The Fête de la Science, a free and exceptional cultural event, is once again offering an outstanding program of activities from October 4 to 14, 2024. The theme of this 33rd edition is "Oceans of Knowledge". Hundreds of events are being organized in Paris and throughout the Île-de-France region, for young and old alike, especially in Essonne. From workshops to shows and exhibitions, there's something for everyone in the département!
The whole family can take part, and meet the scientists who will be showcasing their exceptional advances and research at this national event. A wide range of topics are covered, from biodiversity to astronauts and the future of science. Between Palaiseau, Evry and many other participating towns, there's no doubt that you'll find what you're looking for for a week filled with new knowledge!
And if you'd like to get out and about in the region to discover more events, head for the neighbouring départements and the capital, where plenty of curious onlookers will be on hand!
Fête de la Science 2024 in Paris and Ile-de-France, free events to discover
The Fête des Sciences returns from October 4 to 14, 2024 for its 33rd edition! What's it all about? A week dedicated to scientific culture, with numerous free events all over France. Experiments, shows, open houses, visits and a host of workshops, open to all and adapted to children, await you in the four corners of Paris and the Île-de-France region! [Read more]
Fête de la Science 2024: workshops and exhibitions in Essonne media libraries
The Fête de la Science promises a rich 2024 edition. From October 4 to 14, 2024, a wide range of research-related events will be held throughout mainland France. In Essonne, media libraries will be showcasing science with workshops and original exhibitions. [Read more]
Fête de la Science 2024 at École polytechnique: tours, workshops and escape game on the program
École Polytechnique is opening its doors to us for the Fête de la Science on Saturday, October 5, 2024. In the hall, a science village and many other fun activities are on offer to raise awareness of scientific research. [Read more]
In Bruyères-le-Chatel
CEA DAM Île-de-France is organizing the Fête de la Science at its Bruyères-le-Châtel site, 2 rue de la Piquetterie, on Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 10am to 5pm.
As in previous years, we'll be opening up part of our site to present the CEA's scientific activities and professions, and introducing youngsters to the world of science through fun experiments. We're also organizing expert talks in line with the event's national theme.
Foodtrucks will be on hand to provide refreshments if you wish.
If you would like to take part in this event, please let us know by contacting us on 01.69.26.58.96 or by e-mail at communicationdif@cea.fr
In Cerny
People in virtually every civilization have used the physical properties of water to get around. Noticing that certain objects floated, mankind instinctively invented boats. They were quick to use the force of air displacement to move faster and steer their courses with sails. Air and water thus became linked fluids for man.
Over the centuries, through trial and error, knowledge of the physics of the elements has led to the creation of ever more efficient devices for moving around on land, water, in the air and even in space - each technological advance building on previous discoveries in different fields.
The activities on offer to the public will reveal the evolution of the creations of these inventors, often self-taught engineers whose imagination and tenacity are often impressive.
We'll be focusing on the origins of inventions that, while not necessarily obvious, are now part of everyday life: protection and safety with sea surveillance aircraft linked to rescue boats, observation of potential pollution, seaplane water bombers against fires, and thanks to satellites, weather forecasts, sea level monitoring, tsunami prevention, etc.
Objectives
Stimulate curiosity, provide knowledge of physics, history and techniques little known to the general public, enable dialogue with specialists, technicians, enthusiasts and educators by offering a wide variety of activities adapted to the age range of participants.
Through games, conferences, meetings, exhibitions, workshops for building small machines, presentations of different trades, over the course of two days, children, young people and families will make unexpected discoveries, acquire new knowledge, build with their own hands, talk to specialists and get answers to their questions.
A visit to the Musée Volant will also allow them to discover, for example, a copy of one of the first seaplanes in flying condition.
Planned actions and partners
Conferences:
1- Title : Seaplanes, from François Denhaut's 1910 seaplane to today's
Speaker: Henri Hermabessière, seaplane pilot trainer
Presentation of the different types of seaplane: floatplane, hull, pure seaplane or amphibious
History and development: From the first to the largest, the period of glory, military use
- Float or hull
- Pure seaplanes or amphibious
- History and development:
- From the first to the largest, the period of glory, military use, the end of commercial activity, the present, the future.
- Local players.
2- Title: Landing on an aircraft carrier
Speaker: a Hawkeye pilot
3-Title : Water protection, ocean surveillance and humanism
Speaker: to be confirmed
4- Title: The Flotille operating the "Atlantique 2" aircraft: submarine surveillance and public service missions (fishing, pollution, illicit trafficking, sea rescue). Observation systems, dropping of acoustic buoys...
Speaker: a naval aviator Lieutenant de Vaisseau
5- Title : Wings and sails: Scientific explanation of the similarities between boat sails and aircraft wings.
Speaker: Alexandre Mulard, skipper and pilot.
6- Flight and disability: Disability is not insurmountable when it comes to flying.
Speaker: Patrick Guedj, founding president of the "Envole-moi" association for the promotion of leisure aviation for all types of physical handicaps, responsible for the validation of adapted control systems by the authorities (GSAC, DGAC...)
Workshops/animations
Supervision:
Annie Carteron president of the Jonathan Club association, EN teacher, J.S. medal, Mérite national medal and FAI (international aeronautical federation) for actions with young people.
Céline Rocci, EN teacher, CNEA
Alexis Collinet military pilot
Constructions
Jonathan Club activities (30 years of aeronautical discovery activities for 6/16 year-olds)
- Small seaplane models (test in a small inflatable pool)
- Air rockets
- Water rockets
- Enclosing air in water (physical explanations and giant soap bubble making)
Games : from water to air
-The water cycle (horizontal puzzle)
-Clouds (photos to classify)
-Making a clepsydra
-Quiz on the similarities between boat hulls and aircraft fuselages
Quiz on the different means of sea and air transport (hovercrafts, hydrofoils, etc.)..)
