Eden Project's Science Blogs
School visit to Eden for award-winning young scientists
We had a fantastic time last week hosting a group of young students from Herefordshire’s Staunton-on-Wye Primary School, as part of their Rolls Royce Science Prize Eden Award, which recognises inspirational science teaching and rewards outstanding teachers. The budding young scientists, engineers and designers received the award for their project to create a play hut [...]
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Photosynthesis diagram for kids: how plants help us to survive
Our summer kids’ event is inspired by The Lorax – the blockbuster movie with a really cool environmental message. We’re also offering extra Lorax fun on our Blog to keep your kids happy over the holidays. In the movie, The Lorax is the guardian of a forest of truffula trees. When the Once-ler chops down [...]
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Cornwall flood risk debate, 14 March
We’re convening an evening debate on ‘Living with the risk of flooding’, to give people from Cornwall the chance to feed into government policy on flood risk. Held in the informal setting of the Eden Project Cafe, in St Austell town centre, the debate will focus on the best ways to deal with the increasing [...]
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Introducing… private guided tours at the Eden Project
These new private guided tours can help you make the most of your visit to Eden, whether you want to learn more about gardening, science, food, different cultures, or simply explore Eden behind the scenes. Each lasting 90 minutes, our private guided tours for two make a great gift for a friend or loved one. [...]
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- Chocolate, Chocolate Jungle, Food, Horticulture, Mediterranean Biome, Rainforest Biome, Sustainability, tours
New educational workshops for school trips to Eden
As we start a busy new term here at Eden we’re looking forward to sharing three brand spanking new educational workshops with the kids on our school trips. We’ve designed them to get students trying out new things, from becoming canopy scientists to learning how to survive in the rainforest to running a sustainable enterprise. [...]
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Join Stargazing Live at Eden astronomy event
Explore the night sky at a free evening of astronomy at Eden, as part of the BBC’s Stargazing Live series, on Tuesday 17 January 2012. Visitors can find out about the stars of our galaxy by using a variety of professional telescopes, taking a virtual visit to distant corners of the universe in a portable [...]
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Brussels sprouts: love ’em or hate ’em?
Why can’t some people stand Brussels sprouts, yet others seem to quite enjoy them? That’s the question that young scientists at the Eden Project are to investigate in schools workshops, by testing their DNA for a special gene. The A-level students will be conducting experiments as part of a national programme by the UK Association [...]
BBC scientist to be sealed in plant-filled ‘bell jar’ at Eden
Scientist and presenter Professor Iain Stewart will live inside a sealed, airtight chamber in our Rainforest Biome for 48 hours as part of a major new BBC Two series provisionally titled How Plants Made the World. The chamber will be crammed with more than a hundred plants and Iain will be entirely dependent on the [...]
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