Glasgow Science Festival

The Glasgow Bees group created activities on the theme of Terrestrial Ecosystems - Botanic Gardens. The groups activities were designed around teaching participants the role of bees in flower pollination which they achieved using two separate activities.

Activity 1:
In the first activity participants were challenged to throw bean bag ‘pollen’ at flower targets, with the aim of helping participants understand that bees pollinate flowers. If successful participants won a packet of bee friendly wildflower seeds.

Activity 2:
The second activity was a craft activity where participants were invited to create their own bee friendly flower, using colours and scents which are attractive to bees.

Group Video
https://youtu.be/2wSNZXFAg3Q

The Superpowers of Urban Wildlife group created several activities on the theme of Glasgow Wildlife. The group’s aim was to raise awareness of the heightened senses of urban wildlife species living in Glasgow including crows, foxes, rats and seagulls.

Activity 1:
The first activity was a smelling test where participants had to ‘guess the smell’, this activity was designed to inform participants about the incredible sense of smell of foxes.

Activity 2:
The second activity was a problem-solving challenge which has been successfully completed by crows. Participants were presented with an object floating in water that could not be retrieved by hand. Participants had to figure out they had to drop items on the table to displace the water to collect the item. This activity was designed to allow participants to understand how the intelligence of crows.

Activity 3:
The third activity was a LEGO maze where participants were timed to race a marble through the maze against ‘rats’. This activity enabled participants to learn that rats are intelligent animals.

Activity 4:
The fourth activity was a ‘Where’s Wally’ style activity where participants had to find the food items in the Glasgow Science Festival artwork. This activity was designed to demonstrate the fantastic eyesight of seagulls.

Group Photo

The Ready, Steady, Grow group created activities on the theme of Gardening. The group focused on teaching participants how to plant their own seeds to take home.

Activity:
Participants planted cress seeds using cottonwool and biodegradable pots. Participants were able to create a pattern on their pot. The participants could then grow these at home using a take home leaflet to support them.

Group Photo

The Kelvin Explorers group were tasked with creating an activity on the theme of Freshwater Ecosystems - River Kelvin. This group’s aim was to raise awareness of the biodiversity that exists within the River Kelvin and help participants understand the importance of keeping this waterway clean.

Activity:
The group created a three-dimensional mural of the River Kelvin and tasked participants with creating an animal to add to the mural. Participants could choose between colouring in an animal or creating an origami fish. Participants could then place their animal within the mural in the correct habitat.

Group Photo