Primary workshops
Food Detectives
A three-hour workshop designed for students aged 7-11
From “chew to poo”, this workshop focuses on our digestive system and the different food groups. Students will investigate how to fully digest a banana sandwich, following its passage through the mouth, oesophagus, stomach and intestines. Students will then conduct chemical tests on different food groups, and learn what a healthy, balanced diet looks like.
Heart Mechanics
A three-hour workshop designed for pupils aged 7-13 years
Baylab has developed a new and exciting workshop focused on the cardiovascular system. The workshop will look at the composition of blood, the circulatory system, structure and function of the heart as well as looking at heart disease, heart health and lifestyle.
The students will have a go at making their own fake blood, using microscopes to look at blood smears, modelling the circulatory system as well as getting hands on with anatomy models, blood vessels and much more.
By the end of the workshop, students will have a good understanding of the core structures and function of the heart and cardiovascular system, heart diseases and their impact, and ways to look after their own hearts though healthier lifestyle choices.
Who do you think you are?
A three-hour workshop session designed for pupils age 10-16
This workshop gives students the chance to think about what makes human beings unique. They learn more about DNA, what it is and where it is found, and how the structure makes each person different, exploring mutations and their effects on displayed characteristics. It links to the real world in many ways, such as studying the genetic causes of disease, development of diagnostics and drugs, and also in forensic science and sequencing genomes.
Here, students will extract their own DNA from their cheek cells and walk away with a small piece of in a necklace or keychain.