This event is sold out please do look at our other Science Week events.

This family event will introduce, in a fun and engaging manner, the different types of microbes which share our world with us.

Topics will include:

• hand hygiene
• dental plaque being bacterial biofilm
• yeast as a useful fungus
• food poisoning caused by microbes
• the use of masks to help prevent the spread of microbes
• the using disinfecting sanitisers to help project humans from harmful microbes

How will it work? We will supply a link for you to stream this event via YouTube. You can schedule the event at a time that suits you on your selected date.

As this is an interactive online event, parents will be given a pack that will include a guide on how to run the event at home and a kit of equipment you will need.

You will be able to pause and play the streamed event so the class can perform the experiments in real-time.

Running time: TBC

Recommended audience: 9+ years with a parent

This event is part of Science Week 2020, find out more here.