BIG BANG
Event spread over 7 floors of
QE2 and included 33 different
theatre shows
Continued from page 28 attempt to break the land speed
BIG BANG spanned all seven
record
OVER 50 DIFFERENT
floors of the QE2 Centre,
a71 Darwin’s worms – This play
featuring compelling and
looked at Darwin’s fascination
HANDS-ON
engaging theatre shows and
with worms, for example how he
hands-on investigations
would lay them on his billiard
INVESTIGATIONS
table and ask his children to play
covering the entire science and
the bassoon and piano to them,
engineering spectrum.
and study their reactions
THERE WERE over fifty outreach team to show it takes
There were also displays and
different hands-on guts – a journey through the
a71 ICE: Young Brunel lecture –
demonstrations of leading-edge
Arup director and ICE fellow
investigations, including: human body’s digestive system
UK technology from sponsor
Peter Head OBE set out a vision
a71 ARM: Rapid prototyping– and getting to know your gut
companies and exhibition stands
of life in a sustainable community
Students and teachers explored a71 Me, Myself and I: How plants
to showcase further inspirational
of the future, drawing on
leading-edge electronics propagate – The Royal
projects. School groups attending technology by building and
Horticultural Society showcased
experience with projects such as
the Big Bang arrived for half-day
addapting example projects, or its growing lab workshop,
the Dongtan eco-city in China
sessions.
even inventing new projects of showing how plants produce
a71 Identifying faces – This is
The thirty-three different
their own clones in the wild and how
where the psychology and science
theatre shows included:
students can produce their own ata71 CSI: Murder on Mill Hill –
of face identification and
The MRC (National Institute for home
a71 BAE Systems World of
perception were brought to life –
Robotics – BAE Systems amazed
Medical Research) gave students a71 BAA: The invisible world of
easy for humans maybe, but still
with a demonstration of autonomy
the opportunity to solve a murder IR – This workshop took students
a challenge for science
and robotics
mystery by making DNA on a journey that linked the basic
a71 Making art from science –
fingerprints using DNA models
physics of infra-red technology
a71 Bending it like Beckham –
Media company ActionDog
and analysis equipment
through to its exciting real-world
This demonstration took over
showcased Wellcome Trust-
applications
a71 Impact Earth: the death of
where the film ends, with
funded projects on making art
the dinosaurs – This workshop
a71 The Future of Medicine –
volunteer interaction and
from science, including a fashion
allowed students to handle
This series of workshops looked at
computer modelling to show that
show and sculptures inspired by
dinosaur fossils and meteorites
a wide range of topics from
science and technology really do
images of the brain’s nerve cells
(including samples from the
psychiatric genetics through to
have a place in football
a71 NOISE: Science Cabaret –
Moon and Mars), study impact
how medicines are made in the
a71 Bloodhound SSC – This
The acclaimed NOISE Science
craters using the internet and even
21st century
presentation explored the work of
Cabaret brought lively
create their own virtual impact
a71 IOP: Physics in the field –
the Bloodhound SSC team which demonstrations, audience
craters using specially designed
The team performed physics tricks
will see Richard Noble OBE participation and entertaining
software
– hand-held demos using things
(Bloodhound SSC director) and explanations covering a whole you can find at home, and making
a71 Science Museum: It takes
Andy Green OBE (the world’s range of science topics with their guts – The Science Museum
sure everyone had a go too.
fastest mathematician – 763mph) own unique style. brought along its acclaimed
Continued on page 46
‘Young people can develop their STEM skills and apply to
them during their careers’
SIR ANTHONY Cleaver gave people to play a part in solving unprecedented partnership, united and careers guidance.
this exclusive interview to society’s problems, they need to under one umbrella to motivate “Young people visiting the
Technology in Education. learn the basics at school but also young people to embrace STEM Big Bang experienced seven
“The solutions to the biggest understand how they can develop subjects. The Big Bang, the UK’s floors of compelling theatre
problems facing society – STEM skills and apply them first national fair celebrating shows, activities, hands-on
climate change, poverty, enegy during their careers. young people’s achievements in investigations and
supply, access to fresh water “It is with this in mind that 47 science and engineering, was opportunities to see the real-
and food – will need to draw on organisations from government, timed to start National Science world applications of science
all the innovative ideas and charitable trusts, business, and Engineering Week and and technology. Professional
skills from across science, industry, employers and the wider showcased all that is great about scientist and engineers were
technology, engineering and science and engineering the sector, featuring exhibition on hand for discussions, and a
maths (STEM). For young communities have, in an stands, workshops, presentations careers hotel was available.”
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