Outreach at the Glasgow Science Festival
The Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow Young Minds Section of the Students Community of Optics and Photonics Engineering [SCOPE] organized and ran an outreach event with hands-on experiments for kids and adults alike at the Glasgow science festival.
This annual event runs through the month of June 2012 with a huge variety of activities, from open days to guided tours, and aims to engage the general public with science and the scientific research undertaken at the Universities in Glasgow.
Hundreds of participants attend the Family Days held on two weekends during the festival at the transport and travel related Riverside Museum and the beautiful Victorian Kelvingrove Museum.
As part of the Kelvingrove Museum event, SCOPE organized and ran hands-on experiments and demonstrations about the principles of optics.
The enthusiasm for optics shown by the volunteers, as well as the visual quality of the hands on experiments attracted many visitors. Over 300 children and adults took part in the presented activities, with very positive feedback.