Guided exhibitions, demonstrations and meetings
-Exhibition "Mémoire de l'aviation civile": François Denhaut, inventor of the hull seaplane
-Underwater archaeology and discovery of aircraft wrecks (wreck of Saint Exupéry's P-38 Lightning, probably found by diver Luc Vanrell in May 2000) presentation of photos and documents, presentation of COMEX Compagnie maritime d'expertise, which also participates in astronaut pool training)
-To be an aviator in the Navy: meet an aviator from the Aéronavale
-Visit the Musée Volant Salis: France's only museum of vintage aircraft in flying condition (from the beginnings of aviation to the 1980s)
-Photo exhibition: "Quand la mer vue du ciel devient une œuvre d'art"
Career prospects
Planned participation
- from the Cerny and Sainte Geneviève des Bois high schools (teachers responsible for Brevet d'initiation aéronautique training: Xavier Truchet, Rosteum Chadi, Benoît Geraud.
- CIRAS de l'académie de Versailles (Brevet d'initiation à l'aéronautique) and BIMer (brevet d'initiation à la navigation en mer)
- Armée de l'Air, aéronavale (CIRFA)
- CFA: center de formation aux métiers de l'aérien.
- Stand on naval aviation careers, participation of young recruits and presence of the person in charge of recruiting naval officers and relations with schools.
Scientific committee:
Jacques Arnould in charge of ethical issues at the Centre National des Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
François Besse writer aeronautical journalist, pilot instructor plane, Ulm, glider. Aerobatic pilot; creator and editor-in-chief of the AeroVFR website.
Patrick Guedj , aircraft instructor, founding president of the "Envole-moi" association for the promotion of leisure aviation for all types of physical handicaps, responsible for the validation of adapted control systems by the authorities (GSAC, DGAC...).
In Evry-Courcouronnes
To find out more about the Fête de la Science program in the communes of Grand Paris Sud, click here: https: //www.grandparissud.fr/evenements/fete-de-la-science-4/ (provisional page under construction, pending certification).
Scientific experiments, fun and educational games, object making and construction, Science Village(s)... We invite you to discover the activities on offer near you.
Our towns, cultural facilities such as media libraries, local associations such as Planète Sciences, and their partners, look forward to welcoming you in large numbers to celebrate the oceans!
As a territory of scientific innovation and learning, the Grand Paris Sud agglomeration, in conjunction with CSTI players, has decided to promote its 2024 scientific mediation initiatives by setting up a page dedicated to the Fête de la Science.
Fête de la science 2024: Oceans of Knowledge
The University of Evry is organizing its annual Fête de la science from October 1 to 15, 2024, with the support of Genopole and the Evry-Courcouronnes town council, as part of its Learning City initiative, under the theme: "Oceans of Knowledge".
The oceans are veritable open-air laboratories, mobilizing a wide range of scientific skills.
Their role is central to the future of the Earth and mankind, and their exposure and preservation are major issues for the 21st century, and the focus of much research.
The ocean's influence on climate regulation is a well-known and often cited subject of study.
This environment is also at the heart of concerns about pollution and maintaining the biodiversity necessary for the survival of the human race.
Thus, the functioning of the ocean and, more broadly, the water cycle are the focus of a large community of researchers: water is studied in all its forms, transformations and uses.
In another dimension, the exploitation of marine resources is a subject of study for economists and geopoliticians.
In the balance, the notions of development, sustainable resource management and the protection of ecosystems and their biodiversity.
Finally, let's not forget the cultural and societal dimension.
The maritime environment is a heritage, a historical and archaeological witness to the development and trajectories of humanity.
In Gif-sur-Yvette
Maggots, protozoa, bacteria, earthworms... Who are the decomposers or transformers of the earth? What is their environmental importance? Mixing physical theater and acrobatic stunts, a duo takes over the gardens of ENS Paris-Saclay to represent these relationships and metamorphoses, for the duration of the Fête de la Science.
As part of the Fête de la Science and the Village des Sciences de l'Université Paris-Saclay.
Based on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and a description of a project in Burkina Faso, the public will learn more about access to water through solar energy. Thanks to a fun workshop, participants will discover the various components of a solar pumping system, with a demonstration concluding the workshop.
Although invisible, the magnetic field is omnipresent in our daily lives, whether it's perceived by the needle of a compass or as an instrument of the energy transition. This workshop will highlight the existence and power of the magnetic field through two fun experiments: an electromagnetic cannon and a non-contact energy transfer.
Participants will then discover how the magnetic field enables the operation of electrical machines, found in wind turbines, power stations and electric cars.
Several laboratories in the Paris region are involved in exploring our solar system in search of potential traces of life. To this end, we've developed a number of ways of finding traces of life on Mars or Titan, Saturn's largest satellite. We're exploring Mars with Curiosity and the SAM experiment, and in a few years' time, we'll be able to explore Titan with the DraMS experiment aboard NASA's Dragonfly drone.
Thermo-acoustic combustion instabilities can occur spontaneously in industrial furnaces. They can be observed in water heaters, domestic boilers, process burners, turbojet engines, gas turbines, thermal power stations, rocket engines, etc. Pressure oscillations can be very violent, causing major inconvenience and even considerable damage. The origins of these instabilities will be explained using a flame organ and various demonstration devices. Techniques for combating them will also be discussed.
Flames emit visible and invisible light. This light provides information on the nature of certain chemical species present in the reaction zone or in the burnt gases. Flame spectroscopy experiments will be shown to explain the origin of the colors observed and to understand the technique used in fireworks
Playfully explore the properties of gases such as liquid nitrogen and CO2 (demonstrating the different states of gas, liquid and solid)
A range of scientific mediation activities to help people discover research and concepts in the digital field
Plasmas, known as the fourth state of matter, are ionized gases with unique properties, depending on their degree of ionization. Cold plasmas, where the temperature of the electrons is high but that of the gas remains close to ambient, are used in many industrial applications, such as surface treatment, ozone production and fluorescent lighting. This one-day event offers a practical introduction to the physics of cold plasmas, with experiments focusing on electric discharges, to discover their characteristics and applications.
