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Activity Weekend Venue Map |
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Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Map Presented By : TechFest-SetPoint
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Bookable Workshop |
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Animal Encounters |
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Sponsored by Maersk Oil
Come face to face with small, friendly animals from around the world! Meet cockroaches, snails, snakes and lizards and find out about their lives in the wild in this fun and informative session.
· Shows running throughout the day, bookings taken at the workshop.
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Bookable Workshop Presented By : Mr Bug
Essential Information : Area 10
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Workshops |
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Clinical Skills |
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How do we
move? What happens when we break a bone? Don't miss an opportunity to learn how
our limbs work. Are you as good as an orthopaedic surgeon?
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Workshops Presented By : Clinical Skills Centre at Foresterhill
Essential Information : Located in the Leisure Centre Viewing Gallery
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Safety at Sea |
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Find out about equipment used on a lifeboat, make a working compass and compare it to G.P.S. Try sitting in a real emergency life raft – how is it used in a rescue situation? Come along and find out!
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Workshops Presented By : Maritime Rescue Institute
Essential Information : Area 1
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Underwater Exploration |
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Sponsored by Total E&P UK Limited
70% of the Earth's surface is underwater! Underwater exploration is an exciting part of engineering. Fly a ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) to complete its tasks, learn about buoyancy and have a 'Eureka' moment when science and engineering meet!
See what it is like to become an underwater engineer through a series of hands-on experiments and activities.
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Workshops Presented By : Robert Gordon University, School of Engineering
Essential Information : Area 2
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Green Screen |
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Sponsored by Tenaris
Use Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) to transport yourself to exotic worlds - past, present or future.
Where will your imagination and our technology take you?
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Workshops Presented By : Robert Gordon University, School of Computing
Essential Information : Area 3
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Seed Circus as the Climate Changes |
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Sponsored by the Department of Energy and Climate Change
Presented and supported by the Forest Education Initiative and the Forestry Commission Scotland
Trees cannot move so how do their seeds travel? Take part in the Seed Circus! Discover the weird and wonderful ways in which seeds move and whether climate change may put new obstacles in their way.
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Workshops Presented By : Forest Education Initiative and the Forestry Commission Scotland
Essential Information : Area 4
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Volcanoes and Rocks |
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Sponsored by Senergy
This workshop includes a large variety of volcanic and other igneous rocks including rocks from active volcanoes. There are spectacular erupting volcano models which are realistic, interactive and illustrate all the different types of eruptions. Also included are a number of movie clips of active volcanoes.
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Workshops Presented By : Celeld
Essential Information : Area 5
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Biodiversity is Life - 'Every Mickle Maks A Mukle' |
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Presented and supported by Scottish Natural Heritage
Explore biodiversity with SNH presenters. Discover how everyone can make a contribution by gardening for wildlife; at home, school or work - you can make bird or bat box, create winter "homes" for bumble bees and other insects plus "live" pond demonstrations. Fnd out the various opportunities available across the North East of Scotland for people to contribute records and sightings.
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Workshops Presented By : Scottish Natural Heritage
Essential Information : Area 6
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Big and Small - How to See Them All |
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Presented and supported by the University of Aberdeen Microscopy and Imaging Facility, Institute of Medical Sciences
A fantastic opportunity to use a range of microscopes and see images taken with electron microscopes that allow magnifications up to tens of thousands of times. Microscopes will be used to examine everyday items from bugs to kitchen ingredients, with experts explaining how imaging helps us understand our bodies, using bones as an example. There will also be a quiz (with prizes!) to test how well you can identify common objects when viewed under a powerful electron microscope
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Workshops Presented By : University of Aberdeen Microscopy and Imaging Facility, Institute of Medical Sciences
Essential Information : Area 7
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How Does Energy Come To You? |
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Funded and Presented by Shell
How does oil and gas reach us onshore from the North Sea? Come along for a fun three minute engineering challenge to discover the answer.
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Workshops Presented By : Shell Education Service
Essential Information : Area 8
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Kaleidoscope |
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Funded by Shell
Explore some exciting 'colour' science. Make a colour spinner, investigate spinning designs and experiment with colour mixing. A kaleidoscope of activities for all ages.
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Workshops Presented By : Shell Education Service
Essential Information : Area 8
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K'NEX Programming Buggies and Robots |
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Sponsored by The G E Foundation
Already a K'Nex wiz? Why not bring your designs to life using K'Nex Egg-Box programmers. Make a robot dance, a buggy move or let your imagination take the lead!
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Workshops Presented By : G E Vetco Gray and TechFest-SetPoint
Essential Information : Area 9
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Black Stuff |
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Presented and supported by The Mining Institute of Scotland
Join the Mining Institute of Scotland to discover more about the precious commodities: oil and coal. With hands-on activities for all the family to explore these important resources and their impact on our lives: past, present and future.
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Workshops Presented By : Mining Institute of Scotland
Essential Information : Area 11
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Toddlefest and Weather Watchers |
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Sponsored by CNR and Institute of Physics in Scotland
Especially for our younger visitors, we present an extravaganza of fun events. Have your face painted like Techie, have fun in the soft play area, find out why "Aliens Love Underpants", maybe even make your own alien. Discover how the weather changes with seasons and how to measure the weather.
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Workshops Presented By : TechFest-SetPoint
Essential Information : Area 12
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Meeting the Joking Computer |
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Supported by the EPSRC.
Can a computer make up jokes? Can you? Find out how a computer programme can create hundreds of riddles, like the ones you get in Christmas crackers, such as: "What kind of tree is nauseated? A sick-amore."
Come along and have a go at making your own jokes, using the same tricks that the computer does.
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Workshops Presented By : Computing Science, University of Aberdeen
Essential Information : Area 13
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Smart Energy Challenge |
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Sponsored by Wood Group
Convert solar energy into kinetic energy in this fun engineering challenge. Work in teams or challenge the adults in a race using special Renewable Energy Lego kits.
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Workshops Presented By : TechFest-SetPoint
Essential Information : Area 14
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Monkeying Around: Can You Solve A Problem As Well As A Monkey? |
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Primates are our closest living relatives and by studying how they behave and think, we can understand more about ourselves. As the monkeys can't make it to the festival, you are invited to take part in the experiments they do. You can take the part of a monkey or a research scientist and see who does best. If you fancy monkeying around, swing by.
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Workshops Presented By : Dr Scott Hardie, Researcher from the Scottish Primate
Essential Information : Area 15
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Shows |
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Supermarket Science |
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Sponsored by Chevron
There is an amazing amount of science in your local superstores! In this show Scientific Sue will show you how to have 'Fun with Forces' and will weave healthy eating into her 'Disgusting Digestion' routine.
- Shows at: 10.30am, 12 noon, 2.00pm and 3.30pm
- Duration 60 minutes
Subject Areas : Family Activity Weekend,
Event Type : Shows Presented By : Science2Life
Essential Information : Theatre Area
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