Outreach & School Learning

Inspiring Future Innovators

We believe that it is our responsibility to ensure the broadest community possible has access to the creative arts and STEAM opportunities - and run a range of creative and engaging events across schools, community centres and festivals in and around London.

Supporting the National Curriculm for Science, Design and Technology tailored to key stages 2-5, we offer students and educators research-grade STEAM education facilities and workshops supporting a wider vibrant programme connected to schools locally.

Discover below our demand, STEAM-led creative workshops for schools available for bookings in a wide range of topics.

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Available Workshops

Science shows, workshops, and more from our home at Lifefabs Institute or directly to your school.

Biological Binders:
Pot Making

KS3 (10-13)

Discover how to make biodegradable plantable pots using natural fibres and biological binders.

Bioplastics & Bubbles

KS3 (10-13)

Discover how to make your own edible bubbles, using biopolymers to create a gel to hold a liquid!

The Science of Snacks

KS3 (10-13)

Learn how different chemical, physical and biological processing techniques alter the material properties of foods.

Lego Robotic Builders

KS3 (10-13)

Explore, build, code and design a lego rover that can move around, avoid obsticles using sensors to complete challenges.

Extract Your DNA

KS3 (10-13)

Extract your own DNA and walk away with a small piece of it in a necklace for you to wear.

Sticky Science:
Bio Glues

KS3 (10-13) / KS4 (14-16)

Discover the world of biomatierals bonding, experiment with starches and proteins before testing adhesion in a head to head building contest!

Agar Art:
Bacterial Painting

KS4 (14-16)

Create bio art with bacteria that have been genetically engineered to express fluorescent proteins.

Biomaterial Build: Material Water Filters

KS3 (10-13) / KS4 (14-16)

Discover water filtration and how we can use biomaterials to clean water. Build your own water filter and test how it filters and cleans dirty water!

BioBatteries:
Algae Fuel Cells

KS5 (17-18)

Create bio art with bacteria that have been genetically engineered to express fluorescent proteins.

Conductive Agar & Programable Materials

KS5 (17-18)

Create bio art with bacteria that have been genetically engineered to express fluorescent proteins.

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Since 2024, Lifefabs Institute has existed to democratise biodesign and biofabrication by providing an open-access, collaborative space where creatives, scientists, and communities can invent, learn, and translate cutting-edge biological research into real-world solutions that advance health, sustainability, and social impact.

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