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Recognizing faces is easy, isn?t it? What if they are faces you rarely see in Glasgow? Come and see how well you can match faces of Caucasian and Egyptian people.

Think you can tell a sea urchin from a mouse or human? Remarkably, as animals from all walks of life grow from a fertilized egg, they all look very similar. See if you can match up the baby with the adult and meet the embryologists from Dundee.

Help engineers to find cracks in engines in different lights and find out what your eyes are doing to help you find them.

Wow! Look at that! Or euewwww! Some of the comments you may hear when participating in "Cockroach Corner" at GSC. In Cockroach corner meet our Madagascan Hissing Cockroaches, cockroaches that live right up to their name by hissing whenever you touch one

Duration: 30 mins

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Find out what scientific techniques are used to understand the secrets of the past, from site discovery to skeletons, by taking part in an archaeological dig. What can the facts tell us about our history?

Experience the gripping story - full of hope, crushing disappointment, dazzling ingenuity, bravery, and triumph – in Hubble 3D, the seventh awe-inspiring film from the award-winning IMAX Space Team.

Through the power of IMAX 3D, Hubble 3D will enable movie-goers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings, and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in NASA’s history. The film will offer an inspiring and unique look into the Hubble Space Telescope’s legacy and highlight its profound impact on the way we view the universe and ourselves.

Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, Hubble 3D reunites the Space Station 3D filmmaking team, led by Producer/Director Toni Myers. James Neihouse, Director of Photography, also doubles as the Astronaut crew trainer. Judy Carroll is Associate Producer, and Graeme Ferguson, Co-founder of IMAX and pioneer Producer of many IMAX space films, is Executive Producer. Hubble 3D is an IMAX and Warner Bros. Pictures production, in cooperation with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Duration: 45 mins

Join experts fro the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh and find out how looking at things in infrared light helps astronomers to discover more about the universe

Follow the 3D adventures of a group of confused Glagolith aliens as their leader guides them on a ROLLER COASTER tour of the Universe in search

Duration: 45 mins

Find out what scientific techniques are used to understand the secrets of the past, from site discovery to skeletons, by taking part in an archaeological dig. What can the facts tell us about our history?

Collect your activity trail booklet from a Science Communicator and explore many of the exhibits featured in the hit Cbeebies show. When you are finished you will receive your free neurone sticker! Remember you can download the booklet from our website to use at any time during your visit.

Find out what scientific techniques are used to understand the secrets of the past, from site discovery to skeletons, by taking part in an archaeological dig. What can the facts tell us about our history?

Can you make the world's most complicated marble machine ever!? Get your marble from point A to point B in SLOWEST possible time. Slow and steady really does win, in a reverse race!

Duration: 30 mins

Follow the 3D adventures of a group of confused Glagolith aliens as their leader guides them on a ROLLER COASTER tour of the Universe in search

Duration: 45 mins