School activities in English
Here you can find details of our school activities, which are primarily conducted in English. These can be pre-booked by teachers. You can find all the information you need in our registration form, which will be published in August. Photo: Mikael Wallerstedt
Symbiosis - A Way to Help Each Other Out in Nature
Become a sci-detective and explore symbiosis in Anaeramoeba, which work together with their bacterial symbionts to survive in marine sediments without oxygen. Through hands-on activities and interactive tasks, we will collect evidence and piece together the story of how Anaeramoeba and their symbionts adapt to life in oxygen-free environment.
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Go with the flow! What zebrafish can teach us about our body’s rivers
Zebrafish is a popular model for studying human disease, as their gene sequences share remarkable similarity. The formation of blood and lymphatic vessels—our body’s “rivers”—are very similar in zebrafish and humans. Zebrafish embryos are transparent and easily accessible so we can visualise forming vessels and test which genes direct them to from and make them flow. Come join our actvity if you’d like to see zebrafish embryos and watch the rivers flow!
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DNA isolation from a fruit
DNA extraction is an important technique in various research fields. DNA can be isolated, cleaned up and sequenced using modern sequencing techniques. Such techniques allow us to identify unknown organisms, diseases, build family trees and confirm relatedness, study evolution and much more! In this workshop, you will learn the basics of DNA isolation by using a fruit as a DNA donor and household reagents to extract DNA.
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Plants at Work: Interactive Exploration of Photosynthesis
This interactive experience uses engaging experiments to explain the most most fundamental process in plants: the photosynthesis. You will observe the formation of oxygen bubbles in the light, examine stomata under a microscope and more. Although some of the scientists speak a little Swedish, the instructions will mainly be given in English. As the workshop focuses on simple experiments, your students should find it very accessible.
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Vegetable batteries
How can a potato help a calculator to work? What happens when a smartphone is charged from a socket? Come join us to find out! In this activity the participants get to build a battery using common vegetables and fruits. You can also learn what batteries powering mobile phones and electric cars look like inside and how they work.
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Biomechatronic Prosthesis
Control a robotic hand! Discover how sensors, electronics, and biomechanics come together to build prosthetic hands that move like a real human hand. Try out a biomechatronic hand, see how finger movements are detected and translated into action, and learn how technology helps people regain function. A fun, hands-on experience linking science with real-world impact.
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Cyber-physical Systems Lab at Uppsala University
Experience cutting-edge robotics at Uppsala University's Cyber-physical Systems Lab! Watch our precision industrial robotic arm stack colorful cubes and meet our agile robot dog performing. Discover how intelligent cyber-physical systems are revolutionizing industries. Interactive Q&A with researchers about AI, robotics, and the future of multi-robot systems!
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Bacteria & Antibiotic Resistance
What are antibiotics? How can bacteria be resistant to them? Can this resistance be a problem? Can we do something about it? In this station, answers to these questions and many more will take you on a fun journey where you will learn about microbes, ways to fight them when needed, and how antibiotic resistance works. Come and learn with us!
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Microalgae and Synthetic Biology
We are getting acquainted with a friendly and beautiful microalgae called Chlamydomonas. What can you use such a microalga for? We talk about synthetic biology and our work with this little green organism.
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Poison hunt: Discover which environmental pollutants threaten wildlife
Do you know how many chemicals people manufacture and use, where they are found, and how they affect us and other animals? This is what we investigate within environmental toxicology. Here, you will learn where environmental pollutants come from and how you can avoid them. You will also try out some methods we use in our research, for example, pipetting. Also, in our workshop you can test the job of an environmental toxicologist and be challenged to uncover the cause of the catastrophic decline of a nearby animal population!
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Nanoparticles: how small are they really?
We’re going to show you some exciting material to help you learn about the fascinating properties of nanoparticles and what they can be used for. How small is “nano,” really? What is nanomedicine? How can nanomaterials be used to deliver medicine inside the body? What kinds of optical and magnetic properties can nanoparticles have? Towards the end, you'll also get the chance to ask questions to our scientists working with nanoparticles.
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Use AI to generate Pokémons that you fancy about!
The AI is both built and trained at Uppsala university
Unleash your inner trainer at our playful AI workshop! Watch as a self-trained model from Uppsala University conjures a Pokémon based on your own wild imagination—then grab a pen and bring your creature to life. Will your sketch match the AI’s creation? Join us to blur the line between human creativity and machine-made monsters!
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How does an egg become a chicken?
Students begin with a short presentation and video about chicken development. Then, they observe real chicken embryos at different stages under a microscope. Their task: identify organs and estimate the age of each embryo. A hands-on look at life before hatching!
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Stretch and See: How Materials Fail
Stretch rubber pieces - with or without holes - and see how the grid deforms! This hands-on demo shows how materials behave under load and where they break. Watch videos, explore posters and compare your test with real lab and simulation results. Take your tested sample home with you!
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A Hands-On Engineering Experience
Stretch rubber pieces - with or without holes - and see how the grid deforms! This hands-on demo shows how materials behave under load and where they break. Watch videos, explore posters and compare your test with real lab and simulation results. Take your tested sample home with you!
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Your Yeast Glow Show
Ever wonder what's really happening inside that packet of yeast? Are your yeast cells alive? Find out in "Your Yeast Glow Show"! We use a special potion to make cells glow & you can count them real-time. Let us know how if they are alive or dead. Experience the invisible world brought to life!
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The immune system and its interaction with bacteria
Come by to learn more about the exiting life of the cells in our body. You will learn about your immune system and how it interacts with bacteria to make sure you don't get sick. Our immune cells are constantly busy fighting the bad bacteria but they also work together with the good bacteria to keep you healthy. Visit us to explore more!
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A journey to the sub-surface of the earth
During this workshop you will participate in an interactive presentation. Starting with some theoretical introduction on what is inside our earth and under our feet and how this is studied. You will then move into a simulated acquisition where you will help us to overcome unexpected everyday challenges that interfere with our plans to discover more about the subsurface. Hopefully with your help we will be able to complete our acquisition and see what was hidden under this thick surface.
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From infinitely large to infinitely small: Why particle physics?
Join us on a journey into the tiniest building blocks of matter and discover how subatomic physics helps us understand the entire universe! How does the world’s largest particle accelerator – the Large Hadron Collider – actually work? How do we build advanced detectors to capture invisible particles? What do we do with all the data we collect, and how does it all connect to the history of the universe – and mysteries like dark matter? We explain the big in the small – and the small in the big. Curious? Come and ask us your questions!
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