CS-Unplugged - Researchers will demonstrate some principles of computer science in a way that is accessible and fun for primary school-aged children through the use of paper-based puzzles and games in the spirit of the CS-Unplugged initiative. Web: https://www.csunplugged.org.
Cubetto - The fun coding game Cubetto will be on show to demonstrate how the basic principles of coding can be instilled in children in a fun and interactive way without the use of a computer.
Turing Tumble - A revolutionary new game where players (ages 8 to adult) build mechanical computers powered by marbles to solve logic puzzles. It’s fun, addicting, and while you’re at it, you discover how computers work.
Hear of the story of Saérlaith - Her skeleton was found deep in a bog in Roscommon by turfcutters in 2005. The turf cutting machine scattered her bones and shattered her clothes, but from the fragments, archaeologists were able to carbon date her to the 7th century (14 hundred years ago). She was a young woman in her twenties and she has stories to tell about her bog and all its enchantments: She is whispering about sphagnum moss and its magical properties, she is listening out for the birds in her sky and ours. She is calling out to us to listen to her and restore the boglands of Ireland and she has enrolled some artists and some data scientists to help. Come and wonder with Saérlaith and find out about miraculous mosses and their carbon capture! Get curious with CO2 as you watch it being taken up by sphagnum moss.
Location: Discovery Drive
Time: 11.00-17.00
Format: Hands on Activity
