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MIDDLE OF SCOTLAND SCIENCE
FESTIVAL
In May 2013 we are launching a new science festival in Crianlarich: the Middle of Scotland Science Festival (MoSSFest).
With funding from the Scottish Governnment, MoSSFest will run from May 3rd - 5th in venues throughout Crianlarich. There will be schools and public events for all ages.
All events are free!!
Crianlarich Village Hall
Saturday May 4th and Sunday May 5th, 10am - 4pm
Science Fun
Hands on Science | The Energy Show | Cosmic Way Roadshow | Sungazing
Films | Planetarium shows and much more
Saturday at 1.30pm and 3.30pm:
"The Energy Show"
with award winning presenter Jamie Gallagher
Petrol, ping pong balls, calories and cookies: what do they all have
in common? Energy!
Famelabber Jamie Gallagher burns food, bounces balls and generates
electricity
as he shows us what energy is and why we can't create
or destroy it.
Sunday 10am - 4pm: "The Problem with Water Wheels"
Meet our Victorian entrepreneur and engineer Frank Stewart Sandeman -
owner of Stanley Mills in 1880!
Try building a model waterwheel to find out the problems he's been having
powering his mill,
and take away a solution to try at home.
Presented by Historic Scotland | Drop in activity | Suitable for age 6 and up
Crianlarich Parish Church
Saturday May 4th and Sunday May 5th, 10am - 4pm
Art Meets Science: Exhibitions and Film
Chips with Flair | Cosmic Way Exhibition | Who has STEM Cells? |
Unity Principle
Film: Torque-Energy and Wind Turbines explored in Music and Dance
(Sunday 12.45pm)
Station Tea Rooms, Crianlarich
Saturday May 4th and Sunday May 5th, 10am - 4pm
CTR Wilson and the Cosmic Way
Find out more about Scotland's only Nobel Prize Winner in Physics...
try some cosmic snacks too!
Crianlarich Hotel
Saturday May 4th 5pm - 10pm
May the Fourth Be With You: an
Evening of Entertaining Science
"Star Wars - A New Hope" - special film screening and "Science of Star Wars" talk, 5pm
Fun quiz with a science theme, 8pm
Crianlarich Youth Hostel
Saturday May 4th from 10pm
Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe
Stargazing with University of Glasgow astronomers
Check the website and twitter for latest information:
@mossfest
tinyurl.com/bsa-wsbranch