Louis Pasteur and the Devastating Germs. (360G-Wellcome-100439_Z_12_Z)

Louis Pasteur and the Devastating Germs A lively, participatory workshop day for 12-14 year olds from North East England and Glasgow, based on the life and work of French scientist Louis Pasteur. Students will engage in science and arts activities, some of which will be led in French, to explore Pasteur's life and legacy. They will meet the scientists Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister in person and interact with them through a series of drama activities and discussion opportunities. They will make scientific observations and carry out microbiological experiments, reporting on these in French. The students will create their own drama scenes to reflect key moments from Pasteur's life. The workshop day will be trialled first at the Centre for Life, Newcastle and subsequently at Glasgow Science Centre. On return to school, the students will participate in follow-up activities with broad curriculum links, which may include: further research and experiments on food hygiene, photo story of the day with captions and voice over in French, stop frame animation of key scientific ideas and exploration of the lives of contemporary scientists and other cultural and political figures of the time.