As part of the Science Foundation Ireland funded nationwide Problem-Solving Initiative, the ADAPT Centre hosted a Problem-Solving Festival on Saturday, 30th September 2017 in Trinity College Dublin (TCD). The festival was sponsored by Microsoft. The festival took place in the Examination Hall in TCD, a prominent location just inside the front gates off College Green.
The family festival had activities for all ages, including language games, logic puzzles, large-scale games, interactive workshops and curated lectures.
Featured at the festival were:
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 (Places have been filled but we expect there will be a small number of places available on the day, in the event of cancellations and no-shows) |
Hello Brain delivers you scientifically-designed exercises ‘Brain Buffs’ to help your brain stay fit and healthy. Talk: “Take the Brain Health Challenge” Sabina Brennan, Professor of Neuroscience at TCD and e-Health Lead 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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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 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 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 |
 SCHOOL OF COMPUTING
Make Maths Easier: How Problem-Solving Strategies can Help Ages 12+ right up!, helpful for Parents, Teachers too Workshop: 2.30-3.30pm, Swift Theatre |
The Bebras® Computing Challenge: introduces computational thinking to students, by allowing them to solve interactive tasks online. Ages 8+ Location: 11am-5pm, Exam Hall, Front Sq. |
 Ciphers, logic games, brain teasers and codebreakers! Test your mind with our wide range of challenging puzzles.
Ages 5+ 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.
Ages 12+ 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. |
 Linguistics Olympiad Problem Solving Workshop: Test your mind against the world’s toughest puzzles in language, logic and linguistics.
Ages 12+ Location: 11am-5pm, Exam Hall, Front Sq. Workshop: 11.30am-1pm, Swift Theatre |
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. Ages 10+ 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. Location: 11am-5pm, Exam Hall, Front Sq.
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