New live sessions coming 19-21 May 2021.
While you’re waiting check out sessions from our February festival.
- All Ages
Curious About: Innovation
Mon 17 May
LIVE sessions from 19-21 MayJoin Glasgow Science Centre for our second digital festival celebrating the spirit of innovation
- Age 8+
- Climate Change
- Conservation
WWF – Climate Change in Scotland
Wed 19 May
LIVE 19 May at 09.15Join Sheila George, Food and Environmental Policy Manager at WWF to discuss the effect Climate Change is having on our land, nature and communities.
- All Ages
- Citizenship
Edinburgh Zoo Tour – Penguins
Wed 19 May
LIVE 19 May at 14.00Go on a virtual visit to the Penguins with our friends at RZSS (Royal Zoological Society of Scotland).
- Age 8+
- Climate Change
- Conservation
WWF – Human-wildlife Conflict in the Arctic
Thu 20 May
LIVE 20 May at 09.15Join Rhona Kent, a Polar Oceans Specialist to explore how WWF are developing technology that helps to limit human and animal conflict in the Arctic.
- Age 8+
- Climate Change
Meet Heather Reid
Thu 20 May
LIVE 20 May at 14.00Severe weather conditions were seen all around the world in 2020 due to climate change. Join Heather Reid as she discusses the global impact of rising CO2 levels and how we are now experiencing a Climate Emergency.
- All Ages
- Conservation
RZSS Zoo Tour – Rhino
Fri 21 May
LIVE 21 May at 09.15Go on a virtual visit to see the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros with our friends at RZSS (Royal Zoological Society of Scotland).
- Age 8+
- Biodiversity
- Conservation
- Research
BiB Breathes
Thu 18 Feb, 1:00pm
AnimationWatch a brand-new NERC funded animation about pollution and the citizen science project BiB Breathes, where children in Bradford have the opportunity to measure how much air pollution they’re exposed to.
- Age 13+
- Climate Change
- Research
Into The Dark Movie Q&A
Fri 19 Feb, 8:30pm
Live Event; VideoAfter watching Into The Dark, please join us for a live Q&A with Director Michael O. Snyder and Scientists Jørgen Berge and David McKee.
- Age 8+
- Citizenship
- Conservation
Bumblebee Conservation Trust – Andy Benson
Thu 18 Feb, 2:00pm
InterviewFly into this interview with Andy Benson from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT) as we shine a spotlight on the key differences between honeybees and bumblebees.
- Age 8+
- Climate Change
Our Planet Family Quiz (Registration Page)
Sat 20 Feb, 7:00pm
Live EventCome along and test your knowledge in this live interactive family quiz.
- 18+
- Food
- Sustainability
Sustainable Cocktail Making Class & Tide Lines (Registration Page)
Sat 20 Feb, 8:00pm
Live Event; VideoSettle down with GSC and Zero Waste Scotland for our Sustainable Cocktail making workshop.
- Age 8+
- Citizenship
- Pollution
Less Waste Laura
Sat 20 Feb, 1:00pm
Live Event; VideoCome back on Saturday 20th February to join environmental activist Laura Young (Less Waste Laura) as she shares tips and tricks on how to reduce waste and create a more sustainable future for our planet.
- Age 8+
- Climate Change
- Conservation
- Food
WWF – Cath Lawson
Sat 20 Feb, 10:00am
Live Event; VideoCome back on Saturday 20th February at 10am to join GSC and WWF as we discuss the affects climate change will have on African species like sea turtles, mountain gorillas and African elephants.
- All Ages
- Careers
- Conservation
Kirsty Crawford – The Conservation Volunteers
Fri 19 Feb, 1:00pm
Live Event; VideoCome back on Friday 19th February at 1pm to tune in as Kirsty Crawford from The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) talks about her career journey to Senior Project Officer looking after Citizen Science Program, Hogwatch
- Age 8+
- Citizenship
- Conservation
The Promise (Gaelic)
Thu 18 Feb, 12:10pm
VideoThe Promise is a new BBC film based on the children’s picture book by Nicola Davies and Laura Carlin. Gaelic language version
- All Ages
- Citizenship
Edinburgh Zoo Tour – Penguins
Thu 18 Feb, 11:00am
Live eventCome back here on Thursday 18th February at 11am to go on a virtual visit to the Penguins with our friends at RZSS (Royal Zoological Society of Scotland).
- Age 8+
- Citizenship
- Conservation
Introduction to The Promise
Thu 18 Feb, 12:00pm
VideoThe Promise is a new BBC film based on the children’s picture book by Nicola Davies and Laura Carlin.
- Age 8+
- Energy
- Food
Petrol in My Food
Sat 20 Feb, 12:00pm
AnimationAn old lady may have swallowed a fly, but we are consuming precious crude oil as a result of how we feed ourselves. This video from Keep Scotland Beautiful is inspired by the rhyme ‘There was an old lady who swallowed a fly’.
- Age 8+
- Citizenship
- Conservation
The Leaky Tank
Fri 19 Feb, 12:00pm
AnimationDiscover how the Leaky Tank analogy can illustrate the processes of climate change and why low carbon skills matter in this animation.
- All Ages
- Citizenship
RZSS Zoo Tour – Koalas
Fri 19 Feb, 11:00am
Live event; videoCome back on Friday 19th February at 11am to go on a virtual visit to the Koalas with our friends at RZSS (Royal Zoological Society of Scotland).
- Age 8+
- Citizenship
- Conservation
The Promise
Thu 18 Feb, 12:10pm
AnimationThe Promise is a new BBC film based on the children’s picture book by Nicola Davies and Laura Carlin. English language version
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