Introductory Lab Session for Home-Ed
Schedule
Thu Apr 24 2025 at 11:00 am to 02:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Petroc Official | Barnstaple, EN
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A lab based microscopy workshop for Home-EdSuit ages 10+
11am – 2.30pm, Thursday 24th April 2025
Petroc College Lab, Barnstaple, EX31 2BQ
£25/young person
Suit ages 10- 15 approx and parents can either drop off or stay and support their child (no charge for parents staying!)
WHAT IS IT? A 3.5 hr lab based session, with a 30 mins break for lunch (bring your own packed lunch), introducing youngsters to the amazing microscopic world around us.
The course is taught by a QTS microbiology teacher and pathology scientist.
Experiments & activities include:
We’ll be using high powered binocular microscopes with sub stage condensers
~How to set up a microscope
~How to prepare appropriate samples for microscopy
~Plant cells vs animal cells
~Pond life and protists
~Visualising bacteria with the gram stain
~How to use the oil immersion lens (x1000 mag)
~Preparing and watching crystals form
~Leaf stomata practical
~Easy dark field microscopy
It will be in the biology lab (ground floor lab number F8) at Petroc College, Old Sticklepath Hill, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 2BQ.
Booking in advance is essential using the link below.
https://devonscience.co.uk/for-parents/laboratory-science-classes/
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Where is it happening?
Petroc Official, Barnstaple, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
