British Science Festival hits Birmingham

The British Science Festival is one of Europe's largest science festivals, taking place each September and bringing us the latest in science, technology and engineering.

This year the Festival is visiting Birmingham from 14-19 September, with hundreds of events taking place on Aston University campus and at various venues across Birmingham.

The National STEM Centre eLibrary can provide follow up resources for teachers and lecturers, to help you bring the Festival into your school or college.

For example, looking forward to Tuesday...

All aboard: the digital Noah's Ark - Tuesday 12.00pm

Wildlife films and photos are vital weapons in the battle to save the world's endangered plants and animals from extinction. So ARKive is creating the ultimate multimedia guide to the world's endangered species. Come along to learn more about threatened wildlife, and test your knowledge by taking part in the game 'Who Wants to be a zoologist?”.

Follow-up your visit with teaching resources from ARKive in the eLibrary.

Where can studying science lead? - Tuesday 12.00pm

Join the Aston University Careers Centre team for a short talk about Careers in Science, followed by a hands-on, investigative challenge on careers with scientific qualifications. Facilities available include displays, websites, books, leaflets and other materials in the Careers Centre. The challenge is to complete the tasks allocated by the Careers Centre team to win a prize.

Follow-up your visit with inspirational careers case studies in the eLibrary.

Planets outside the Solar System - Tuesday 1.00pm

Several hundred new planets have been discovered in solar systems other than our own throughout the galaxy in the last twenty years, and our ability to detect them is improving all the time. The likelihood is that around one in three stars in the universe will have rocky planets, some of which will be Earth-like in size and orbit. Come and explore the research into extrasolar planets.

Follow up your visit with teaching resources from the UK Space Education Office in the eLibrary.

Visit the Festival...

Find out all you need to know about visiting the British Science Festival from the British Science Association website.