Community PopUp at The Grand Arcade

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  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!

2.30pm All Charged Up

Opposites attract - that's true even at the tiniest level. Find out how this is important in creating that little spark when you touch a metal object, and what that's got to do with lightening.

Make something a little different with our activities today!

12.30pm  Strawberry DNA

Strawberries have 8 copies of their DNA meaning there's lots for us to extract! Find out how and learn a bit more about this special molecule.

3.30pm  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.

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.