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FMC Technologies and Shell U.K. Limited are delighted to sponsor the Carnegie Festival Science & Technology event. Shell has always believed that innovation is a key foundation to a successful business and we are encouraged that Generation Innovation will inspire the innovative spirit in all who participate and perhaps provide the catalyst for the next great idea.
Dr Bunhead
Saturday 30 August 11am & 2pm
Viewfield Church, Dunfermline Town Centre
Free Ticketed Events
(Advanced tickets from Carnegie Hall Box Office or Carnegie Festival information point Kingsgate)
Dr Bunhead presents an hour of 100% pure live science, testing inanimate objects to destruction. Science made scary with all the nasty bits left in. Not suitable for people with an allergy to bangs.
“The saviour of British science... you must go to see Dr Bunhead... You owe it to yourself and your children to experience the silly, crazy, dirty, dangerous and magnificent side of science.”
The Telegraph
“A pyrotechnic extravaganza by a master of controlled (one hopes) explosions.”
The Daily Mail
“Dr Bunhead, aka Tom Pringle, turns the science curriculum into a burning, bubbling, exploding ball of fun. Bunhead fires children's imaginations in a way their teachers could only dream of.”
Sunday Times
Skeletron the Rope Climbing Robot
Innovation and Enterprise Zone , Kingsgate Shopping Centre Performances on the hour in from 10am (lasts 10 minutes)
Skeletron is a wonder of engineering and Champion of the robot Olympic Games. How high will she climb and what antics will she get up to on her first visit to Dunfermline?
This cool looking humanoid robot - and her creator - will need some encouragement from you so come along and make sure she gets to the top of the rope.
On 6 September join Skelly as she and her Skellybuggy move west to the Wacky Races at the Louise Carnegie Gates, join the cavalcade from Kingsgate to Glen Gate!
Presented by Carnegie College with partner Ray Tait, 'friend' and owner of Skelly.
Cyberneering
Saturday 30 August - Monday 1 September
10am – 4pm
7 New Row, Dunfermline
Meet Roland, the gentle robotic alien, who will welcome you to the world of Cyberneering with a tender handshake. In "Sensing with Light", come and play with light in a way that only engineering optics allow.
Here's a question - "When is a liquid not a liquid?" Come and see how different materials mix, or not (!) in "Mixing it Up". There will also be a variety of hands-on workshops throughout the day.
Presented by Heriot-Watt University.
Seeing Life Through a New Light
Saturday 30 August 10.30am – 4pm (sessions throughout day)
Tuesday 2 September 10.30am, 12noon & 2pm
Innovation and Enterprise Zone, Kingsgate Shopping Centre
Limited spaces booking recommended from Festival Info Centre, Kingsgate
Explore the amazing use of light in biology and medicine through our interactive activities for school, adult and family audiences.
Discover how to see the 'un-seeable' as we zoom into the microscopic world of cells. Learn about fascinating research such as how lasers are used as optical tweezers and scissors and how scientists are 'shining a light' on certain types of cancer.You'll be amazed at how light is changing our lives!
Saturday 30 August
10.30am - 5pm
Interactive Drop-in Sessions throughout day
Get 'hands-on' as we make light bend, trap and move tiny objects using a laser beam and zoom into the microscopic world of cells. Come and ask our presenters your questions about science and chat about fascinating cutting-edge research.
Monday 1 September & Tuesday 2 September
10.30am - 5pm (Duration 60mins)
Shows throughout day
Lively, stimulating show exploring the incredible use of light in medicine and biology. Themes include light for imaging, light for healthcare treatments and light as a cutting-edge research tool. Please note spaces are limited.
Presented by University of St Andrews.
Gene Jury
Suitable for P6 - S1
Monday 1 September - Wednesday 3 September
Innovation and Enterprise Zone
Kingsgate Shopping Centre
The Gene Jury workshops are a fun and interactive way for primary and secondary school pupils to explore modern bioscience and the impact it has on everyday life.
Gene Jury - GM'LL Fix It?
10.30am - 11.30am
7 New Row, Dunfermline
Limited spaces booking recommended from Festival Info Centre, Kingsgate
This workshop explores the use of science to change the genes of living things, a process called genetic modification (GM). Where should we draw the line for GM? Would you be happy using a GM medicine, eating GM food or even owning a GM pet?
Everyone gets to perform their own genetic modification on some of our favourite animated characters. What genetic modifications will you make?
Gene Jury - Whose DNA is it anyway?
1pm - 2pm
7 New Row, Dunfermline
Limited spaces booking recommended from Festival Info Centre, Kingsgate
This workshop considers the availability of our genetic information, and how this could be used. How much do our genes influence us? Can we really interpret our genes? Who is interested in them anyway?
