Sustainability: Microbes for the Future
- 90 minutes
- included in school rate
- ARTIS-Micropia
You can find microbes everywhere: in water, in food, and even in technology. In the future, microbes may play a key role in sustainable living. In this interactive programme, secondary school students discover how microbes contribute to sustainability and innovative solutions for global challenges. Perfect as an in-depth addition to biology, sustainability or environmental science.
What will students do during this programme?
Lower and upper secondary school students follow an interactive route through ARTIS-Micropia, visiting microscopes and exhibits. Depending on their level, they will explore, among other topics:
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How cyanobacteria convert COâ‚‚ and produce oxygen.
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The role of microbes in food chains and ecosystems.
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How fungi and bacteria can break down or replace plastic.
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How microbes are used for sustainable food production.
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Innovative applications such as plant-based bioplastic and bioluminescence in research.
Through questions and assignments, students discover how microbes can have a positive impact on the environment, health and technology. The lesson materials provide structure and depth appropriate to the level of the class.
Subdomains
Once these activities have been completed, your students will have worked on the following subdomains for the SE/CE: M7.1, P1.1, P1.2, P3.1, P3.2
