What's on at The Big Bang East Midlands 2012?

**Registration is now open for The Big Bang East Midlands 2012! Click here to register to attend your local Fair...**

Nottingham MathsJam will be bringing a stall of maths puzzles and games to The Big Bang East Midlands.

MathsJam is a chance for like-minded maths enthusiasts to get together and share stuff they like! Puzzles, games, problems - or just anything they think is cool or interesting. The stall will feature table-top games, hands-on activities, and giant puzzles.

Read about last year's stall, "Solving it like a mathematician", here.
 

Snail Tales

Chip Colquhoun is the Chief Story Snail from Snail Tales. At The Big Bang East Midlands 2012 he'll be performing a series of science-related stories for all ages.

"Just as a snail carries its home on its back, Snail Tales offers stories you will carry with you for life. Our storytelling excites, encourages, inspires, and calms, all in one enchanting journey - for adults and youngsters alike." - Snail Tales website.

How big can we go? How small can we go?

 Imagine what the world would look like if you were the size of a bed bug.

Even household objects would look unrecognisable if they were magnified 300 times their normal size. With our human eyes we can see objects as small as millimetres and as large as kilometres, but how do we see things even smaller and even larger than that?

Join Famelab award winning engineer Jamie Gallagher as he demonstrates some of the science and engineering that allows us to see microscopic objects and gigantic galaxies.

Matt Parker: Stand-up Mathematician

Matt will be speaking at The Big Bang East Midlands 2012.

Matt is a highly enthusiastic mathematician whose life goal is to make people more excited about Maths. Matt talks about maths for organisations including the Royal Institution and the BBC and his favourite number is currently 496.  

The International Polar Foundation are looking for polar scientists...

Like Scott and his men 100 years ago, venture into the breathtaking world of the Polar Regions and take on a scientific mission.

Find out about climate science with experiments on sea level rise, ocean acidification and feedback effects.

Equipped with your scientific knowledge, you will be able to enter our sustainability challenge…

Rally car wheel change competition

Every second is essential in rally driving - it's often a matter of seconds between first and second place!

Changing tires during a pit-stop is one area where speed is crucial. How fast could you do it under the pressure of a race? Take part in this competition run by Go Motorsport with a team of eight from your school - compete against other schools to find out who can remove and replace all four wheels of a rally car in the fastest time!

If you are interested in taking part in this competition then please register to attend first and then email David Ault to book your place and for more information.

Stepping up - careers workshop!

Inspiring Futures will be running their hugely popular ‘Stepping Up’ careers workshop.

This is a 45 minute interactive workshop focusing on individual skills and motivation for jobs in science, engineering and technology.

Team and individual activities will introduce you to challenges offered by a range of careers in the sector. They will also help you discover your personal skills, interests and goals. The sessions include a focus on entry routes, qualifications and individual action planning.

If you are interested in booking this workshop and have not already registered for this event please register first. Once registered, email us at eastmidlands@thebigbangfair.co.uk to secure your place. Places are limited per school and are booked on a first come first serve basis.
 

Even more activities and workshops

Expect to find Lego, and Rolls Royce at The Big Bang East Midlands 2012 along with engineers from Nottingham University. Loughborough College, Vision Apprentices and the Institute of Physics are also all attending what's sure to be a great day out!

Keep checking back to find out new activities as they are announced...