Workshop 2: Micro-organisms
Workshop 2: Micro-organisms
Crack the code to become a microbe master!
Welcome to the tiny-but-mighty universe of microbes — creatures so small you can’t see them, but powerful enough to shape our whole world!
Your mission begins with a puzzle-packed activity book full of codes, clues, and mysteries to solve. You’ll also meet MRS GREN — the secret acronym that unlocks how every living thing survives.
Are you ready to crack the code?
Environment station
Step into the lab of our wonderfully weird Fart Scientist 💨🧪
Yes… the job is real. And yes… it’s hilarious.
In this hands-on science adventure, you’ll discover:
🎈 How yeast and sugar can inflate a balloon
💨 How gases are made and released
🔁 How microbes breathe, eat, and… well… do the other thing
🕸 How all these tiny actions power giant ecosystem cycles
🐛 How every creature — even you! — relies on microbial food webs
Warning: May contain giggles.
Economy station
Welcome to Microbe Dragons’ Den, where YOU are the investors.
You’ll hear about real inventions inspired by microbes and decide which ones deserve your dollars.
Choose between awesome projects like:
🛢 Microbes that clean up oil spills
⚡Renewable energy ideas powered by tiny organisms
🌾Biotech solutions that help farms and the environment
You’ll compare what’s important, what’s possible, and what might not work… yet.
Your choices shape the future!
Social station
In our community-style Town Hall, you’ll explore the cultural stories, legends, and real-life experiences that show how microbes connect to people, places, and history.
You’ll discover how different communities:
🧬 understand and work with microbes
🌏 use stories to explain life and nature
❤️ rely on the tiniest organisms for wellbeing
(This station is still growing — just like microbes! More cool content coming soon.)
The Debrief - Solving the Mystery!
Students regroup for the final mission.
Together you’ll connect the clues from all three stations to answer:
WHAT happened?
HOW did it happen?
WHY did it happen?
You’ll earn rewards, share your discoveries, and take on your final critical-thinking challenge to complete back at school.