Premixed flames are commonly used in a wide variety of applications: heating, propulsion, industrial processes such as drying and baking materials, etc. The premixing is carried out upstream of the burner, often using hydrocarbons and air. Premixing is carried out upstream of the burner, often with a hydrocarbon and air. In this workshop, we'll show what flame speed is, give an idea of the temperature field and explain where flame color comes from.
Habitat fragmentation and genetic drift can lead to a reduction in genetic diversity. Simulate these evolutionary events with a colorful seed-pulling game and discover how they apply to the genetic composition of populations and their evolution.
Turbojet engines have been used in aircraft propulsion for many decades. The main operating principles will be explained. Models will be used to illustrate how thrust is generated in a turbojet engine, and the parameters that influence it.
How is hereditary information stored in living organisms? How can it be divided in two and distributed equally between reproductive cells, so that two reproductive cells can give rise to a new individual? In the mitosis-meiosis workshop, you'll discover and visualize under the microscope the cellular duplication-division mechanisms that enable the cycle of life.
The aim is to explore how a blind person can access simple geometric shapes by touch, using a tactile matrix with dynamic pins. Through a short game, you can test your ability to quickly identify simple geometric shapes by touching them alone.
The aim of this workshop is to introduce the public to the social life of bees and the incredible olfactory capacities of these insects. To do this, we'll present the public with a hive frame enclosed in a transparent box, covered with bees and the queen. The social life of these insects will be explained to the public. In addition, we'll be presenting the proboscis extension conditioning experiment, highlighting the surprising olfactory capacities of bees. During this conditioning, the bee learns to associate an odor with a sugar reward, and at the end of the conditioning, responds to the presentation of the odor alone. This experiment will also showcase different odors used for communication within the hive.
Discover the science of light, with demonstrations from our Experimental Teaching Laboratory and the Charles Fabry Laboratory. Learn more about how a laser works, the eye, a thermal camera or how light carries information...
The CNRS has set up a stand dedicated entirely to ocean research. Through this stand, we hope to enable the public in the Paris region to discover the breadth and variety of research being carried out on the ocean. The stand will be aimed primarily at teenagers and adults. We won't be offering any workshops as such, but rather exchanges and discussions around an object. Each scientist will be asked to bring along an object symbolic of his or her research: a maniple, a model, a photograph, etc. This object will serve as a starting point for discussion with participants.
Discover the AlphAI device, designed at the Institut de Neurosciences Paris-Saclay (NeuroPSI) and marketed by the Learning Robots startup. Based on a learning robot and a graphical interface displaying the activity of deep learning networks, this device is both an introductory resource for secondary schools and general engineering courses, and a visualization and programming platform for more in-depth uses.
Workshop offered by the Department of Teaching and Research (DER) Mathematics at the Centre Borelli (ENS Paris-Saclay)
The "My tummy microbes" workshop introduces children aged 6-10 to the microbiota, its link to our health and how to take care of it through diet.
It's hard to imagine the scale of climate change. The https://ccexplorer.eu website shows, based on the best existing climate models, what the climate could be like tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, depending on greenhouse gas emissions. Similarities with other cities (for example, Paris becomes Toulouse) are used in an interactive demonstration, without catastrophism or underestimation.
This workshop uses simple experiments to introduce you to the concepts of structural vibration. You'll learn how a structure (car, plane, building, etc.) can vibrate, why two similar-looking structures don't vibrate in the same way, and how to measure and observe these vibrations. Research applications will also be presented.
This workshop will be devoted to explaining the phenomena involved when materials or solutions generate light or change color thanks to a chemical reaction or UV (ultraviolet) irradiation. You'll learn all about bracelets, stars or toys that light up in the dark, T-shirts that turn blue in the presence of black light, fingerprint or blood detection using light, LEDs or fireflies. Research applications of the phenomena involved will also be discussed.
Take part in self-guided workshops and exciting demonstrations to understand how the particle gas pedals at the SOLEIL synchrotron work. An exciting scientific experience for all ages!
Animal science researchers are mobilized to understand how genetics enable animals to adapt to climate change. Discover a DNA extraction experiment, animations on how animals adapt to heat, and how research is helping to ensure more sustainable resource management in aquaculture and cattle farming.
LIDARS (laser rangefinders) are designed for the mobility needs of the visually impaired. They can be used in conjunction with a white cane, walker or electric wheelchair, depending on the situation. The aim is to be able to walk smoothly and safely, without bumping into obstacles, at a normal walking speed, i.e. between 2.5 and 5 km/h.
Spatial information also needs to be filtered and formatted to reduce cognitive effort for the user.
Students will be introduced to algorithms through questions such as how to sort a set of disks in ascending order of diameter, or how to calculate the shortest route between two metro stations.
Would you like to know how our animals' individual behavior is assessed, and are you ready for a little exercise in a participatory workshop? Wearing an accelerometer on your wrist, you can try out for yourself how movement is assessed, and compare results between participants. Good humor guaranteed!
Using remote-controlled cars, children race autonomous cars. We then think about what we need to drive (perception, reflection, action) and look for what in the autonomous car makes this possible. For adults, we also present reinforcement learning: creating the model on the simulator, learning on the simulator, transferring the neural network to the car.
The SIAVHY will be offering discovery activities on the Yvette river.
Put yourself in the shoes of a biologist and observe living things at different scales: observe insects with a magnifying glass, cells with a microscope; play cards to discover what you can see with each piece of equipment... microscopy will hold no secrets for you!
