Workshops

Caffeine Crystals

45 minutes Age 12+

Extract caffeine from caffeine pills, create marvellous crystals and observe them under the microscope.

Find out why caffeine and energy drinks make you feel so energised and how much caffeine you can safely consume. We'll also explain why and how caffeine pills work and what they consist of (in addition to, well, caffeine).

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Group size: 10-25 people
Suitable for age 12+
Minimum time for preparation: 15 minutes
Minimum time for cleaning: 15 minutes
Possibility for 2 simultaneous workshops? No

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Aha, Germs!

Try your hand as a real microbiologist! Each participant can test the surfaces of their choice to make sure that the area is clean or find out that the area has an exciting life of microorganisms.

45-60 min Age 5+

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Balloon Guitar

Have you ever wondered how an acoustic guitar works? Why do guitars have strings? What is a bandstand and why is is necessary? You will find the answers to these questions in this workshop. Let's built our own balloon guitar and try to learn to play it too!

45-60 min Age 8+

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Chocolate Laboratory

Get to know the colourful history of the world's most beloved sweet and make your own delicious chocolate. And then, of course, eat it!

45 minutes Age 5+

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DNA Extraction

Extract the genetic material (DNA) from your cells and see it with your own eye! DNA is like a recipe with all the necessary information about what we look like and the way we are.

30 minutes Age 7+

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Eye Surgery

Find out how our eyes really work and who has the largest eyes in the world. In the end of the workshop, you can grab a scalpel and get a unique glance inside a real eye.

45 minutes Age 10+

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Home Planetarium

People have always been captivated by starry sky. Use your nimble fingers and create a simple planetarium that will bring stars to any dark room!

45-60 minutes Age 8+

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Ice Cream Laboratory

In this workshop you'll learn all about ice cream - and make some on your own! You'll also find out some cool historical facts about this tasty treat.

This workshop is not suitable for children under the age of 9!

45-60 minutes Age 9+

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Learning Nuts and Bolts!

What are those nuts and bolts and what are they used for? In this workshop we will learn how to use nuts and bolts and properly and what tools can be used for that. In the end of the workshop we will also make a beautiful keychain as a beautiful gift for dads!

30-45 minutes Age 5+

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Let's Build a Catapult!

Let's put our engineering skills to the test and build a functioning catapult!

45-60 minutes Age 5+

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Microscopy

In this workshop we are going to see some of the smaller creatures really up close! We will see with our own eyes what is the body structure of insects and make certain what is the difference between spiders and insects. Moreover, we will discuss the reason behind so many people being afraid on these little animals.

30-45 minutes Age 7+

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Nuts and bolts explained

We all know the stories of the bolt and the nut, but how do they actually work and what's the difference?
In this workshop, we'll make a fun keyring for the youngest ones using different fasteners.

30-45 min Age 4+

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Oh No, a Scar!

Get your artist mode on and paint yourself a wound that looks just like a real one.

45 min Age 10+

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Pepper’s Ghost

What does hologram mean? How to create an illusion of something floating in the air? You will find it out in this workshop and also be able to build a small tool that creaties a floating picture over your screen.

30 minutes Age 5+

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Periscope

What is a periscope? Where do we use them and what for? Build your own device for peeking around the corners!

30 minutes Age 6+

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Photo Printing

We're going back to a time when there was no iPhone and pictures didn't come from a printer. Let's manually print images using old-fashioned techniques. We'll also talk about the fascinating history of photography in general and the process of photo printing. Everyone will be able to take home a blue-and-white image created with chemicals as a gift.

45 min Age 9+

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Rocket Launching

What makes rockets fly? What should a good rocket look like?
In this workshop, we will learn how to get a rocket airborne with simple effort and what exactly you need to do it. We'll design our own rocket and fly it VERY high!

45 min Age 7+

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Soap Laboratory

Why do we need soap to get bubbles and how did people make soap in the past? You'll soon find out, and make your own soap - wonderfully bubbly and well-scented.

45-60 min Age 5+

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Soda Factory

Explore the history of this fascinating bubbling drink, and make some of your own as well! You'll also find out where soda comes from and how bubbles get in soft drinks.

45 minutes Age 4+

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Synthesis of Smell

What do household chemistry and sweets have in common?
Let's find out which chemicals make both great cleaning products and sweet smells. In the workshop, we'll create our own fragrances.

45-60 min Age 14+

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Toothbrush Robot

What do you get when you put together a toothbrush and a vibromotor? Could you use such robot to clean your room as well? Hmmm...

30 minutes Age 8+

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Vegetable Chemistry

What gives vegetables their colour? How can you extract these colours from the fruit?

45 min Age 9+

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