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Science Fun and Games 2009

Did you know that a bolt of lightning has enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread?

Now that's a fab science fact to chew on for
National Science & Engineering Week March 6-15 2009.

Screenshot showing science facts and fingers pointing to space, a purple car flying in front of the moon and a blue toaster being struck by lightning.


Find out more amazing science facts at physics.org.

Are you lucky enough to be going to a museum or science centre to have some fun with science this week?

Or are you celebrating at school?


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There are just loads of great science games to play online too.

Are you up for the challenge?





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 Showing a boy with short, brown hair playing a game on his computer.

Screenshot of Launchball, a game from the Science Museum. The game looks like coloured squares on a grid.


First up is our favourite Science Museum game, Launchball.

Click on this link for more Science Museum games.




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Or how about
Glasgow Science Centre's games?

Their Asteroid Defence game is brilliant.

Can you hold your nerve and blast those asteroids before they hit your space ship?



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 Screenshot showing the Asteroid Defence game. Instructions on how to play are next to a zooming red rocket. The moon is on the right of the screen above a yellow 'start' button.

Screenshot showing the Time Twins game. A teddy bear with a space helmet is looking at blue aliens against a purple background.

Stay out of this world with
Time Twins on the physics.org website.

Feeling spaced out?

When you're done fighting those pesky aliens, you'll find
lots of other games to play at Planet Science.


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The Royal Institute of Great Britain (Ri) also has a good selection of games.

Their Joints Explorer game will tickle your funny bone.

If you enjoy that, why not
try more of the Ri's games?



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 Screenshot shoiwng a white skeleton against a black background. There are points highlighted on the skeleton's body. If you pass your mouse over these points, then text appears to explain the parts of the skeleton.

Logo of National Science and Engieering Week 2009. The white writing is against a pink bubble.


National Science & Engineering Week is organised by the British Science Association.

Museums and science centres, as well as schools, are holding events for National Science & Engineering Week 2009.



© British Science Association

Find out about what's happening where on the
British Science Association website.

You can also investigate science all year round at these amazing museums and science centres:

Catalyst Science Discovery Centre Widnes
Magna Science Adventure Centre Rotherham
Life Science Centre Newcastle
Thinktank Birmingham
Green's Mill & Science Centre Nottingham
National Space Science Centre Leicester
The Observatory Science Centre Herstmonceux
South Downs Planetarium and Science Centre Chichester
The Science Museum London
Inspire Norwich
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences Cambridge
At-Bristol Bristol
Techniquest Cardiff
Sensation Science Centre Dundee
Glasgow Science Centre Glasgow
w5 (Whowhatwherewhenwhy) Belfast
Armagh Planetarium Armagh

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Happy National Science Week everyone!