Do you wonder what will become of our waterways, with the combined impacts of human development and climate change? Come and follow the course of water in our watersheds and rivers, to better understand the effects of obstacles on fish, how pollution control systems work, and how floods are predicted.
Your mission: to sort your biowaste and recycle it with the methanizer. Discover how our waste is a resource for producing energy, gas or molecules for green chemistry.
Plants form the basis of trophic chains and human nutrition. They are adapted to local climatic conditions, and their geographical distribution is affected by climate change. Moreover, rising atmospheric CO2 boosts photosynthesis, but this effect is counterbalanced by deteriorating living conditions. What are the consequences for agriculture?
The SIAVHY will be giving mini-conferences to high school students on the impact of human activities on the local territory: the example of the Yvette watershed.
In nature in the early hours of the morning, drops of water can be seen beading on the edges of leaves. This is called guttation, and is easily confused with dew. But what is it? What does it do? Who's responsible? Here's an experiment to unravel the mystery of these leaf "pearls"!
Play (quiz, card game) and discover how humans have used natural diversity to domesticate and select the plants we grow today. Where do they come from? Why are they adapted to our uses? Will they be the same in the future?
Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of light with our interactive workshop. Discover how white light is broken down and recomposed, and learn what valuable information can be revealed by these different types of light. Join us on a fascinating journey of light!
Participants are challenged to solve a detective story through a series of biological and chemical experiments. Analysis and detection of blood, hair, an unknown powder, food coloring, tissue or even pen ink - anything can be used to find the culprit!
This workshop will focus on manipulating a volume of water in order to bring it into resonance. This principle will be applied to the diffusion of music in an aqueous medium.
Discover the world of wave physics, and how it leads us into optical games. In this world, invisible objects become visible, and the toys are lamps, lasers, bonuses, mirrors and lenses.
Did you know that one liter of seawater contains 100 billion viruses?
Did you know that the oceans are home to giant viruses?
This workshop will take you on a fascinating journey into the microscopic world of viruses, the entities that populate every nook and cranny of our planet! You'll learn about the nature of viruses, their structure and how they multiply. At the end of the journey, you'll discover how viruses have and continue to shape our world.
A short video and/or poster will illustrate the benefits of microalgae for health and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. A selection of commercially available algae-based foods will be presented, and milk analog powders, produced as part of the project, can be used to prepare a drink by rehydrating the powder.
The sense of smell can be trained from life in utero or lost, for example with Covid. Come and test your sense of smell and discover the links between the sense of smell, food preferences, metabolism and even the epigenetics of individuals. On this stand, you'll come face-to-face with a scent lotto, an olfactory test, sayings on olfaction, films and posters - there's something for every nostril!
ChatGPT, machine learning, algorithms... In recent years, artificial intelligence has revolutionized the way we use and relate to knowledge! For the Fête de la Science, discover and navigate the world of artificial intelligence at the Université Paris-Saclay.
Conference open to 16-year-olds and over
To enable a blind person to carry out a task that is, a priori, only possible with sight, an instrument must meet a number of criteria: it must always be reliable, and enable the task to be carried out with a duration and success rate comparable to that of a sighted person. We will review the tasks that are possible today, and those that remain a challenge for research.
Ocean, paleoceanography, modeling, interfaces.
Propag'Action is a cooperative deckbuilding game in which a team of scientists must find a new cure for bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics. Your objective is clear: save humanity before the bacteria invade all space stations!
This interactive workshop offers a hands-on experience to explore the role of water in the protein crystallization process. Participants will learn how to manipulate pipettes to make their solution mixtures, and observe the results of their experiment under the microscope.
Inter- and intra-species genetic diversity defines the geographical distribution of plants around the world. Some are able to adapt to different environments, others are not. How can this be explained, and what is the source of this diversity? Mimicking the synthesis of a DNA strand will illustrate the cellular mechanisms that generate this diversity and its consequences on plants' ability to adapt.
"BioChimix is an educational game and a scientific mediation tool. It was created by Anaïs Brosse, a teacher-researcher at Université Paris Saclay, and Maylis Urtebise, a scientific illustrator. Its aim is to teach players to classify living molecules, represented in the form of cards to be placed on a game board. As a mediation tool, it introduces the different categories of molecules in living organisms through examples found in everyday life."
Observations and identification of microorganisms present in the water of the plateau's basins. Presentation of microbiological water analysis methods.
Find out how cyanobacteria and microalgae are used to produce high value-added molecules for various applications (biofuels, terpenes, etc.).
The idea is to link fermented foods with microbes on a Petri dish. Some microbes will be visualized under a microscope. Using milk as a starting point, we'll show how microbes produce several different fermented products. The right gestures to guarantee hygiene in the kitchen will be presented, with experiments on participants' hands and utensils on Petri dishes.
The "Mes microbes du ventre" workshop introduces children to the microbiota, its link to our health and how to take care of it through diet.
Advance the science of microbiota by taking part in the Le French Gut project!
To advance research, we need your help... or rather, your stools! https://lefrenchgut.fr
Discovery workshop "What is antibiotic resistance? The stand will be manned by students from the Health Department of the Faculty of Pharmacy at Université Paris Saclay. It will feature information posters with commentary, games on the subject for different ages, and a few scientific experiments such as observing bacteria under a microscope.
With the help of games and microscopic observations, come and discover the bacteria that live in water: those that help squid hunt or fish feed, those that produce antibiotics and those that help clean up the oceans by eating plastic and oil from oil spills!
The aim of this presentation is to show the interest and limits of economic approaches to defining good water management at local and global level.
Introducing astroparticles: a comic strip presenting the pioneering work of V. HESS, detection instruments on the ground and in the sea, a tool for tracking transient cosmic phenomena.
This 3D protein structure visualization workshop will showcase examples of proteins, highlight the different secondary structures and illustrate how water molecules interact with proteins.
