A group of Cambridge University students will be bringing their own brand of fun science to seaside resorts this summer.

Cambridge Hands-On Science (ChaOS) will be encouraging youngsters to get involved in interactive demonstrations at six roadshow events along Britain's south coast.

From extracting DNA from kiwi fruit to smashing flowers frozen with carbon dioxide, the group will be explaining some of science's puzzles and encouraging children to find the answers to many more for themselves. There will also be the chance to enter the CHaOS engineering challenge.

CHaOS organiser Sarah Crisp explained:

"Science is not just something that people in white coats do in laboratories. We want to get across the message that it's something that's fun and relevant to everyone."

The group are a regular part of the University's annual science festival, which takes place in March. This is the University's biggest public event, last year attracting 35,000 visits.

23 August 2002 - Lymington
24 August 2002 - Crossways
25 August 2002 - Weymouth
26 August 2002 - Torquay
28 August 2002 - Kingsbridge
29 August 2002 - Exmouth


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