As part of the Irish nationwide Problem-Solving Initiative, the ADAPT Centre will host a Problem-Solving Festival on Saturday, 30th September, from 11AM to 5PM, in Trinity College Dublin (TCD). The festival will take place in the Examination Hall in TCD, a prominent location just inside the front gates off College Green.
The family festival will have activities for all ages, including language games, logic puzzles, large-scale games, interactive workshops and curated lectures.
Reservation for workshops is only needed where indicated below. Featured at the festival include:
Propeller car challenge – work as a team to build a propeller powered car using electronic components and recycled goods Ages 7+ Workshops @ 11:30,13:00,14:30,16:00 Read more and reserve your place HERE. Location: Exam Hall, Front Sq. |
Location: 11am-5pm, Exam Hall, Front Sq. |
Anyone For Science? Can you make a freezer powered by chemicals and not electricity and use this freezer to change the state of a delicious liquid to tasty ice-cream? Workshops @ 11:30, 12:15, 13:30, 14:15, 15:00, 15:45 Read more and reserve your place HERE. Location: Exam Hall, Front Sq. |
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Cell EXPLORERS: Discover the world of cells and DNA with Cell EXPLORERS! Little Cells Workshop: Ages 4-8 @ 11:30,12.30,13:30,14:30, 15:30,16:30 Read more and reserve your place HERE. Fantastic DNA Exhibit: Ages 7+ Location: Exam Hall, Front Sq. |
Up Up and Away: Science and history of flight then design your own kite! Ages 5-11 Workshops @ 11:30,12:30,13:30,14:30,15:30 Read more and reserve your place HERE. Location: Exam Hall, Front Sq. |
Hello Brain delivers you scientifically-designed exercises ‘Brain Buffs’ to help your brain stay fit and healthy. Talk: “Take the Brain Health Challenge” Professor Sabina Brennan, School of Psychology and Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin and Principal Investigator E-Health at the ADAPT Centre.
Talk: 13:30-14:30
Read more and reserve your place HERE.
Location: Swift Theatre, Arts Block
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The Bebras® Computing Challenge: introduces computational thinking to students, by allowing them to solve interactive tasks online. Location: 11am-5pm, Exam Hall, Front Sq. |
 Ciphers, logic games, brain teasers and codebreakers! Test your mind with our wide range of challenging puzzles.
Location: 11am-5pm, Exam Hall, Front Sq. |
 All-Ireland Programming Olympiad (AIPO): Good at Math? Code for fun? Challenge yourself with the national computer programming competition for secondary level students.
Location: 11am-5pm, Exam Hall, Front Sq. |
 Fuelling up: What, when and how much should I be eating? Figure out exactly how much energy you need to support your daily activities, exercise and sport, and what are the combinations and timings of foods that fuel your body.
Location: 11am-5pm, Exam Hall, Front Sq. |
 All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad: Test your mind against the world’s toughest puzzles in language, logic and linguistics.
Location: 11am-5pm, Exam Hall, Front Sq. |
Manual Override: This interactive logic game challenges players to coordinate with teammates in a race against the clock to reduce interference in a complex mobile phone network. Location: 11am-5pm, Exam Hall, Front Sq. |
Sensory Challenge: Can you tell the difference between different smells? Do you know how a sensor works? Challenge your sense of smell in this fun activity which will illustrate how materials science research is helping develop sensors to find new ways of sensing the world within and around us.
More exhibitor details to follow!