1st December 2009

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Sue McGrath demonstrates one of the experiments that will take place during the Supermarket Science show at Jordanstown this week


Children visiting the University of Ulster are to discover how a supermarket can be a treasure trove of scientific activity. 

The University in partnership with the Royal Society of Chemistry will help bring science to life for children on the Jordanstown campus with a new interactive show. Supermarket Science is open to young people of all ages and aims to promote science by making it fun.

Event organiser, Dr Tony Byrne, a Reader in Ulster’s School of Engineering and Vice Chair of the RSC’s NI Section Trust, said: “Children are natural scientists; they are inquisitive and ask really smart questions about the world around them.  It is important they know that science can provide them with an exciting career.

“This show will take the children on a shopping journey of discovery – they will find out how to turn toffee into honeycomb and how to make a toilet roll dance among many other exciting things.

“Children – and their parents alike- will be amazed at how much science there is in a supermarket and how magical science can really be. Sue McGrath, our science magician, will astound the audience with demonstrations of the explosive power of chemistry.”

Supermarket Science will take place at 2.30pm on Saturday 5th December 2009 in
9F03, University of Ulster, Jordanstown. The show is suitable for children three years and up. 

Admission is free but places are limited. Contact Dr Tony Byrne at: j.byrne@ulster.ac.uk to reserve a place.  

For further information, please contact:

Press Office, Department of Communication and Development
Tel: 028 9036 6178
Email: pressoffice@ulster.ac.uk