Every week at INTECH is science week but to launch the National Science and Engineering Week INTECH is holding a Family Activity Day on Saturday 13th March between 10am and 4pm. This year's theme is "Earth" and covers everything about the Earth from its wildlife and people to its formation and place in the universe. Join us for a wide range of acivities: make, investigate and participate, all activities are included in the normal entry price to INTECH.
Make:
Recycle scrap materials to produce useful items.
Plant seeds in biodegradable plantpots that you have made.
Participate:
Compete in a Biodiversity Quiz - not quite "Who wants to be a Millionaire" but almost!
Play the Evolution Game
Investigate:
Find out about the evolutionary timeline.
Everyone can Get involved in National Science and Engineering Week: 12–21 March 2010
National Science and Engineering Week is a 10-day long celebration of science, engineering and technology that sees people of all ages taking part in, and organising, a vast array of events across the country. In 2009, over 1.4 million people took part in 3,500 events throughout the UK. Coordinated by the British Science Association, in partnership with Engineering UK, with funding from BIS (the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), National Science and Engineering Week aims to inspire and engage people from all walks of life directly with science, engineering and technology.
The theme for National Science and Engineering Week 2010 is ‘Earth’. This year’s theme is designed to coincide with International Year of Biodiversity. We would like to encourage organisers to celebrate this during National Science and Engineering Week
The What on Earth Project
How often do you really look around your garden or local park? Rediscover your surroundings in as little as 10 minutes, and open your eyes to the huge variety of different plant and animal species on your doorstep. To celebrate International Year of Biodiversity, why not join in this nationwide activity to map and learn about local plant and animal species in the UK.
‘What on Earth?’ is a call to action: take your camera out into your garden/local park/ hedgerow and snap the wildlife you don’t recognise, then simply upload it to our ‘What on Earth?’ website for identification. We want to map the range of species found by the public across the UK, highlighting the most unusual species that are found. Taking part is simple and easy, to find out more visit:
www.whatonearth.org.uk
For all those who take part, we’ll send you a free packet of biodiversity-friendly seeds (subject to availability) and a Biodiversity Information and Activity Pack.
What on Earth has been launched for 2 months only for National Science and Engineering Week in conjunction with nature-spotting website iSpot.org.uk. NSEW has teamed up with sponsors Sika Sarnafil to offer a biodiverse green roof to a school in the area of the UK that uploads the most photos. So support your local school and get uploading!
