Snot, Sick & Scabs
If you have ever wondered what snot, sick or scabs are made of, why cheesy feet smell so bad, or how your body fights off microscopic monsters when they manage to invade your body, then this show is for you! Come and take on the role of a scientist and discover the world of cells, bacteria and viruses.
Recommended for:
- Ages – 8 to 13 Year Old’s
- Key Stage – KS2, KS3
- School Group – Year 4 to Year 8
Key Learning Points:
- Cells, bacteria and viruses
- Scale – how small cells, bacteria and viruses are
- How cells, bacteria and viruses can be helpful or harmful
- What happens when harmful bacteria and viruses get inside the body and how your body defends itself, including an introduction to the immune system
Delivery
Available to book in our Neuron Pod and via Outreach
Neuron Pod
- Duration – 60 minutes
- Maximum group size – 50 people (Inc. adults)
Outreach
- Duration – 60 minutes
- Maximum group size – 70 people
Accessibility Guidance:
This show contains the following materials and stimuli.
- The (fake) sick can smell
- The texture of the snot may be unpleasant (only one volunteer will interact with it and gloves are provided)
Information for Schools:
Key stage 2 Science curriculum links
Living things and their habitats:
Year 4
• recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways
Year 6
• describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common
observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including
microorganisms, plants and animals
Show information
Key stage 3 Science curriculum links
Cells and organisms:
• cells as the fundamental unit of living organisms
• the hierarchical organisation of multicellular organisms: from cells to tissues to
organs to systems to organisms
Nutrition and digestion:
• the importance of bacteria in the human digestive system
Snot. Sick and Scabs