‘GLORIOUS BLOOD’ LONDON SCIENCE SHOW FOR PUPILS
A gory show called Glorious Blood from the London Science Museum is taking place in New Ross and a show about bubbles will entertain children in Graiguenamanagh as part of the South-East Science Festival, the regional celebration of National Science Week.
One of the London Museum most popular shows, Glorious Blood is all about blood, guts and all things gross, following the journey of blood through the human body, discovering what it does, what’s in it, where it goes, and what happens when you start to lose it.
A totally gross but fantastic performance - pupils will learn a lot during this interactive, fun and educating show this Thursday in New Ross.
The festival is coordinated by Calmast, Waterford Institute of Technology’s
STEM Engagement centre.
Local, national and international high profile researchers, science communicators and performers will present shows, talks and workshops at WIT and at schools, libraries, theatres and pubs across the south-east.
At St Mary’s secondary school in New Ross, pupils in 4th, 5th and 6th classes will be brought up to speed about during Thursday morning, November 14, while secondary school pupils will enjoy the Glorious Blood show in the afternoon.
On the same day Caroline Ainslie will do a Bubble Show at Graiguenamanagh Library from young primary school pupils.
Calmast manager Cordula Weiss said: ‘ This year’s programme includes a large variety of events – from bubble shows for the younger ones to talks about climate change, the importance of trees and the advances in smart agriculture. Science really is for all. With the challenges we’re facing at the moment in terms of environmental pollution and climate change, more and more people become aware of the role science and scientific progress play in this. Yet very often we still take science and technology for granted without reflecting on how impressive recent scientific advances are and the immediate impact they have on our lives. Take dairy farming, for example, the basis for many products, which is more and more relying on smart solutions. Smart agriculture, plantation forests and climate change and other highly relevant areas will be addressed at this year’s South-East Science Festival.’