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Tours will take place through the Google Tours platform - you can follow along online or head our and explore these amazing Wildlife hot spots for yourself! Sarah will share her tips and tricks for getting the most out of your wildlife walks and some fun nature crafts you can do at home.

You can now begin your tour. Access the tours at any time using the links below:

Cardiff Bay Tour: https://tourbuilder.withgoogle.com/tour/ahJzfmd3ZWItdG91cmJ1aWxkZXJyEQsSBFRvdXIYgIDgleHZmgoM

Silent Valley Tour: https://tourbuilder.withgoogle.com/tour/ahJzfmd3ZWItdG91cmJ1aWxkZXJyEQsSBFRvdXIYgIDgpZmWnQsM

This project is to inspire children to see the awe and wonder that surrounds them. Following the success of CSC's Big Investigation 2020, we have developed the resource so more schools, children and parents can engage with science investigations at home.

You can access the activities at any time. The links to the activities in english and Welsh are below:

English – https://spark.adobe.com/page/Segjsg4El7Hl6/

Welsh - https://spark.adobe.com/page/XP49Q8BIbOQ6M/ 

Below is a link to a video about one of our activities where we investigate the decalcification process by making a bouncy egg!

 It’s an activity that can easily be done at home, so please share your photos with us on twitter @Showmethesci, don’t forget #Cardiffsciencefestival2021 or you can get in touch at https://showmethescience.co.uk/  

We are a diverse group of passionate and enthusiastic people, who love STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) education, and are here to promote these fields to all. 

We exist to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders and show that a STEM education and career is achievable and accessible. To do this, we use themed interactive activities and demonstrations that kids and the wider general public (including you bigger kids!) can engage with and learn about. 

Come explore a short video series offering an introduction to magnetics and electromagnetics, practical demonstrations of magnetics in action with explanations from the Magnetic Materials and Applications group academic team. All of these videos are available on this page:

You can also explore some videos related to metal recycling facilities in South Wales, including the tour of a virtual scrap yard!

1) Virtual Scrap Yard: https://youtu.be/jSXhwfhjodU

2) Eriez Recycling Test Centre: https://youtu.be/IskAe8lMJgo

3) Eriez Europe – About Us: https://youtu.be/kasIn24XbEU

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How much do you know about the millions of natural history objects at National Museum Cardiff? Follow our Museum scientists throughout the festival on Twitter @CardiffCurator and pit your wits against our cunning quiz. We’ll be releasing five new questions throughout each day of the festival, on subjects ranging from minerals to insects, and from sea life to fossils. Join us to learn more about our exhibits, our research projects and to see some of our amazing collections.

You can either go ahead now and follow @CardiffCurator on Twitter, or you can register here to get a reminder closer to the festival: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/137418764223

You can access the quiz any time you like by clicking here.

In the Biomechanics and Bioengineering Research Centre Versus Arthritis at Cardiff University we can measure lots of interesting things about the way that you move. We can even turn you into a friendly avatar, so that we can take a really close look at how you are moving from every angle. 

But what do these cheeky avatars get up to after the lights are out and the lab is shut for the day? They dance of course! 

Do you know your Macarena from your Heads, shoulders, knees and toes? Your twist from your time warp? Play our digital quiz to test your dancing knowledge, and see if you can beat your friends. You might need a bit of help from several generations of the family. Let us know how you scored!

Please let us know you get on! We’re on twitter here (or here if you’d like to talk to the avatar directly!), and on facebook here. If you’ve played the quiz and would like to see a short video of how the avatar was created, please click here. 

Happy dancing

You can access the quiz any time you like by clicking here.

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Biomedical science is one of the broadest areas of modern science and underpins much of modern medicine - from determining the blood requirements of critically ill patients to identifying outbreaks of infectious diseases to monitoring biomarkers in cancer. Biomedical science staff mostly work in healthcare laboratories diagnosing diseases and evaluating the effectiveness of treatment by analysing fluids and tissue samples from patients. They provide the 'engine room' of modern medicine - 70% of diagnoses in the NHS are based on pathology results provided by laboratory services. Handling over 150 million samples in the UK each year, every person at some point in their lives will benefit from the services of a biomedical scientist.  If you have ever had a urine, blood, tissue or other sample taken by a doctor or nurse, chances are it will have been diagnosed by a biomedical scientist.

