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ACTIVITY: from mouth to bum
If you are based in the UK, send off for one of our free activity kits!
If you're outside the UK or you've missed them, download the instructions to make 'from mouth to bum' which is all about our digestive organs. Suitable for ages 3-8
COMPETITION: enter during the festival!
To enter our competition with a chance to win one of three science kits just explore the Serendipity Fair and find answers to the following questions (multi choice):
When Katie visits Cambridge to take part in a research study, what type of new system is she asked to try?
Tendai made a film about a Cambridge diabetes researcher, but which important hormone does she research?
Sadaf and her team found out that some people stay thin because of their genes. What is the name of the research study that found this out?
Give your answers plus your age and an email address by end of Sunday April 4. Everyone who gives the right answers will be entered into our prize draw!
ACTIVITY: glucose challenge game
Diabetes is a disease that leads to unhealthy amounts of sugar in blood. But do you know what causes it and the difference between type 1 and type 2?
Send off for our free kit (posting to UK only) or download instructions to make this fun game out of simple materials. (suitable for ages 7-13)
WELCOME
Welcome to our mostly for kids stall.
Older children might find lots of other things to interest them on our other stalls. Enter our competition to explore a few more things we think you might like.
We hope you enjoy the Cambridge Festival and hope to see some of you in person next year!
ONLINE: live from the lab
Would you like to see inside a working laboratory & find out more about what scientists do? Do you have a question or an idea for us?
DOWNLOAD: Cambridge MRC activity book
Colouring and puzzle pages from all the labs in Cambridge funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC).
VIDEO: Operation Ouch! Food, poo and you
We were VERY excited when Dr Chris came to our labs to film PhD student Jennie for this episode of Operation Ouch!
VIDEO: how dogs can sniff out diabetes
Dogs have amazing noses and this can make them great assistance dogs. Magic the labrador helps Claire to manage her diabetes. Scientist Mark explains how he does it!
GET IN TOUCH: we'd love to hear from you!
If you have a question or comment about our research or about working as a scientist we'd love to hear from you! Just register for live from the lab (running Monday 29 March - Thurs 1 April).
You can also get in touch by email if you'd like to give us feedback about the Serendipity Fair.