"We propose that participants create a crystal tree to visualize and understand the role of water in crystal formation. This activity also illustrates the importance of water in transporting substances. It will consist of assembling a paper tree, preparing a magic solution, and observing the result on the tree."
Oceans, cyanos, life on earth, microalgae in the production of high value-added molecules (biofuels, terpenes...).
Various workshops will be offered on the same stand: one on perception in virtual reality, one on speed of movement (Blazepods), one on muscle strength measured by electromyograms or manual dynamometers, one on horizontal and vertical jumping (Optojump) and finally a quiz on the theme of water in sport (hydration, recovery, swimming...).
For the first time ever, CEA unveils a series of brain images obtained with the Iseult MRI scanner, featuring an unrivalled magnetic field of 11.7 teslas.
The talk will be followed by a book signing with Tatiana Giraud.
Can you recognize oils from the ends of the earth? Their scents, colors, textures and origins will help guide you on this exotic journey. Vegetable oils and their fabulous chemical properties are full of resources: food, cosmetics, green chemistry!
On the occasion of the Fête de la Science 2024, on the theme "Oceans of Knowledge", this mini-conference takes you to the heart of research conducted with the SOLEIL synchrotron. Discover how this synchrotron light source explores water in all its forms, from the origins of life to marine ecosystems. Immerse yourself in the infinitely small to better understand the Earth's history and help protect our oceans.
The aim of this conference is to introduce the public to the social life of bees, and the incredible olfactory capacities of these insects.
In Igny
20 minutes to solve a few riddles in a locked box and design a drug to cure a genetic disease.
Codes, keys, DNA extraction and teamwork to achieve the impossible!
In Linas
Conte-gouttes is a show on the theme of water, evoking its scientific properties (liquid, solid, gaseous), its natural cycle and ecological issues in a playful and poetic way.
Through short stories and anecdotes, the aim is to make children aware of the presence of water around them in all its forms, and to raise their awareness of the issues that water raises as an essential element of life.
This show is not only educational: thanks to the evocative power and poetic universe of puppets and other anthropomorphic objects, it is above all entertainment from which children will come away with a different view of their environment, answers to questions or new interrogations...
Writing, direction, set design, puppet set design and music: Hélène Martinot and Sarah de Foresta
Costumes and fabric set elements: Marie Ledebt
Performance: Hélène Martinot and Sarah de Foresta
In Montlhéry
Through games and experiments, get to know how they work, and develop your own questions thanks to the exhibition's spaces for reflection and exchange.
The exhibition consists of :
21 free-standing panels (80x215cm)
4 digital manipulations
3 games to play
2 volume devices
1 robot and its video
1 user guide (.PDF)
1 educational booklet (.PDF)
PART 1: FUNCTIONING AND USE
This first part gives a definition of Artificial Intelligences and related concepts. By reading the panels and using the devices, you can discover different types of AIs and how they learn to perform the tasks assigned to them.
PART 2: QUESTIONS AND REFLECTIONS
This second part focuses on the societal and ethical aspects of artificial intelligence. It raises questions about their impact on our society, and enables us to take stock of our responsibilities.
In Mennecy
If the Sun is higher in our sky in summer than in winter, what about the Earth as seen from the Sun? Would it be lower? Does the Earth rise and set when we're on the Moon? Vincent Bugeat explains various notions of astronomy, from our immediate environment to the far reaches of the Universe: on Earth and around, the Moon and us, the solar system and why it's impossible to have a realistic diagram, the Milky Way: understanding the stars, their color, the constellations etc. galaxy and cosmology: what exactly do we see and what information does it give us?
Vincent Bugeat, author of "Astronomie : changez de perspective ! - A question of point of view", published by EDP sciences.
In Orsay
Détritus miraculously catches the ghost of the great professor Gustave Gaspard Coriolis in his nets.
With the help of the little sailors in the audience, Coriolis tries to make Détritus respect and love the sea.
What will we eat tomorrow? That's the question Raphaël Haumont and Floriane Facchini will be asking.
Together with Michelin-starred chef Thierry Marx, Raphaël Haumont founded the Centre Français d'Innovation Culinaire MARX HAUMONT at the Université Paris-Saclay, where he develops new dishes by finely analyzing all the elements of our diet. Floriane Facchini explores the relationship between a region, its culinary heritage and its agricultural practices. Both invite you to discover their work during this evening event.
A series of fun little experiments to help you better understand your senses! The workshop is led by two ISPICA teachers: N'Deye-Anta Diop, Head of Flavor Laboratories, Pauline Chalut, Head of Sensory Analysis Services, and Valérie Pasmanian, freelance perfumer, member of Nez en Herbe and inventor of P'tit Sniff.
For the Fête de la Science, the Université Paris-Saclay is opening the doors of its laboratories to let you discover science in a different way! Come and meet our researchers on one of France's largest campuses, through a variety of topical themes and activities. Discover cryogenics, become a Jedi by learning about lasers, create lightning, program a robot, learn about insect life, measure the impact of science on sport, become an expert on how volcanoes work, and much more!
Workshops, experiments, laboratory visits, escape games, exhibitions, demonstrations and more are on the program for this year's Fête de la Science! Discover the full program on our website: https://www.facultédessciences-universiteparis-saclay.fr/
This event is supported by the Ile-de-France Region and the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research.
In Palaiseau
From solar panels to quantum computers and microchips, nanosciences and nanotechnologies are present in many of our everyday applications, yet remain little-known. Thanks to a variety of on-site activities (exhibition, café-rencontres, scientific demonstrations, original expeditions) and meetings with our experts, you can discover with amazement and fascination how scientific research is responding to the challenges of today and tomorrow. During these exceptional days, our scientific speakers and presenters will take you on a journey into the mysteries of the infinitely small beyond what the eye can see.
