Visitors young and old were able to find answers to some of their science-based queries at the Science Festival hosted at the Luxembourg National Museum of Natural History (Naturmusée) and Neumünster Abbey over the weekend. Curious about how a robot works? Or what exactly happens when you set fire to a piece of steel wool? The festival had the answers.
Learning maths and science in school might not be the most titillating time for young people, which is something the Science Festival aims to counter by engaging young people in the domains of science and maths in completely different ways. At one stand, students from the Lycée de Garcons de Luxembourg were explaining chemistry to young children.
Not far from that stand, visitors were learning what they could expect from astronaut training. Using a specialised tool, presenters would turn visitors in a circle whilst an object pressed them into the seat to give them the experience of an astronaut flying through space. Elsewhere, sweets were being mixed to show how colours are created through combinations of other primary colours. University of Luxembourg researchers were also showing children maps and how to measure heights and depths.
Other sciences and information science subjects were presented through a myriad of activities. The Naturmusée's Patrick Michaely explained that it often rather simple to make children enthusiastic about science and does not require complex experiments. Mainly, it depends on how personable the researcher or presenter is.
Around 40 partners, including schools, businesses, and researchers, demonstrated knowledge to visitors over the weekend.
Report in Luxembourgish.
