On Saturday, May 9, the Science Park celebrates its 31stanniversary and its 28th Science Fair
The Science Park of Granada celebrates its 31st anniversary next Saturday, May 9, an event in which the 28th Science Fair and the corresponding open day of accessor free of charge. The ceremony will be attended by Pablo Quesada, Deputy Minister of Educational Development and Vocational Training of the Junta de Andalucía, accompanied by representatives of the Governing Council of this scientific and educational institution.
In this edition, a total of 41 projects will be exhibited, 33 of them being prepared by 32 Andalusian educational centersuCEs, which this year have representation from the eight provinces of Andalusia. These initiatives will be located in the Central Tent and Curie Square, and will be presented by the 520 participants of the fair, which covers a wide thematic and training spectrum.
The event, which combines the Science Fair with the Open Day,nt the main annual scientific dissemination event in the park, promoting activities for all citizens at no cost.
Experiments, exhibitions, workshops, scientific shows, music, dance and theater make up a complete program that seeks to enhance interest in science in public of all ages. The organization has the collaborationof the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology, under the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
This year, more than 500 participants present projects related to the environment and biodiversity, recreational science, environmental conservation, climate emergency, astronomy and computational thinking, within the so-called 'Andalusian May Fair '.
Activities and participants of the 28th Science Fair
Parallel to the exhibition of projects, informative workshops are held for visitors and participants, adapted for all ages and distributed in different spaces under the tutelage of eight collaborating entities:
- Association of Cultural Volunteering of the Science Park
- López Neyra Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine (CSIC)
- Astronomical Society of Granada • Biobank of the Public Health System of Andalusia (Junta de Andalucía)
- Club Robótica Granada • Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA - CSIC)
- Department of Optics of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Granada
- Higher Technical School of Computer Engineering and Telecomunication from the University of Granada
Likewise, in collaboration with the ONCE Social Group, specific visits have been prepared for people with hearing disabilities, with a Spanish Sign Language (LSE) interpreter, and for individuals with visual limitation or blindness. These visits, part of an educational awareness initiative that includes accessible adaptationof the projects, will be available from 10 to 12 hours during the fair.
The XXL Experiment and complementary cultural activities
The featured XXL Experiment in this issue is called “The Exposed Atmosphere,” a real-time demonstration led by the Interuniversity Earth System Research Institute at Andalucía (IISTA - UGR). Three advanced technologies - meteorological sounding, Lidar and Radar - will be combined for enveloping and detailed observations of the state and composition of the atmosphere from the surface to tropospheric altitudes for twenty minutes.
This experience will show the rigor and capacity of contemporary scientific research, reflecting datathat have a direct application in weather prediction, air pollution and environmental health projects, and confirming that the experiment is not a mere simulation, but science in activity.
On the other hand, the Open Day will open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., bringing together a diverse audience to enjoy the Science Fair along with musical performances,theater and dance by Yera Teatro, Basmove and Befunkbop, who will energize different spaces of the museum. The programme of activities includes:
- A storytelling workshop in the ethnobotanical area
- "Welcome to the insect-hotel. Small shelterss, giant lives " in the organic garden
- Guiñol theatre with the play "Lymphocytes and the brain unite against the enemy" on the Tecnoforo stage
- “When the day turns dark. The Hidden Sun " at the astronomical observatory
- "A Martian walk with Cutebot" in classroom 2 of the Technoforo pavilion • "A biobank for healing, donating, researching and training" in classroom 1
- Talk "There is nothing bigger than the universe" by Emilio García, astrophysicist and science disseminator, in the didactic classroom 1
- "Workshops on Light: Measuring the Fastest in the Universe" in classroom 2
- “My Electric Body” in the Journey to the Human Body Pavilion
Source: Viva Granada