The IBMS team have put together some videos to show you more about our work. You can watch them at any time.

Histology 

Histology is the study of tissue, we get small routine biopsies, urgent biopsies where cancer is suspected all the way through to surgical resections where a whole or large part of an organ is removed. Slides are produced from the tissue, stained and looked at down a microscope.

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 Cytology

Cytology is the study of cells from body fluids, which can include aspirate (a collection of cells from a cyst or mass), urine and sputum. Cells are collected and transferred to a slide where they are stained and looked at down a microscope.

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Blood Science 

Blood sciences covers various disciplines from biochemistry who analyse the chemicals in your serum and help monitor conditions such as diabetes and can measure the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide (blood gases) in those patients admitted with asthma. Haematology study whole blood and look at diseases such as anaemia, malaria and leukaemia. Blood bank who are essential in providing blood and blood products for transfusions, organ transplants and also emergencies that come into A&E (to name a few). Lastly immunology who test for allergies and can help patients determine which allergens to avoid. These disciplines also have many other sub-specialities within them

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 COVID-19

Covid-19 testing is such a topical subject at the moment, these videos take you on a tour around the covid-19 testing labs where you will get to see how a swab is processed using PCR.

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Microbiology

Microbiology is an important department as they help healthcare professionals determine if someone has an infection or not. If they do which antibiotic (if any) to prescribe. This is such an important role considering the rise of antimicrobial resistant bacteria (also called SUPERBUGS!!!) which can cause infections that are more challenging to treat.

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Welcome to the Keep Wales Tidy, Eco-Schools Wales Science Week Challenges!

The focus of these activities is Climate Change; ways we can make a positive impact, issues to be aware of and challenges faced. There are four challenges that you can engage with over the week, or just pick and choose which suit you. Before you get started, we suggest making sure you are up to speed with what Global Warming is, why it is an issue and how humans are impacting on our planet. To do this, have a look at the webinar that was recorded during Wales Climate Week.

As it is pre recoded, you can press pause to give yourself more time to answer some of the questions set during the workshop; can you get them all right?  

You can explore all the activities online at any time, by clicking here.

Did you know that there are good and bad microbes or that maggots can be used to heal wounds? Ever wondered how your eyes work? Attend our event to help find out the answers to these cool Science questions and many more!

You can explore the following videos from the CITER team at any time

The event is now live! Come explore below!

The Wales Cancer Research Centre has teamed up with Cardiff University to launch a new education resource to mark World Cancer Day. Developed by teachers, researchers and poets, this education pack aims to improve literacy, digital competency and inspire career pathways by bringing the arts and sciences together.

This free teaching resource is designed for use by English, Welsh, science and PSE teachers and is aimed at key stage three (age 11 - 14). The resource may also be of interest to homeschoolers and youth groups.

Schools competition

The final activity in this education pack was developed through collaboration with cancer researchers and poets. Acclaimed writers Owen Sheers and Ifor ap Glyn have devised film-poems about cancer research to inspire children to come up with works of their own for a competition. The deadline for entries is 30 April. The poets will pick one winner in Welsh and one winner in English who will receive £150 each in book tokens for their school and have their poem displayed publicly at a cancer research facility.

You can find all of the resources for this event here: https://www.walescancerresearchcentre.org/rime-research-inspires-me/

Do you want to battle through the body killing cancer cells? Or fly through space hunting down Gamma Ray Bursts?

Well, we are excited to say that you can do all of thee things and more in our selection of Science Video Games, which were made especially for Cardiff Science Festival by Girl Guiding groups in South Wales. As part of our Impact Games project, 9 Girl Guide and Rangers groups have produced video games based on the work of researchers in South Wales.

You can play all of the games here: igamers.io/csf

Want to see the games in action? Game journalist and gamer Elle Osili-Wood had a play of the games and shows us how fun and diverse they are.