The Big Bang - Manchester Central March 2010
Build it. Ride it. Film it. Play it. You can do it all at The Big Bang!
From gadgets to goo, farming to fashion, space to surgery; we’ve got it all covered. You’ll be amazed at just how much science and engineering affects your life, your world and your future.
- Be wowed by experiments, explosions, simulators and shows – you might even meet a celebrity or two.
- Quiz scientists and engineers about their jobs and discover the perfect career for you.
- Chat with finalists of the National Science and Engineering Competition and get inspired to enter next year
It’s free. It’s Fun. It’s for all school and college students. If your teacher can't bring you, come with family & friends instead!
Theatre Shows
Brainiac Live
Strap on your safety goggles, boys and girls: Science's greatest and most volatile show is now on tour across the UK. Sky One's multi award-winning Brainiac arrives with a bang for the first time LIVE ON STAGE and it's more mischievous than ever.
Watch live as Brainiac Joe escapes from Brainiac HQ and with your help delves fearlessly into the mysteries of science. It's a breathless ride through the wild world of the weird and wonderful. So book now and do all of those things on stage that you're too scared to do at home!
Bang Goes the Theory
Join the team from the BBC for the live show as they test, stretch, explain and experiment with science. Bang Goes The Theory looks at how science shapes the world around us and there's nothing they won't be putting to the test. A 'can't be missed' show for "anyone who is remotely curious about life, the Universe and pretty much everything".
Punk Science
Looking more like a stage invasion at Glastonbury than a science lesson, the Punk Science crew present climate change in a whole different light.
The Punks look at what exactly climate change is with an enormous live demo of the greenhouse effect - and cover a range of topics from poo power to wind farms to nuclear energy.
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures at The Big Bang: 300 Million Year War
Plants might seem passive, defenceless and almost helpless...but they are most definitely not! Thanks to a war with animals that's lasted over 300 million years, they've developed many terrifying and devious ways to defend themselves and attack their enemies.
Vicious poisons, lethal materials and even cunning forms of communication with unlikely allies are just some of the weapons in their armoury. Using these and other tactics, plants have seen off everything from dinosaurs to caterpillars.
Repeated for the first time in the UK, The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures come to the Big Bang in Manchester 2010 - where Prof Sue Hartley will show you plants as you've never seen them before.
The Zones
Explore the four zones at The Big Bang: Power Up?; Go Global; BodyTalk and The NeXt Factor.
From tomorrow’s technology that’s being dreamt up today to the cutting-edge medical care that’s looking to make suffering a thing of the past, all the way to answers to the world’s biggest challenges, like climate change, the four zones at The Big Bang will take you on a journey through science, engineering, technology and maths and the impact they have on the world.
You'll be able to get your hands on the latest gadgets and gizmos - and discover some amazing things as you tour the exciting interactive stands from the bIg household names.
Competitions
The Big Bang is also host to some of the most exciting competitions including the National Science & Engineering Competition, Young Engineers, CREST and many more.
The National Science & Engineering Competition is open to 11-18 year olds in the UK who have completed a project or activity in any field of science, technology, engineering or maths. If you or your team have an amazing project or invented something new then you should enter!
Workshops
Fancy getting your hands dirty? We've got some fantastic workshops lined up, from solving a murder, to designing a jet engine and filming yourself with The BBC. Visit The Big Bang and not only do you get the chance to see some really cool science and technology in action - but you also get to take part.
STEM Clubs
Find out what the STEM Clubs Network, STEM Challenges and Young Engineers are up to at The Fair. Read details here.
Date Published: February 16, 2010
