Science
at the
Festival
For the
first
time in
the history
of the
Bollington
Festival
we have
a dedicated
science
group
who are
staging
8 fantastic
events
during
May ‘09.
Now all
we need
is an
audience
so if
you can
come and
bring
along
some friends
please
call the
festival
box office
on 573863
or book
online.
Here’s
a round
up of
the events:
The Bollington
Molecules
Hunt Competition
(suitable
for all
ages)
Can you
tell caffeine
from paracetamol?
Or distinguish
between
hair dye
and shampoo?
Unleash
your inner
scientist
and find
out more
about
the molecules
you may
use every
day…
There
are 15
different
molecules
to be
found
around
Bollington,
with various
pubs,
shops
and eateries
playing
host.
Can you
spot them
all? Download
a copy
of the
competition
form or
pick one
up from
the Bollington
Library.The
molecules
will be
in place
throughout
the festival.
Submit
your competition
form by
the 25th
May for
the chance
to win
a molecules
based
prize!
Monday
11 May
6.30pm,
The Vale
Inn
Bollington
Festival
SciBar:
Can humans
grow new
limbs?
Presented
by: Professor
Amaya,
Manchester
University
Chaired
by: Dave
Thompson
Babies
still
in their
mother’s
womb are
able to
heal without
scarring;
however
this ability
is lost
a few
months
before
birth.
But adult
frogs
retain
this capacity
for perfect
healing
and salamanders
can even
grow new
limbs
or a new
tail if
their
old one
is severed.
How close
are we
to achieving
perfect
healing
in humans?
Will we
ever be
able to
grow new
legs or
arms if
we need
to? Come
along
and find
out.
Scibar
Poster
Tuesday
12 May
7.30pm,
Bollington
Arts Centre
Hunting
Dinosaurs
in the
21st century
Presented
by: Dr
Phil Manning,
Manchester
University
The first
dinosaurs
walked
the earth
over 200
million
years
ago, yet
we are
still
captivated
by these
amazing
creatures.
With the
celebrations
of the
200th
anniversary
of the
birth
of Charles
Darwin
and the
150th
anniversary
of the
publication
of ‘On
the Origin
of Species’
dinosaurs
are one
of the
oldest
evolutionary
links
to one
of the
worlds
most diverse
species
of modern
vertebrate,
birds.
This talk
will take
you on
a journey
from the
Badlands
of North
Dakota,
supercomputers
in Manchester
and particle
accelerators
with dinosaurs
as targets
in California!
Hunting
Dinosaurs
Poster
Saturday
16 May,
1-4pm
Methodist
Church
Super
Science
Saturday
Fun science
workshops
for all
the family
– come
and have
some quality
family
slime!
Come along
any time
between
1pm and
4pm and
enjoy
some great
hands
on workshops.
Learn
about
everything
from the
sky at
night
to how
our brains
work.
Make some
slime,
design
your own
molecular
structure,
stroke
a newt
and see
how silk
worms
make silk.
There
will be
interactive
presentations
and workshops
throughout
the afternoon
where
you can
measure
the speed
of light
using
an ordinary
microwave
oven and
much much
more!
Want to
win a
fabulous
prize?
Then have
a go at
the Super
Science
Saturday
quiz (quiz
forms
available
through
schools
or on
the day).
Super
Science
Poster
 Saturday
16 May
7.30pm,
Bollington
Arts Centre
Saturday
Night
Science
Show:
A definitive
guide
to a night
out on
the town
Presented
by Dr
Graeme
Jones,
Keele
University.
www.makeitmolecular.com
Perhaps
you like
a good
night
out on
the town
occasionally
– come
and hear
the definitive
science
guide
to having
a good
time.
Can reaction
dynamics
explain
that boy
meets
girl moment?
Is alcohol
a good
catalyst?
Can chemistry
really
help you
pull?
What have
condoms
and throat
lozenges
got in
common?
Come along
and find
out.
Suitable
for audiences
over 16
years
old.
Saturday
Night
Science
Poster
 Sunday
17 May
7.30pm,
Bollington
Arts Centre
Meteorites,
stardust
and the
solar
system
Presented
by Dr
Jamie
Gilmour,
Manchester
University
Meteorites
– or rocks
from space
– that
have survived
the passage
through
our atmosphere
have been
found
all over
the Earth.
Some meteorites
are large
enough
to make
an impact
crater
others
you can
hold in
your hand.
Despite
differences
in size
and appearance
all meteorites
are part
of other
bodies
in space
and they
give us
huge clues
about
how the
solar
system
was formed.
Come and
hold a
meteorite
for yourself
and find
out what
we can
learn
from them.
Meteorites,
Stardust
and the
Solar
System
Poster
Monday
18 May
5pm, Bollington
Arts Centre
How the
nose knows
Presented
by: Dr
Matthew
Cobb,
Manchester
University
Ever wondered
how our
sense
of smell
works?
Smell
is the
most mysterious
of our
senses.
For thousands
of years
people
have wondered
how it
works
and now
we are
just beginning
to understand
how even
humans
can smell
the difference
between
two substances
that vary
in molecular
structure
by just
one atom.
Scratch
and sniff
sticks
at the
ready;
this family
event
is sure
to entertain,
excite
and educate.
How
the Nose
Knows
Poster
Thursday
21 May
7.30pm,
Bollington
Arts Centre
Fast forward:
to where?
Presented
by: Tony
Buckley,
STFC,
Daresbury
Laboratory
The pace
of progress
is unrelenting,
but where
is it
taking
us? Will
science
destroy
us all?
Will the
human
genome
project
lead to
cures
or controversy?
Where
did we
come from,
is there
anybody
out there
and will
we ever
journey
to the
stars?
Come and
listen
and join
a wide-ranging
debate
over the
implications
of science
in the
21st century.
Fast
Forward
Poster
 Friday
22 May
9pm, Kerridge
Cricket
Club
Star party
and BBQ
Kindly
organised
in association
with Macclesfield
Astronomy
Society
A dark
night,
the stars
overhead,
a burger
and a
beer -
who could
ask for
more?
If you've
ever looked
up at
the starry
night
sky and
been enthralled
by what
you've
seen,
we'll
be more
than happy
to show
you more
and help
you understand
its beauty.
This is
guided
star gazing
at its
best!
Macclesfield
Astronomy
Society
will be
giving
us a tour
of the
night
sky using
state-of-the-art
telescopes.
Cricket
Club bar
open throughout
the event.
Star
Party
Poster
Pick
of the
month
in BBC
focus
magazine
Make
a nose
and hope
its picked
to win!
Can
you walk
the 1.5
miles
of the
carnival
route?
What’s
a scibar?
Find out
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