Program for the general public Sunday October 6
1:30 pm - 6:00 pm
CNRS Unusual Visits Scheme (ages 15 and up)
Once again this year, to mark the Fête de la science, the CNRS is offering Unusual Visits, immersions in the heart of scientific research in small groups. These visits are designed to be intimate, interactive and exceptional. Accessible via a game-contest, visitors will be able to discover unusual places that are inaccessible under normal circumstances: participants are selected at random after completing a short online questionnaire.
The competitions will be launched on September 2 on the dedicated website: https://visitesinsolites.cnrs.fr/
At C2N, we invite you to take part in a unique experience: "Vis ma vie d'échantillon au pays des atomes" ("Live my life as a sample in the land of atoms"), where we will welcome 8 to 10 winning participants over 2 slots, from 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm. During this visit, you'll discover our "atom nursery", a workshop in the clean room, then the fate of a sample with a tour of our clean room over 2 or 3 spots explaining how a device is made (30 min).
Visit unsuitable for certain audiences - hearing impaired, visually impaired, mobility impaired, mentally handicapped, confined space, pacemaker
For younger visitors (aged 7 and over) and teenagers
- Fun, educational workshops
Come and discover science through hands-on experience and carry out small physics and chemistry experiments based on magnetism, electricity, optics, pressure, gas physics and chemistry, nanoscience and much more. Learn computer programming with ARDUINO, all under the guidance of scientists. It's your turn to play!
No registration required 1:30pm-6pm
Workshops offered by MISS (Mission d'Initiation et de Sensibilisation aux Sciences)
Quantum Stand for 3rd to Terminale students
Which scientists and their experiments have laid down one of the foundations of Quantum Mechanics, the wave-corpuscle or wave-particle duality. Come and carry out these experiments, analyze the results and draw conclusions in the manner of T. Young, H. Hertz and E. Einstein.
KimiK stand for 5th to 10th graders.
Come and discover KimiK, a simple and educational game for learning the basics of chemistry while having fun. Become the best chemist by building more molecules than your opponents! Gather your "element" cards, use your "power" cards and form as many molecules as you can. Then take a closer look at the concepts covered in the game: what is an atom? What are atoms made of? How and why do certain atoms come together to form molecules?
- ESCAPE GAME "Alerte pandémie mondiale" (Educational project conducted with L1 students from Institut Villebon Charp)- Project Labellisé Année de la Physique 2023-2024
"We are at war with an invisible enemy", declared the President in a special address this afternoon at an exceptional press conference, "C2N has left us with a legacy of hope in the form of puzzles. We must work together to solve these puzzles and discover the hidden cure." A biological pandemic of extreme severity is spreading at an alarming rate, threatening the global population. The experts at the Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N), Adèle, Clément, Rania, Mohamed, Voltaire - the only ones to have developed a potential, sustainable solution - have mysteriously disappeared.
This enigmatic disappearance leaves the world in a critical situation, with only cryptic clues as a last hope, a series of riddles and puzzles that only a community of escape game specialists could decipher. In collaboration with scientific authorities and security experts, all escape game enthusiasts and experts are called upon to mobilize immediately. Every clue, every enigma left by these missing experts could be the key to saving millions of lives.
Time is running out - you've got 1 hour to find the vaccine formula that will save us all!
On-site registration:
Session 1 (8-11 yrs): 14:30-15:30 (maximum 5 participants)/ Session 2 (11-14 yrs): 16:00-17:00 (maximum 5 participants)
For all and sundry:
- "L'expédition inédite"
We are delighted to invite you to take part in L'Expédition Inédite, an exclusive activity that will plunge you into an immersive adventure at the heart of our laboratory. VIP participants will enjoy privileged access to our facilities. Don't miss this unique opportunity!
We look forward to welcoming you and sharing this unforgettable adventure with you.
On-site registration
Session 1: 14:00-15:30 (maximum 8 participants): General presentation of the laboratory/ Presentation of the TEM (transmission electron microscopy)/ Quantum electronics/Energy storage and recovery: the pacemaker of the future
Session 2: 14:30-16:00 (maximum 8 participants): Presentation of the laboratory, PANAM circuit/ Microscopy Materials Analysis Platform
Session 3: 15:00-16:30 (maximum 8 participants): General presentation of the laboratory/ Presentation of TEM (transmission electron microscopy)/ Quantum electronics/Energy storage and recovery: the pacemaker of the future
Session 4: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm (maximum 8 participants) PANAM circuit/ Microscopy Materials Analysis Platform
Visit unsuitable for certain audiences - hearing impaired, visually impaired, reduced mobility, mental handicap, confined/narrow space, pacemaker
- "Café des nanosciences: savor knowledge by sharing the daily life of our scientists" Over a cup of coffee you'll have the opportunity to meet our scientists who are experts in nanoscience and nanotechnology. You can :
* Talk freely with our researchers about their work, their careers and their discoveries.
* Visit their experiment rooms to see first-hand the cutting-edge equipment and technologies we use.
This is a unique opportunity to delve into the fascinating world of nanotechnology and talk directly with those who are shaping the future of this discipline.
No registration required, please arrive at the time indicated at reception
2:00 pm Elham Mehdi, Post-doctoral researcher, Photonics Department
2:30 pm Guillemin Rodary, CNRS researcher, Nanoelectronics Department
3:00 pm Naomie Messudom-Apoukouing, PhD student, Photonics Department
3:30 pm Aristide Lemaitre, CNRS researcher, CNRS Silver Medal 2024, Matériaux Department
16:00 Sylvia Matzen, Enseignante-Chercheure Université Paris-Saclay, Médaille de Bronze du CNRS 2021, Matériaux Department
16:30 Roberto Hernandez, PhD student, Photonics Department
17:00 Charlotte Kutyla, Enseignante-Chercheure Université Paris-Saclay, Microsystèmes et NanoBiofluidiques Department
17:30 : Fabien Parrain, Enseignant-Chercheur Université Paris-Saclay, Département Microsystèmes et NanoBiofluidique
- Visit our cleanroom from 1.30 pm to 5 pm
- Scientific demonstrations
Energy recovery, piezoelectric slab ( + Pedagogical project with students from IUT Cachan)
Microscopy - SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) observation
Solar photovoltaics
Nanosciences and nanotechnologies for tomorrow's communication systems
The pacemaker of the future
BioNoze
.......
