Mon, 03 Apr
|Cambridge
Community PopUp at The Grand Arcade
No need to register for this free event.
Time & Location
03 Apr 2023, 10:00 – 17:00
Cambridge, The Grand Arcade, St Andrew's St, Cambridge CB2 3BJ, UK
About the event
Join us for some family fun at The Grand Arcade, Cambridge.
We will be exploring the seasonal changes as we move into Spring and discovering why it is the perfect season for growth and new life through our shows and activities.
In readiness to celebrate DNA Day on 25 April, we will also be discovering more about this important subject through our new show, Genome Explorer and various activities. Genome Explorer has been kindly sponsored by Illumina Foundation and will be featured on several days throughout the holiday.
Our hands-on, interactive exhibits will be available for you to investigate and learn more about the incredible world of engineering.
Free entry
Today’s shows:
11.30am Genome Explorer
Indulge your senses as the Cambridge Science Centre team explores the science behind your favourite chocolate bar. Find out what it’s made of, how it’s made, what it does to you, and take part in some fun demonstrations - all in the name of chocolate and science!
2.30pm Choc full of Science
Indulge your senses as the Cambridge Science Centre team explores the science behind your favourite chocolate bar. Find out what it’s made of, how it’s made, what it does to you, and take part in some fun demonstrations - all in the name of chocolate and science!
Make something a little different with our activities today!
12.30pm Eggsploring beneath the Shell
An egg is just a shell full of slimy stuff, right? Well, there's a lot more to it than that. Explore the hidden structures inside the egg as you build a model from the inside out. Find out how the embryo forms, grows and eventually hatches form the shell.
3.30pm Paper Beetles
Beetles are so varied that they make up 40% of all species of insect and 25% of all species of animals on Earth! There are currently recorded 350,000 different species of beetle that have been discovered, but it's very likely that there are many more out there waiting to be found. Find out a bit more about some of them and then design your own - who knows, there might be one just like it somewhere?
Please note that the Centre on Clifton Road is closed over this period.
Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer at all times.