National Museum of Scotland - Special Exhibition Gallery, Level 3: Listing

Join the Gene Jury team to discover how living things use their genes to grow and survive, and decide whether monsters should uncover their gene secrets.

26 to 30 March, Starts at 1.45pm and 3.15pm (Lasts for 1 hour), Age 7+,
National Museum of Scotland - Special Exhibition Gallery, Level 3

Add computer programming to your skills. It’s fun and not as hard as you think! Create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art and share them on the web.

31 March to 4 April, Starts at 10.30am, 12 Noon and 1.30pm (Lasts for 1 hour), Age 8+,
National Museum of Scotland - Special Exhibition Gallery, Level 3

Find out more about the world we live in, how the Earth was made, and how we can help prevent its destruction.

31 March to 4 April, Drop-in 10am to 4.30pm, Age 7+, Free - Just turn up on the day,
National Museum of Scotland - Special Exhibition Gallery, Level 3

Do you think plant seeds have nothing going on inside? Think again. Find out about the amazing biology of seeds!

26 to 30 March, Drop-in 10am to 4.30pm, Age 7+, Free - Just turn up on the day,
National Museum of Scotland - Special Exhibition Gallery, Level 3

Rainbows are a rare and beautiful sight in nature. Create your very own rainbows in this workshop, or construct a colourful kaleidoscope.

26 to 30 March, Starts at 10.45pm and 12.15pm (Lasts for 45 minutes), Age 7+,
National Museum of Scotland - Special Exhibition Gallery, Level 3

Investigate the world of sub-nuclear particles. See the particles from outer space that pass through you, and drive your own desktop accelerator.

26 to 30 March, Drop-in 10am to 4.30pm, Age 10+, Free - Just turn up on the day,
National Museum of Scotland - Special Exhibition Gallery, Level 3

Pop-ups are ingenious engineering mechanisms where flat cardboard shapes are designed to spring into exciting 3D models. Make your own and amaze your friends.

26 to 30 March, Drop-in 10am to 4.30pm, Age 7+, Free - Just turn up on the day,
National Museum of Scotland - Special Exhibition Gallery, Level 3

Bored of Sudoku? Try our collection of mathematical puzzles and games, from the simple to the fiendish.

26 to 30 March, Drop-in 10am to 4.30pm, Age 7+, Free - Just turn up on the day,
National Museum of Scotland - Special Exhibition Gallery, Level 3

Come and do some exciting hands-on chemistry experiments and make models of molecules.

31 March to 4 April, Drop-in 10am to 4.30pm, Age 5+, Free - Just turn up on the day,
National Museum of Scotland - Special Exhibition Gallery, Level 3

Do you think you can beat our robot at Connect 4? Some people have.

31 March to 4 April, Drop-in 10am to 4.30pm, Age 5+, Free - Just turn up on the day,
National Museum of Scotland - Special Exhibition Gallery, Level 3