Go Global
Big Bang Fair visitors explored some of the major challenges facing our global village and the ways in which clever thinking is solving them.
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Siemens demonstrated how they use STEM in their every day businesses to help answer some of the world’s toughest questions around climate change, urbanisation, demographic change and globalisation. In doing so, they demonstrated that a wide range of fantastic and rewarding career opportunities were possible with a background in science, technology, engineering and maths.
An insight into some of the journeys towards answering these tough questions were found on the Siemens stand at The Big Bang; visitors interacted with a 4D ultrasound system, worked out the energy output of a wind turbine by making their own model and saw the process designers and engineers take in designing and manufacturing race cars. There was also a live DJ and interactive 'doodling' on the stand, where visitors contributed to a mural and took away their own original artwork.
Bloodhound SSC
The BLOODHOUND Project is Britain’s latest attempt at the World Land Speed Record with a car capable of travelling at 1,000mph (1,600kph). As well as the record attempt, the main aim of the project is to inspire future generations to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers and they showcased these subjects in the most exciting way possible at the Fair.
The Big Bang was an opportunity to meet the Bloodhound team and see a full scale model of the car. Throughout the Big Bang Fair, students were able to partake in numerous activities such as interactive workshops delivered by Science Made Simple and had a chance to build and race their very own BLOODHOUND balloon car!
National Science and Engineering Week / CREST
CREST students of the UK GET READY! Find out more at the CREST website.
The Royal Academy of Engineering and The Royal Society
The Royal Academy of Engineering and The Royal Society are the UK’s national academies for science and engineering. Both academies joined together in partnership to present a stimulating and thought-provoking interactive exhibition zone to give young people the opportunity to engage directly with cutting edge science and engineering research and researchers.
The Royal Meteorological Society
The Royal Meteorological Society is the professional and learned society for anyone whose profession or interests are connected with weather. At the Big Bang Fair, they compared weather forecasts for 2020 and 2080 to better understand weather and climate.
The Science Council
The Science Council is a membership organisation representing the learned societies and professional institutions across the breadth of science in the UK. Our purpose is to provide a collective voice for science and scientists and to maintain standards across all the scientific disciplines. At The Fair they jointly managed the Careers Hub with EngineeringUK and they also organised two interactive collaborative projects, involving their members and other external groups, aimed at thinking creatively about how science affects our lives.
Welding with Chocolate, The Welding Institute
TWI ran 2 activities simultaneously. Welding with Chocolate was the focus for the primary key workshop for KS1 & KS2 but ran another workshop focusing on design, materials, manufacture and delivery for KS3 & KS4 where they tried to deliver a record breaking attempt alongside the primary activity.
BBC World of Wonder
As part of the BBC's World of Wonder, the Bang Goes The Theory team challenged visitors to get hands-on with science. Guests rolled up their sleeves and came and found out what, where and how science is at work in daily life. They also gave visitors the chance to transport themselves to another world with the use of green screen technology and BBC 21CC, and they discovered a whole new world of science through the BBC's interactive resources.
Theatre Shows
Thursday
| 10:00 am | Going the distance |
| 10:30 am | How to save the planet in 20 minutes |
| 11:00 am | Speed networking |
| 11:30 | Water for the World |
| Midday | Bloodhound |
| 12:30 pm | Going the distance |
| 1:00 pm | How to save the planet in 20 minutes |
| 1:30 pm | Water for the World |
| 2:00 pm | Speed networking |
| 2:30 pm | Going the distance |
| 3:00 pm | How to save the planet in 20 minutes |
| 3:30 pm | Bloodhound |
| 4:00 pm | BBC Bang Goes the Theory |
Friday
| 10:00 am | Going the distance |
| 10:30 am | How to save the planet in 20 minutes |
| 11:00 am | Speed networking |
| 11:30 | Water for the World |
| Midday | Bloodhound |
| 12:30 pm | Going the distance |
| 1:00 pm | How to save the planet in 20 minutes |
| 1:30 pm | Water for the World |
| 2:00 pm | Speed networking |
| 2:30 pm | Going the distance |
| 3:00 pm | How to save the planet in 20 minutes |
| 3:30 pm | Bloodhound |
| 4:00 pm | BBC Bang Goes the Theory |
Saturday
| 10:30 am | How to save the planet in 20 minutes |
| 11:00 am | Speed networking |
| 11:30 | Going the distance |
| Midday | Bloodhound |
| 12:30 pm | Water for the World |
| 1:00 pm | How to save the planet in 20 minutes |
| 1:30 pm | Going the distance |
| 2:00 pm | Speed networking |
| 2:30 pm | How to save the planet in 20 minutes |
| 3:00 pm | Water for the World |
| 3:30 pm | Bloodhound |
