Workshops & Demo's
During the Leiden Science Family Day, you can take part in various workshops. You can also watch various demonstrations. Where will you go?
Target groep: children (8 - 12 years)
Time: all day
Always wanted to walk around in the laboratory in a white coat? Then come to the acids and bases workshop. You can try different experiments and find answers to questions such as: what are acids and bases? What is in household items and much more!
Target group: children
Time: all day
How can colours help research diseases or one single cell? In biology and medical research a fluorescence microscope is used. This lights up different colours at specific wave lengths. See it for yourself!
Target groep: children
Time: 11:30 - 12:30, 13:00 - 14:00 en 14:30 - 15:30 hrs
Did you know that Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, who died 300 years ago, was the pioneer behind the invention of the modern microscope? Follow in his footsteps and build your own microscope!
Language: English
Target group: children & young adults
Time: 12:30 - 13:30 & 14:30 - 15:30 hrs
Come discover how much fun chemistry is; from chemical colour change to elephant toothpaste. Really? Sure! Come listen, do your own experiments and be amazed at the results!
Doelgroep: children & adults
Time: 11:30, 12:30, 13:30 en 14:30 hrs
Antibiotics are special drugs used to treat infections caused by bacteria. Thanks to antibiotics, doctors can perform all kinds of modern treatments and operations that would otherwise be very risky; think, for example, hip surgery or cancer treatment. But there is a problem: bacteria are incredibly smart, and can adapt so that antibiotics no longer work: they become resistant. The more we use antibiotics, the more likely bacteria are to become resistant. To ensure that antibiotics do not lose their power, it is important that we use them wisely. In the antibiotics game, you will learn more about how antibiotics work, how to use them properly, and why bacteria can sometimes become resistant to antibiotics.
Language: English
Target group: children & adults
Time: 12:30 - 13:30 & 14:30 - 15:30 hrs
Here on Earth, we have the right conditions for life to flourish, and plants and animals can be found almost everywhere. But what is it like in other places in our solar system? What kind of aliens might live in the arid deserts of Mars or among the cloud bands of Jupiter? In this workshop, you will design an alien for that one specific planet!