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Description

A set of activities inspired by BBC Royal Institution Lectures 2021
Spread over 2 sessions

Session 1
- R number game
- How do PCR tests work?
- How small are viruses?
- How do they infect us?
- Giant swab test
- Immune response - Snot!

Session 2
- Before vaccines
- Jenner and smallpox
- How do we make vaccine now

Resources

- Bibs
- attached PCR crib cut out, a bowl or bucket
- a Cub, a hand, a pill, a poppy seed
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- spades x 3, stickers
- 2 litres of water (coloured green if you like), smaller tumblers/ receptacles of varying sizes

- Science of viruses crib (printed), pepper corns, latex scab, tweezers, pestle & mortar, syringe
- tri-corn hat, cow mask, blanket, milk maid cap
- gene sequences from PCR activity

Instructions

Attached - best to read them thoroughly before the meeting!

If available on iplayer or Youtube, watch the first of the Royal Institution Lectures 2021 as preparation.

Tags

• COVID 19
• scientist
• scientist other
• Virus

Badge Links

• Scientist - Other
• Scientist - Other
• Scientist - Other