No registration required 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Full program: https://www.c2n.universite-paris-saclay.fr/fr/science-societe/33eme-edi...
From solar panels to quantum computers and microchips, nanosciences and nanotechnologies are present in many of our everyday applications, yet remain little-known. Thanks to a variety of on-site activities (exhibition, café-rencontres, scientific demonstrations, original expeditions) and meetings with our experts, you can discover with amazement and fascination how scientific research is responding to the challenges of today and tomorrow. During these exceptional days, our scientific speakers and presenters will take you on a journey into the mysteries of the infinitely small beyond what the eye can see.
Program for the general public Sunday October 6
1:30 pm - 6:00 pm
CNRS Unusual Visits Scheme (ages 15 and up)
Once again this year, to mark the Fête de la science, the CNRS is offering Unusual Visits, immersions in the heart of scientific research in small groups. These visits are designed to be intimate, interactive and exceptional. Accessible via a game-contest, visitors will be able to discover unusual places that are inaccessible under normal circumstances: participants are selected at random after completing a short online questionnaire.
The competitions will be launched on September 2 on the dedicated website: https://visitesinsolites.cnrs.fr/
At C2N, we invite you to take part in a unique experience: "Vis ma vie d'échantillon au pays des atomes" ("Live my life as a sample in the land of atoms"), where we will welcome 8 to 10 winning participants over 2 slots, from 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm. During this visit, you'll discover our "atom nursery", a workshop in the clean room, then the fate of a sample with a tour of our clean room over 2 or 3 spots explaining how a device is made (30 min).
Visit unsuitable for certain audiences - hearing impaired, visually impaired, mobility impaired, mentally handicapped, confined space, pacemaker
For younger visitors (aged 7 and over) and teenagers
- Fun, educational workshops
Come and discover science through hands-on experience and carry out small physics and chemistry experiments based on magnetism, electricity, optics, pressure, gas physics and chemistry, nanoscience and much more. Learn computer programming with ARDUINO, all under the guidance of scientists. It's your turn to play!
No registration required 1:30pm-6pm
Workshops offered by MISS (Mission d'Initiation et de Sensibilisation aux Sciences)
Quantum Stand for 3rd to Terminale students
Which scientists and their experiments have laid down one of the foundations of Quantum Mechanics, the wave-corpuscle or wave-particle duality. Come and carry out these experiments, analyze the results and draw conclusions in the manner of T. Young, H. Hertz and E. Einstein.
KimiK stand for 5th to 10th graders.
Come and discover KimiK, a simple and educational game for learning the basics of chemistry while having fun. Become the best chemist by building more molecules than your opponents! Gather your "element" cards, use your "power" cards and form as many molecules as you can. Then take a closer look at the concepts covered in the game: what is an atom? What are atoms made of? How and why do certain atoms come together to form molecules?
- ESCAPE GAME "Alerte pandémie mondiale" (Educational project conducted with L1 students from Institut Villebon Charp)- Project Labellisé Année de la Physique 2023-2024
"We are at war with an invisible enemy", declared the President in a special address this afternoon at an exceptional press conference, "C2N has left us with a legacy of hope in the form of puzzles. We must work together to solve these puzzles and discover the hidden cure." A biological pandemic of extreme severity is spreading at an alarming rate, threatening the global population. The experts at the Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N), Adèle, Clément, Rania, Mohamed, Voltaire - the only ones to have developed a potential, sustainable solution - have mysteriously disappeared.
This enigmatic disappearance leaves the world in a critical situation, with only cryptic clues as a last hope, a series of riddles and puzzles that only a community of escape game specialists could decipher. In collaboration with scientific authorities and security experts, all escape game enthusiasts and experts are called upon to mobilize immediately. Every clue, every enigma left by these missing experts could be the key to saving millions of lives.
Time is running out - you've got 1 hour to find the vaccine formula that will save us all!
On-site registration:
Session 1 (8-11 yrs): 14:30-15:30 (maximum 5 participants)/ Session 2 (11-14 yrs): 16:00-17:00 (maximum 5 participants)
For all and sundry:
- "L'expédition inédite"
We are delighted to invite you to take part in L'Expédition Inédite, an exclusive activity that will plunge you into an immersive adventure at the heart of our laboratory. VIP participants will enjoy privileged access to our facilities. Don't miss this unique opportunity!
We look forward to welcoming you and sharing this unforgettable adventure with you.
On-site registration
Session 1: 14:00-15:30 (maximum 8 participants): General presentation of the laboratory/ Presentation of the TEM (transmission electron microscopy)/ Quantum electronics/Energy storage and recovery: the pacemaker of the future
Session 2: 14:30-16:00 (maximum 8 participants): Presentation of the laboratory, PANAM circuit/ Microscopy Materials Analysis Platform
Session 3: 15:00-16:30 (maximum 8 participants): General presentation of the laboratory/ Presentation of TEM (transmission electron microscopy)/ Quantum electronics/Energy storage and recovery: the pacemaker of the future
Session 4: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm (maximum 8 participants) PANAM circuit/ Microscopy Materials Analysis Platform
Visit unsuitable for certain audiences - hearing impaired, visually impaired, reduced mobility, mental handicap, confined/narrow space, pacemaker
- "Café des nanosciences: savor knowledge by sharing the daily life of our scientists" Over a cup of coffee you'll have the opportunity to meet our scientists who are experts in nanoscience and nanotechnology. You can :
* Talk freely with our researchers about their work, their careers and their discoveries.
