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Dunbar SciFest 2012

Dunbar SciFest 2012 was organised by the Science sub-group of Dunbar Primary School’s Parent Council.

Gastronaut meets astronaut

Space food for an adventurous future. NSEW press launch 2012 with Helen Sharman, Brian Ratcliffe and Robin Fegen.

DayGlo - Y Touring theatre company

A new play about punks, personalised medicine, cancer and genetic testing.

Reading Science Week 2012

Get hands-on with science in the high street with lots of fizzing, whizzing, banging and clanging.

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The great egg race

Friday, 15 March, 2013 - 09:00 to Sunday, 24 March, 2013 - 15:00
Glenburn Sports College

Invent a machine/way of transporting an egg the furthest without it breaking. This could be a rocket, a parachute type device, a car - the key points are the distance travelled and the egg must not break.

Categories: 
Brain, Construction/ Industry, General Science, Maths, Physics and Transport
Age group: 
11–14 year olds and 14–16 year olds
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