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Ear switching hat

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Auditory (sound) cues to help us figure out where interesting things in the world around us are - try confusing your brain with the Ear-Switching Hat!

This magical hat will confuse your senses!
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Microbes: viruses

Cuddly viruses and a few models too
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Microbes: parasites

Two boxes of kit to explain microbiology
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Microbes: bacteria

Cuddly bugs, props from a lab, and a hand-washing experiment
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Dinosaurs and their Ocean Friends

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Ever wanted to see how big a T-rex's claws were, or how tiny its brain was? Ever wanted to touch real dinosaur bones or hold a fossilised shark poo? Then this experiment is for you!

A collection of Mesozoic vertebrate fossils
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Exploring genes

Props to explain DNA and molecular biology, including a plastic DNA gel!
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Model cells

Box of model cells
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Rocks and fossils

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Find out about explosive volcanoes, shiny crystals, and the exotic animals that lived millions of years ago

A box of rocks and fossils
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What are genes made of? (CBS lecture, March 2011)

New biology lecture for CBS 2011
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Surface Tension

Showing that surface tension can support paperclips.
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