noon - 1.15pm.

[*Family ticket: 2 adults + up to 3 children (under 16) or
1 adult + up to 4 children (under 16)]

Your Entry Ticket gives access to all Drop-in events.
An additional FREE Event Ticket is required for the Bookable Events
available 20 mins before start of each Event from Reception.

Party/group booking by prior arrangement
If you wish to take a large family, party or group please contact (by 1st March)
Samantha Bright, Festival Director
Tel. 01343 576319 Email samantha.bright@moray.uhi.ac.uk

Programme correct at time of going to press. E&OE


Bookable Events
(Entry by ticket - available 20 mins. before start
of each Event from Reception)
All Creatures Great & Small
30 mins
Come and meet Monty the Python; Rosie the Tarantula and lots of other beasties.

Shows at10am
1.15pm
10.45am
2pm
11.25am
2.45pm
12.05pm
3.30pm

Cosmic Dome
20 mins
Identify the stars you can see in the sky at night. Where is Orion’s belt - is it holding up his trousers? (Not suitable for very young children {under 5} or claustrophobics.)

Shows at10.10am
12.30pm
2.30pm
10.40am
1pm
3pm
11.10am
1.30pm
3.30pm


11.40am
2pm
K’NEX Workshop
45 mins
Use K’NEX to make bridges and skyscrapers using different designs to test their strength.

Shows at10.10am
2.40pm

11.10am 1.10pm12.10pm
Chemical Connection
45 mins
Flashes, bangs & some weird chemistry.

Shows at9.55am
2.15pm
10.50am
3.15pm

11.50am1.15pm
Arcs and Sparks
45 mins
Throw a lightning bolt at your mobile phone. Will it still work?

Shows at10.05am
2.25pm
11am
3.20pm
12.25pm1.25pm

DROP IN Events for all the Family,
from 10am - 4pm


(workshops & demonstrations will close for 30mins on a rotating basis for lunch)

Face Painting Want to look like a butterfly or an animal?

Beauty Therapy Come and be pampered. Mini-treatments and demonstrations. Demonstrations of various techniques. Donations appreciated for fund raising.

Hairdressing
12pm - 3pm only
Come and get your hair put up or curled. Donations appreciated for fund raising.

A Little Geology.
Rock Formation.
Come and find out what rocks really look like using a microscope.

Volcanoes There are many different types of volcanoes. Some explode, some produce slow moving lava that you can outrun – why are there different types?

PulleysIt is possible that Archimedes built his first elevator powered by pulleys in about 236BC. Can you lift your own body weight using a pulley?

Moon CratersWhy does the moon have big craters on it? Are all the impact craters round?

Solar PanelsHow does a solar powered grasshopper work?

PlanetsBuild your own solar system. Can we do this to scale?

MeteorologyFrom where do the weather readers on the TV get their information? How can you predict the weather - apart from using Granny’s bunions.

Sparking ThumbtacksFind out how to give your friends a little electric shock.

Bag of NailsJust how clever are you? Can you balance 16 nails on the head of one nail?

See, Smell, Taste, HearHow we can use our senses during experiments.

The Flying FactoryAn introduction to the physics of flight, propulsion and stability.

Fraserburgh LighthouseBuild a model light house and find out how prisms work.

Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society - Spey Bay The Moray Firth is home to a population of around 130 bottlenose dolphins as well as lots of other animals such as seabirds, otters, ospreys, seals, harbour porpoises, basking sharks, minke whales. Come along and find out what the WDCS does.

Scottish Association for Marine Sciences (SAMS) Come along and find out all about the Marine life on the West coast of Scotland by doing lots of fun games to find out where and how they survive.

Rockets, Skateboards and Newton’s Third Law Use a water powered rocket and a skateboard to show that “to every action there is an opposite reaction”

Backwoods SurvivalHow to live from the wild. How to make a bow and arrows and a food bowl.

EcoWarriors How can we reduce, reuse and recycle. Hands on activities from the Eco Team of The Moray Council.

RecyclingReduce, Reuse, Recycle – the three Rs. Find out how to make a boat from old rubbish.

RobotsGuide your robot around an obstacle course.

Maths WorkshopNot as scary as it sounds. Some of the applications of maths in everyday life.

Screaming Balloons How to really annoy your parents and also learn about friction. Friction causes loss of energy in systems.

Felt Making Felt is a non-woven cloth that is produced by pressing woollen fibres. While some types of felt are very soft, some are tough enough to form construction materials.

Thermal ImagingThis technique can be used to show blood flow to various body areas. Can you tell the difference between the hand of a smoker and a non-smoker?

Scanning Electron MicroscopeConnect to a scanning electron microscope and see life in very fine detail.

Biodiversity. What is it? Why should I Care?An interactive board game to discover what eats what and shows how energy flows through living systems. Even bacteria have their place.

Highland Gliding ClubSit in a glider and find out how to fly without an engine.

Elgin City Football ClubAre you the next Beckham or Ronaldinho? Try out your football skills and beat the goalie.

Book and Game SwapBring along any games or books to swap for something you’d like.

Grampian PoliceDisplay & information on how to keep safe.

RAF LossiemouthHave a look at some RAF equipment!

Her Majesty’s Coastguard Come and see the Coastguard vehicle and boat and find out what the Coastguard does.

Health BusInformation on various health issues.

Sponsored by
The Scottish Government
Royal Society of Chemistry
UHI Millennium Institute
STEM North of Scotland
Moray College
HIE Moray
Energy Research Institute