Yeay!!!! It's Official!!!!! A date for your diaries... Merthyr Science Festival Merthyr Leisure Centre Saturday 11th July 10am - 3pm We can't wait to see you there www.merthyrsciencefestival.co.uk

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus Happy St Davids Day, we hope you've had a lovely day eating welsh cakes.

We would love to hear any tunes you create from bottles filled with water. What is the difference between bottles with more/less water? Do the bottles need to be glass? #STEM #Sound #Physics #Waves kids.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

We would love to see your creative engineered balance sculpture. Why not see if you can make something out of the recycling (check with the grown ups first) #STEM #Engineering babbledabbledo.com/recycled-bal...

While you wait for our exciting news coming soon, why not have a go at making straw rockets. #STEM #Physics #Rockets #Space youtu.be/oEqmfhAG0So?...

Not long till we announce our news so keep your eyes peeled. In the meantime we'd love to see your home made lava lamps. We wonder how many different colours we can collect. #STEM #Physics #HalfTermFun www.homesciencetools.com/article/how-...

Did you know that there is a fossil forest in North Wales? Make your own fossils with salt dough and see what creative fossil imprints you come up with. You could use leaves, toy dinosaurs or create your own. We'd love to see your salt dough fossils www.brymboheritagetrust.org/brymbo-fossi...

A simple, fun and easy activity to.carry out over half term. Growing rainbows is a great way to demonstrate capillary action. We'd love to see everyone's attemps and cheer us up on these rainy cold days. #STEM #Rainbows #Chemistry funlearningforkids.com/grow-a-rainb...

This is Adolfo Kaminsky, born 1st October 1925 in Argentina. During WW2, at only 19 years old, he worked in an underground lab, forging papers for Jews and people fleeing the Nazis, thanks to his understanding of chemistry. researchparent.com/color-changi...

While the weather is still a bit cold and wet why not have a go with this activity!!! Use vinegar and baking soda to create carbon dioxide to inflate the balloon. We'd love to see some photos so please tag us!! #STEM #Experiment #Activities frugalfun4boys.com/blow-up-a-ba...

Did you know that Mount Everest was named after a Welshman?? Sir George Everest, born in Crickhowell, was a British surveyor and geographer who accurately mapped from India to Nepal. #STEM #Geography #Geology #Mountains #Himilayas

Why not take part in this fun citizen science project from the comfort of your own home. Register now to be part of the RSPB Big Garden Watch. #STEM #CitizenScience #Nature www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

It's official, Merthyr Science Festival is heading into space!!!!!!! We're very excited about this. Follow the link below to send your name into space. www3.nasa.gov/send-your-na... We'd love to see your boarding cards for the Artemis II mission. @esa.int @ukspaceagency.bsky.social

We can't believe it's been a month since MSF. We hope you all enjoyed yourself, drop us a comment, tell us what you enjoyed, or what you'd like to see at the next festival.

We asked local schools to submit some STEM themed artwork to be displayed at the festival. What a joyous job it was, displaying these. #STEM #STEAM #Feativals #Art #Creative

Only 3 days!!!! We wouldn't have been able to deliver the festival we wanted to without our brilliant sponsors. Thank you, we're able to bring STEM into a community that will really benefit from this engagement . @BSGCT #WAVU #RSC #WCRC

5 days and counting..... We also have HDRUK who will be attending the festival. They'll be bringing two table top activities including a speed lego sorting activity & a hook-a-duck activity....... #Lego!!!!! Who doesn't love Lego. We can't wait.

@showmethesci.bsky.social will also be with us with a host of table top activites for everyone to join in with. From dancing salt, static track race and hand boilers. #Scicomm #FamilyFun #Festivals #STEM

Only 2 weeks to go!!!!! We will also have the Geologists Association joining us...how lucky are we "We will exhibit an " extinction" table game, a "Match the minerals to the materials" challenge, specimens of rocks & minerals" @geolassoc.bsky.social #SciComm #Festival #STEM

Only 2 weeks to go!!!!! We will also have the Geologists Association joining us...how lucky are we. "We will exhibit an " extinction" table game, a "Match the minerals to the materials" challenge, specimens of rocks & minerals" #SciComm #Festival #STEM

Our mascot has a name!!! Please let us introduce..... Prof Thea Saurus.

Only 3 weeks to go!!!!!! Who wants to make their own re-entry shield?? 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️🙋‍♂️🙋🏿‍♂️. We're very lucky to have Space Forge join us this year. #Scicomm #STEM #Festivals #FamilyFun

With only 4 weeks to go 😲 we'd love to introduce the Viral ImmunoTherapies and Advanced therapeutics Lab (VITAL) group who will be hosting their "Fighting cancer using viruses" stand. We look forward to seeing the Virus Tinkerers there. #Scicomm #Research #STEM #Outreach #CommunityEngagement

HELP!!!!!! Our mascot needs a name. Please submit your suggestions below and be in with a chance to win a prize. For more information about this year's festival please visit our website www.merthyrsciencefestival.co.uk or follow the QR code on the poster.

Wait...what?!?! Only 5 weeks to go!!!! The South East Wales branch of the IBMS will be joining us. Come along to do a periodic table puzzle, play with some mock specimens, make a DNA bracelet and construct a DNA model. @ibmscience.bsky.social #STEM #Science #Festivals #FamilyFun

6 weeks to go..... We'll also have some mini exhibits from Techniquest. How exciting!!!!! We all love Techniquest, and we can't wait to see what they'll bring along. #Scicomm #STEM #Festival #Family #FamilyFun

7 weeks today is Merthyr Science Festival. Aidan Seeley & team from SWIRL Swansea Uni will be there with their "Drunk worms" showing the effect of alcohol. How exciting and interesting. We can't wait to see some drunk worms. #STEM #Scicomm #Research #Festival #FamilyFun

It's only a little over 7 weeks until the festival, and we are busy preparing behind the scenes. Over the next few weeks, we're going to introduce a few people who will be attending, so watch this space. #Exciting #STEM #Festival #NameOurMascot

Please meet our new mascot. However we need your help! Our mascot doesn't have a name. Submit your suggestions and be in with a chance to win a prize.

We're on countdown.....9 weeks today will be Merthyr Science Festival. Take a look at our website to see who will be there. www.merthyrsciencefestival.co.uk #Excited #SciComm #STEM #FamilyFun

🚀 Save the Date! Science, Fun, and a Dash of Welsh Magic! 🧪 Join us for the Merthyr Science Festival on Saturday, 5th July 2025! Expect experiments, and enough brainpower to light up the Valleys! Mark your calendars, because missing this would be scientifically unwise! 😉