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Piping Hot Stuff this Half-Term!
At-Bristol serves up new activities for October half-term
24 October 2006 - 1 November 2006
19 October 2006 - Craving some flavoursome half-term fun? Simple! Just mix
a bowl of rubbish with some mad caps, then stir-fry it with jabberwocky.
Add a pinch of ‘nanotechnology' and a sprinkling of stars and planets,
voila…an exciting half-term At-Bristol dish to be served piping hot with
the hat pirate and a talking grizzly!
Now, let’s try and make some alphabet soup that reads ‘fun’ with the
following letters!
Autumn sky, starry starry night…Fill your bowl with Andromeda, Perseus and
Pegasus, legendary Greek’s characters that also sparkle up
Explore-At-Bristol’s Planetarium as constellations of stars in the sky.
Spot a queen on her throne to find Cassiopeia, but look hard for her
daughter Andromeda, which sits next to the galaxy closest to Earth. Find
the head of Medusa in the sky and you will find Andromeda’s love interest
Perseus, who had cut off the head of Medusa and in the event created the
winged horse, Pegasus. Now, over to you to spot Pegasus in the Autumn
Night Sky Show in At-Bristol’s Planetarium.
Through the Looking Glass…you see illusions! Take a trip with one of our
learning team ‘through the looking glass’ and into the amazing world of
our own minds. We will be exploring how our brains construct our pictures
of the world, and having some fun with some magic illusions in this live
interactive science show. ‘Through the Looking Glass’ runs at timed
intervals in Explore-At-Bristol.
Bad hat? Noo, tell your mum it’s just The Hat Pirate with a lot of good
stories to share. Let the Hat Pirate steal your heart with funny and wacky
stories about the environment and recycling. The Hat Pirate will be
performing in the In the Jungle exhibition at Wildwalk-At-Bristol at timed
intervals.
Rubbish and trash! That’s what you will get from the strolling storyteller
in Wildwalk, telling you all you need to know about recycling and handling
your junk! Waste Not, Want Not is held at intervals throughout the day on
27 October.
Into the Jungle you go! That’s where the younger ones hang out and where
they’ll find fun under the logs, in the tree house or with the big sticky
spider web. In the Jungle is At-Bristol’s new exhibition for children
under eight years old, and entry for all the under-threes is Free!
Small science, big deal! Nanotechnology is science and engineering at the
scale of atoms and molecules. It is the manipulation and use of materials
and devices so tiny that nothing can be built any smaller. Learn all about
this technology and how it’s affecting human lives in this new exhibition
in Explore - big deal!
The Mad Hatter’s tea party…astounds your senses as you engage in
activities to explore your perception of the world around you. Create your
own Jabberwocky poem and illustrations; see your real physical self as
others see you in the tell-no-lies mirror and try your hands on some anamorphic art! You are cordially invited and see you in Explore!
Open Season…in 3D! Meet the talking grizzly bear, Boog, in this new
animated film on the giant 3D screen! Find out how his idyllic lifestyle
was turned upside down when he was let loose in the forest during the
hunting season…all played out in IMAX 3D.
Learn a trick or two from Explore’s quirky Live Science Team, who will be
introducing you to a host of baffling sensory illusions. You will meet an
invisible rabbit, see disembodied eyes and learn to make your arms feel
floaty…it’s a magical world indeed! Curious Tricks is a hands-on programme
held at intervals during October half-term.
For more information on visiting At-Bristol, contact 0845 345 1235 or
visit www.at-bristol.org.uk
For press enquiries please contact Mavis Choong, At-Bristol Press Office
0117 915 7152 / 0796 733 4152 /
mavis.choong@at-bristol.org.uk
Note to Editors:
About At-Bristol
At-Bristol is a leading science centre in the UK and a major player in the
world-wide science centre movement. It aims to be a world-class science
and natural history centre that makes distinctive, valued and recognised
contributions to informal science learning and public engagement with
science locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. A registered
charity, At-Bristol has hosted more than 3 million visitors and
continually strives towards making science accessible to all.
www.at-bristol.org.uk
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