In celebration of the University of Bayreuth’s 50th anniversary – and the 50th birthday of the blue elephant from the “Mouse” television programme– the campus will transform into a discovery zone for families. From 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, children aged five and up can take part in interactive activities (language: German!).
• How is electricity chemically generated and stored? What exactly is a battery?
Children aged 5+ will explore the basics of energy storage with researchers from the Collaborative Research Centre MultiTrans (CRC 1585) and build their own batteries in the lab.
Duration: 45 minutes, starts hourly from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
• Colouring flowers, experimenting with colors, feeding bees, tracking microplastics
Children aged 7+ will explore colorful chemical reactions, dye flowers, learn about microplastics, and meet a real bee colony – organized by the Biology and Chemistry Education team.
Duration: 30–40 minutes, starts hourly from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Back to the past: A journey through Earth’s history
The paleobotanical collection invites children aged 5+ on an open exploration through the Phanerozoic era: dinosaurs, mammoths, and other prehistoric creatures await!
Open visit anytime between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM
• What is plastic, what happens to it in the environment, and what do animals think about it?
Children aged 5+ will learn what plastic is, how microplastics form, and how they affect animals and the environment – presented by the Collaborative Research Centre Microplastics (CRC 1357).
Duration: 30–40 minutes, starts hourly from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
• Fascination with soil in the Botanical Garden - How important is soil for our lives?
Children aged 5+ will dig deep – literally – to uncover the hidden secrets beneath our feet.
Duration: 45 minutes, starts hourly from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
• High-tech from spider silk
Children aged 10+ will visit real research labs: spider feeding, 3D printing of heart tissue, and nanofleece production with spider silk show how biopolymers are used in medicine.
Duration: 45 minutes, starts hourly from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
• The great recycling expedition: tracking down plastic
Children aged 10+ become recycling experts. They analyze waste, explore material properties, and create new items from plastic scraps – complete with a discovery certificate!
Duration: 45 minutes, starts hourly from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
