Edinburgh International Science Festival in Bangalore

Bhartiya City in association with mycity4kids and Art Konnect bring the Edinburgh International Science Festival(EISF) - the world's largest science festival - to Bangalore, only the 3rd city after Edinburgh and Abu Dhabi.

The EISF is committed to 'Bringing Science to Life' by communicating the excitement and benefits of science in innovative and engaging ways to children.

To be held between 30th Aug to 8th September at Bhartiya City, the key highlights of the festival are as follows :
1. 15 mega science experiments and a Science Show from Edinburgh.
2. Experiential and fun learning format spanning 12,000 sq metres.

3. British Council and Discovery Channel are partners to the event. 

Event Details

Date : 30th August to 8th September, 2013
Duration : 10 Days
Age Group : 4 to 14
Children ( Rs. 500 )
Adults ( Rs. 300 )
Family Pass (2 adults + 2 kids) ( Rs. 1300 )

Additional Information

SCIENCE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
1. EMERGENCY ROOM  
Follow the lead of a medical team and discover the hi-tech world of medicine. Use a laparoscopic camera for surgery and clean and open wounds to become a top class surgeon. Children learn about real surgical tools in context to an emergency room and also learn about human anatomy and how do doctors work.
AGE GROUP: 10+ years
NUMBER OF SESSIONS: 8
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANT PER SESSION: 30
DURATION: 45 Minutes per session

2. SPLATISTIC

This interactive workshop invites you to get creative with chemistry and design your very own slime. Test its viscosity and stickiness under the extreme conditions of  ‘Splat-o-Meter’ and perform high impact investigations into how the appearance and properties of materials can change when a chemical reaction takes place.
AGE GROUP: 7+ years
NUMBER OF SESSIONS: 8 NUMBER OF PARTICIPANT PER SESSION: 30
DURATION: 45 Minutes per session

3. PONGY POTIONS

Cook up the stinkiest smells imaginable and design your own sweet-smelling perfume (but please leave your natural stinks at home!) The science of scent is full of surprises – smells can change your emotions, make you feel sick and even make someone fall in love with you.
AGE GROUP: 7+ years
NUMBER OF SESSIONS: 8
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANT PER SESSION: 30 DURATION: 45 Minutes per session

4. WORLD OF BUBBLES

Step into a wonderful world of bubble magic and prepare to be amazed. Discover the perfect bubble mixture and design your own bubble wands to create some unexpected and jaw-dropping shapes. Catch a beautiful smoke-filled bubble, stand inside a giant bubble and even turn around bubble square.
AGE GROUP: OPEN TO ALL

5. CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

A crime has been committed! Can you help us solve it? Become a forensic scientist in special Crime Scene Investigation workshop. Study the crime scene and decipher the clues left behind by finding fingerprints, identifying soil samples and investigating blood. Can you solve the mystery and help us nab the criminal?
AGE GROUP: 8+ years
NUMBER OF SESSIONS: 7
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANT PER SESSION: 30
DURATION: 45 Minutes per session

6. JUMPING ELECTRONS
Welcome to the world of phosphorescence. Kids understand the notion of phosphorescence using UV lights to play and write on walls.
AGE GROUP: 7+ years
NUMBER OF SESSIONS: 10

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANT PER SESSION: 20
DURATION: 20 Minutes per session

7. DECI BELL
Hands on experience with Cymatics – study of waves. Kids observe and learn about vibrations that are caused due to sound.
AGE GROUP: 7+ years
NUMBER OF SESSIONS: 10
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANT PER SESSION: 20
DURATION: 20 Minutes per session

8. ILLUSION ROOM
A place to find out why what we see is not what it is. Kids learn the concept of optical illusion with the help of our experienced staff.
AGE GROUP: 7+ years

9. THE LIGHTING ROOM
The mighty flash light that strikes the sky during rains is re-created so that the kids learn the concept of how electricity travels through the air.  Van-De-Graph generators will help further the understanding of electricity.
AGE GROUP: 7+ years
NUMBER OF SESSIONS: 10
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANT PER SESSIONS: 20
DURATION: 20 Minutes per session

10. MAGNETIC MAGIC
The power of attraction between objects and magnets is perceived by kids using various objects and powerful magnets to see how they attract each other. The kids begin to question various properties of magnets.
AGE GROUP: 7+ years
NUMBER OF SESSIONS: 10
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANT PER SESSIONS: 20
DURATION: 20 Minutes per session

11. SCIENCE IN NUMBERS
Speed up your Math with fun to use, easy to learn tips, tricks and shortcuts for fast calculations. For your child, it means giving them a competitive edge, a way to optimize their performance and gives them an edge in mathematics that will help them to shine in the classroom and beyond.
POWERED BY: MyLearnBuddy.com
AGE GROUP: 7+ years


12. WINDMILL
Kids learn the concept of conversion of mechanical energy into electrical energy. An array of live working wind mills will be installed at the venue. Participants will get hands on experience to observe a working windmill by rotating the blades of the windmill to observe the amount of  electricity produced. Participants will be given a free 16 page book on science fair projects (A5 size)
AGE GROUP: 7+ years

13. ROBOTICS  
Race a powerful robot round a challenging obstacle course. Once you’ve seen what a robot is capable of, build your own in a special workshop where you will learn how to construct, design and build a Rampaging Chariot from scratch. Once driven, never forgotten!
AGE GROUP: 7+ years
NUMBER OF SESSIONS: 10
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANT PER SESSIONS: 20
DURATION: 20 Minutes per session

14. AEROMODELLING
The main concept is to help kids, build their own model air craft’s and race them or simply play with them on your own.
Kids create their very own model aircraft and experience its breath - taking flight. Kids can start up with their hobby of Aeromodelling by making simple to advanced paper planes and further, moving to, constructing amazing wooden aircrafts.
AGE GROUP: 7+ years
NUMBER OF SESSIONS: 10
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANT PER SESSIONS: 20
DURATION: 20 Minutes per session

15. JUNKYARD SCIENCE
In bridge making activity teams will be competing against each other to make a bridge which has the least weight (material) and maximum load bearing capacity.
1. Understand the concept of trusses and frames
2. Testing Tensile strength and load bearing capacity with simulated force
AGE GROUP: 7+ years
NUMBER OF SESSIONS: 10
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANT PER SESSIONS: 40
DURATION: 20 Minutes per session

16. THE COLDEST SHOW ON EARTH
A roller coaster of the best demonstrations based around taking everyday objects and cooling them down first to dry ice temperatures and then to liquid nitrogen temperatures. Everyday objects take on peculiar properties for example a frozen banana becomes a hammer.
AGE GROUP: OPEN TO ALL
DURATION: 45 Minutes.
TIME: 3PM; 5PM and 7PM

17. CRAZY SCIENCE

The Laboratory of crazy scientists is the ONE and ONLY interactive scientific show in India! It is a new word in kid’s entertainment and education, during which everyone becomes a participant of spectacular experiments from various spheres of science.
We enable kids to make scientific discoveries on their own, feel as real scientists, learn a lot of new things and have loads of fun.
AGE GROUP: OPEN TO ALL 

 

 

 

 

contact

Contact Person: Ms. Salma Khanam , Contact No:91-9900098391
Email ID: salma.khan@mycity4kids.com Visit Us: www.sciencefestival.in

venue

Address: Discovery Centre, Near Hebbal, Thanisandra Main Road, Chokanahalli