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Family Afternoons at ARU Peterborough
Every Wednesday afternoon from 17th July- 28th August
Take part in a free carousel of activities designed to allow young people, aged 8+, to
explore the Monsters of the Sea through the virtual world, science and computing.
Dive into Discovery: Unravelling the Mysteries of the Deep!
Embark on an immersive journey into the depths of the oceanic past with our cuttingedge Extended Reality suite activity! Get ready to explore a stunning 3D model straight
from the archives of the Natural History Museum – the awe-inspiring skeleton of the
MONSTER MAKES! Monster themed
bluecraft
whale.
session for children and families.
In thisTues/Sat
interactive
mornings
experience,
selected
participants
dates in July/August,
will find themselves
10.30am-12.30pm
transported to a
captivating
July: 23rd, 27th,
360-degree
30th. August:
environment,
3rd, 6th,
where
10th,they'll
20th, 24th,
have the
27th.
power
No charge
to navigate
for entry,
and
investigate every inch of the
donations
ancientgratefully
creature'sreceived.
remains using a simple touchpad
interface. From its formidable jaws to its intricate skeletal structure, every detail is at
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your
Wednesdays
fingertips. at St John9s.
Wednesday mornings selected dates in July/August, 10-12pm
Head over to St John’s on Wednesdays
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charge
to design
for entry.
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come to life in a game. We'll guide you through the process, helping you draw inspiration
from myth and biology to
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your creations to
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to surprise
children and
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challenge
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players. It's
in athe
virtual world and experiment
fun and creative
and create
journey
usingyou
ARU
won't
Peterborough’s
want to miss!innovative resources.
Not to be missed. Free but you must book!
Saltwater Experiment: Explore the secrets of seawater!
Dive into the fascinating
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world
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of Monsters
marine science
on Medieval
with ourMaps9
interactive seawater
experiment. In this engaging
Thursday
activity,1st
participants
August, 7.30pm
will get the chance to explore the
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talk, Chet
properties
Van Duzer,
of seawater
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its importance
on Medieval
to our
and
planet's
Renaissance
Maps, will trace the history of sea monsters
ecosystems.
on European maps, beginning with the earliest
mappaemundi
In this hands-on
on which
experiment,
they appear
participants
in the tenth
will embark
centuryon
and
a journey
continuing
to understand
to the end of
why
the
oceans are naturally
sixteenth
salty, bycentury.
observing
Tickets:
the effect
£8pp,salt
£7pp
has
students.
on the buoyancy of objects
and marine animals in both seawater and freshwater.
Online Talk.9 Monsters of the Sea: Life in a Changing Ocean9
Booking is essential.
15th August,
See7.30pm
website for details.
With by Professor Meric Srokosz of the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton.
Tickets: £8pp or £7 students.