* Visit their experiment rooms to see first-hand the cutting-edge equipment and technologies we use.
This is a unique opportunity to delve into the fascinating world of nanotechnology and talk directly with those who are shaping the future of this discipline.
No registration required, please arrive at the time indicated at reception
2:00 pm Elham Mehdi, Post-doctoral researcher, Photonics Department
2:30 pm Guillemin Rodary, CNRS researcher, Nanoelectronics Department
3:00 pm Naomie Messudom-Apoukouing, PhD student, Photonics Department
3:30 pm Aristide Lemaitre, CNRS researcher, CNRS Silver Medal 2024, Matériaux Department
16:00 Sylvia Matzen, Enseignante-Chercheure Université Paris-Saclay, Médaille de Bronze du CNRS 2021, Matériaux Department
16:30 Roberto Hernandez, PhD student, Photonics Department
17:00 Charlotte Kutyla, Enseignante-Chercheure Université Paris-Saclay, Microsystèmes et NanoBiofluidiques Department
17:30 : Fabien Parrain, Enseignant-Chercheur Université Paris-Saclay, Département Microsystèmes et NanoBiofluidique
- Visit our cleanroom from 1.30 pm to 5 pm
- Scientific demonstrations
Energy recovery, piezoelectric slab ( + Pedagogical project with students from IUT Cachan)
Microscopy - SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) observation
Solar photovoltaics
Nanosciences and nanotechnologies for tomorrow's communication systems
The pacemaker of the future
BioNoze
.......
No registration required 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Full program: https://www.c2n.universite-paris-saclay.fr/fr/science-societe/33eme-edi...
Quality and digestibility: are all protein sources the same? How do they influence our eating habits? A two-stage journey to a better understanding of proteins in the diet.
A steak made from micro-organisms, genetically modified cookies: what are you prepared to accept for a sustainable diet? An introduction to economics to understand the concept of food demand.
And how many players do you think interact, from the corn kernel to your popcorn?
With the help of games, quizzes and animations, join the scientists on a voyage of discovery into sober, circular and sustainable food systems. From protecting crops and the climate to reducing food waste.
It's hard to count them on the fingers of one hand. And yet, in ecology, researchers often need to know the size of animal populations. So we invite you to come and try out a method for counting them!
In this workshop, delve into the world of symbiosis and discover how fungi and soil microbes can help plants feed and grow. Use a microscope to observe fungi and microbes.
Packaging!
Here are some fun activities to help you understand what packaging is used for, and how to be more environmentally friendly.
A smartphone app for scientific purposes? Yes, it is! The aim of the game is to observe in real time the behavior of birds at the feeder in winter.
This animation invites you to discover the BirdLab program.
Discover how sight, smell and taste can influence our perception of food.
A series of experiments to discover the water cycle, changes in the state of water, the greenhouse effect...
Ages 8 to 12. Registration required.
Détritus miraculously catches in his nets the ghost of the great Professor Gustave Gaspard Coriolis himself. With the help of the little sailors in the audience, Coriolis tries to make Detritus respect and love the sea, through a series of scientific and entertaining experiments. But that's without counting on Detritus' indiscipline, who never misses an opportunity to get into mischief...
For families aged 6 and over. Registration required.
Embarked on an Asian-scented aquatic fable, angry marine animals rise up and sing of the urgency of a plastic continent adrift. This astonishing crew sails through a moving, sincere and poetic musical odyssey, making the ocean's voice heard in turn.
For families aged 6 and over. Registration required.
What are the consequences of human pollution on marine biodiversity? Pollution, yes... but of what kind? Children discover a major environmental issue linked to climate change.
Ages 8 to 12. Registration required.
In Vauhallan
The "Playa playa" board game lets you have fun while learning about the causes and consequences of beach pollution. Guided by an animator, come and discover this educational game!
At the bottom of the oceans, but also at -40°C or +40°C. Living things adapt in surprising ways! Do oceans and seas have weight? Do the species that live there all have the same characteristics? And what about the color of the water? Is it blue or transparent?
In Verrières-le-Buisson
Science raises a lot of questions... Do the oceans and seas have weight? Do the species that live there all have the same characteristics? And what about the color of the water: blue? Transparent? With Les Savants Fous, kids will get answers while having fun!
For children aged 8 to 12
In Vigneux-sur-Seine
Hosted by Montgeron's Cyrano cinema, come and create a stop-motion mini-film on the theme of oceans.
This exhibition introduces visitors to marine and ocean biodiversity and the effects of plastic pollution on these natural environments. It also features portraits of several marine animals (who they are, where they live, why we need to protect them...) and portraits of the most common types of garbage found in the oceans. The exhibition answers many questions: Where does this waste come from? What impact does it have on water and ocean life? How can we combat this problem on a global scale? What eco-actions can we take to reduce, recycle and reclaim our waste?
Discover marine environments and ecosystems, play a sorting game on animal and plant species, discover pelagic zones, study the morphology of individuals (often turtles), model population monitoring over several generations, raise awareness of pollution and their diet.
Take to the seas aboard l'éclaireur to understand the impact of plastics in the marine environment. Will you save the oceans?
In Yerres
Can we continue to consume so much water?
Will we have to reduce our daily water requirements to preserve the resource?
How will we manage water-related risks and the conflicts they can engender?
In their crystal-clear style, a journalist and a hydrologist give us the keys to preserving this precious resource and better understanding the economic and political stakes involved.
The comic strip "Sciences en Bulles: l'eau dans tous ses états" will be offered to you by your bookseller on this occasion!
Dates and Opening Time
From October 4, 2024 to October 14, 2024
Prices
Free
Official website
www.fetedelascience.fr
Fête de la Science 2024 in Paris and Ile-de-France, free events to discover
