Discover how genetics underpins adaptations that let creatures survive and thrive!

Discover some of the most fundamental differences between living things and ask the question: what really counts for complexity?

Explore the amazing adaptations all around us in the natural world! Many of these are the result of creatures having specific instructions in their genetic code allowing them to live how they do.

What is genomics? Explore this world-changing area of research and how the DNA code found in all living things impacts on our world.

What is DNA and what does it do? Discover more about this marvellous molecule and how it has an impact on the world around us.

Some animals can be hard to find even when they are living right under our noses! However, the things they leave behind can often provide useful clues for understanding what creatures are living in a particular habitat.

Share your research like a scientist would. Research your favourite animal or plant and create a poster to communicate your findings.

What makes a bird a bird or a mammal a mammal? Grouping creatures together can show what links different creatures together.

Discover how DNA can provide clues to how microbes work and whether they are ‘good’ or ‘bad’. 

What are microbes and what do they do? Discover more about the marvellous microbe world and how it has an impact on how we live our lives.

Explore current and potential ethical issues in genetics and genomics with this discussion-based activity.

Discover how DNA can provide clues to recreate the faces of people from the past.

Discover how DNA sequences code for proteins, giving animals different adaptations for survival.

This mindfulness activity helps you explore your creativity whilst creating a calm atmosphere.

All living things have DNA. This hands-on activity will enable you to extract DNA from fruit, such as strawberries, using everyday household items.

What makes us similar and what makes us different? Carry out your own genetic variation investigation using a selection of household items.

Decode DNA sequences and discover the proteins they code for using online scientific databases. 

This hands-on activity allows you to create your own paper model of a DNA double helix.

Through this fun activity you can learn more about the spread of microbes and their potential to infect people. 

Discover more about the basic shape and structure of different bacteria through this balloon modelling activity. 

Discover how DNA sequences code for proteins with different roles and functions. 

Make your own edible DNA double helix out of sweets!

Debate current and potential issues in genetics and genomics with this card-based discussion activity.

Step into the shoes of a genetic scientist and carry out a phenotype analysis with the model organism, zebrafish.

Play detective and uncover how microbes spread around the surfaces you touch if you don’t wash your hands properly!

Discover how microbes, such as bacteria and viruses, can be spread from person to person.

Explore antibiotic resistance by taking a closer look at the genomes of two strains of the bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus.

What is the best way to eradicate malaria? In this activity you will explore how the different stages of the malaria life cycle can be targeted by different treatments and prevention strategies. 

Take on the role of a programme manager for a community at high risk of malaria and, using the information provided, work out the best strategy for eliminating the disease from the area. 

If you were given £20 million to eradicate malaria, how would you spend it? In this activity you get to find out.