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What’s on at the Sligo Engineering Fair?
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Ireland North West show reel (20 mins)
Room A0004
12.30, 1.30. 2.30, 3.30 & 4.30pm
Ever wondered what engineers do and how they contribute our everyday lives, then watch this fascinating short film from Engineers Ireland North West. Take a peek into the everyday lives of numerous engineers from all across the North West region; find out what they do, what their jobs are and how they work to make all of our lives work.
SUITABLE FOR AGES 7+
NO PRE BOOKING REQUIRED
WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO?
Room A0005
12.15, 1.15 and 2.15pm
A fast-moving show exploring just what exactly scientists and engineers do? How do planes fly? How can we see through the dust in space? How do engineers make playgrounds safer to play in? How are they saving the planet? This 60 minute show looks at the answers, with experiments and demonstrations in X-Ray vision, the super strength of bridges, medical engineering, aeronautical engineers, lasers and much more!
SUITABLE FOR AGES 7+
NO PRE BOOKING REQUIRED
Black Box Theatre 1.00, 2.30 & 4.00pm
Victoria Walker Dance’s Chemistry Crew present “Robotic Rhythm”, a choreographed dance piece looking at engineering movement – come along and join us bringing engineering to life!
ALL AGES
NO PRE BOOKING REQUIRED
The Flights of Fancy
Room E1007
Interactive workshop where participants build various engineering flying toys: paper helicopters, parachutes, blimps. The children will then launch them from a kite high in the sky!
SUITABLE FOR AGES 7+
BOOK YOUR PLACE ON THE DAY, AT THE WORKSHOP
Al -1X
Out and about at the fair all day
Come to the fair and see AL-1X (Artificial Life – 1st eXperiment). Built to be a cleaning robot but today AL-1X is at the fair day to chat with you about all things engineering and beyond!