Think about the effect of our genes and environment by taking the test to enter superhero school. Will you be able to enter super hero school?
Genes in a Bottle
Monday 1 September - Wednesday 3 September
10.30am & 1pm (Duration 60mins)
7 New Row, Dunfermline
Limited spaces booking recommended from Festival Info Centre, Kingsgate
An amazing workshop that involves sampling and visualising YOUR own DNA from cheek cells. Take a look at the building blocks of life from your very own DNA. Ages 10-14yrs.
Presented by University of Edinburgh.
The Senses
Monday 1 September 11.30am, 12.30pm, 2pm
Innovation and Enterprise Zone, Kingsgate Shopping Centre
Limited spaces booking recommended from Festival Info Centre, Kingsgate.
Suitable for ages from 5 up to 55 and beyond!
A short talk with demonstrations and audience participation, concentrating on vision and hearing:
- Are you a synaesthete? Our tests might discover your talents!
- Why are we so good at recognising faces?
- Compare your senses to those of other animals.
- Experience some amazing, original optical illusions.
- Find out what happens to your hearing when you listen to loud noises.
Robot funtime
Saturday 30 August – Friday 5 September 10am – 4pm
7 New Row, Dunfermline
Edinburgh University's School of Informatics invites you to drop in and play with computer scientists. Toddlers can try out our cute bee-bots and smart kids can play Connect-4 against a super-intelligent robot.
The Carnegie Innovation Hunt
Saturday 30 August & Sunday 31 August
10am until your mission is complete
Register your team on the day at Innovation Hunt HQ (3 New Row, Dunfermline)
Registration throughout the day from 10am
A fun 'against the clock' team event, set within Dunfermline Town Centre. Collect your briefing from 'Agent 75' and your hunt briefcase containing all essentials for your mission. Once you've chosen to accept your mission the clock is ticking to meet a secret agent... THE HEAT IS ON!
Presented by Carnegie College with partners from Spy Training Academy.
Media-lab
Saturday 30 August – Friday 5 September 10am – 4pm
Carnegie Festival Information Centre, Kingsgate Shopping Centre
Come and see learning technologies in action at 7 New Row. The College's technology team will be on hand to demonstrate new technologies available to learners in Carnegie College and explain how these are used to deliver learning in the 21st Century. Members of the public, young and old, will be encouraged to try these out for themselves, and think about how learning is made available thanks to the power of the web. Participants are also invited to bring along their own mobile devices, and
try out some of our learning materials for themselves.
Craigluscar Activities
31 August, 12am - 4pm Dunfermline Glen
Craigluscar Activities, the place to go for a range of fun and exciting outdoor experiences, is coming to Dunfermline Glen on the afternoon of 31 August. There is something for everyone to see including quad biking, amazing hovercrafts, or take a closer look at our latest vehicle, the Hagglund BV206 (Snowcat)? Come along and enjoy the show....
The Wacky Races
Saturday 6 September 11am - 4pm
Louise Carnegie Gate, The Glen
Local high school pupils and college students will battle it out in the very first Carnegie festival 'Wacky Races'. Building their own 'performance kit cars' throughout the week at Carnegie College, they will be brought to life through track testing of model kit cars in a Wacky Race, along with a cavalcade of high performance vehicles and trucks in The Glen.
Come along and meet Skelly in the park, see a live demonstration of the Lochgelly High School F1 World Championship car and for smaller children have a go at some miniature 'robot wars'. It promises to be a lively day!
Presented by Carnegie College with sponsors from a range of local engineering and other businesses.
Generation Science
Presented by Edinburgh International Science Festival
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Generation Science is the Edinburgh International Science Festival's schools outreach programme which tours inspirational science shows and workshops to Primary schools throughout Scotland. For more information about the full Generation Science programme or to enquire about booking a show to visit your school visit www.generationscience.co.uk or call 0131 557 5588 |
Future Earth
Saturday 30 August 11am & 1.30pm
Sunday 31 August 12.30pm & 2pm
7 New Row, Dunfermline. Free unticketed event
Alu is from the future. 100 years from now the world has run out of resources and Alu is here on a mission to save some for future generations. Join Alu on a magical journey through time to learn how recycling, reusing and reducing can help her return to a future as plentiful as ours. A show about materials from earth; resources and how they are managed.
Good Vibrations
Saturday 30 August 11am & 1.30pm
Sunday 31 August 12.30pm & 2pm
5 New Row, Dunfermline. Free unticketed event
Join the Maestro and his assistant Bella as they embark on an amazing discovery to demonstrate how noise works. The Maestro knows a lot about music but needs your help to make sounds using weird and wonderful instruments. This is a hilarious, engaging, fast paced show packed with music, sound and the latest technology.
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