Science at home
Get involved with our activities at home or in school. Learn more about some of the exciting things that our scientists are working on.
Your body’s building blocks
Learn about the cells that make up your body and make your own version’s using jelly or Lego.
Curriculum links: Cells and Organisation, Cell Biology
Make your own edible cell
Build a cell with Lego
Making proteins
Explore more about Dr Rosalind Franklin’s most famous work and create your own bracelets using the DNA code.
Curriculum Links: Genetics and Evolution, Cell Biology
DNA Bracelets
Science Scribbler
Help scientists investigate 3D image data by contributing to our citizen science projects on the Zooniverse.
With citizen science, small contributions from many volunteers quickly add up to create a powerful crowd. All we need is 10 minutes of your time and your pattern-recognition skills to help us annotate 3D image data, so we can give scientists the tools they need to answer more difficult questions.
Curriculum Links: Working Scientifically
Science Scribbler on the Zooniverse
Join us on the Zooniverse to map mitochondria, vesicles, and more!
Science Scribbler on Twitch
Chat with our researchers while we explore citizen science projects together on the Zooniverse!
Science Scribbler on YouTube
Find video tutorials for Science Scribbler projects, VODs from past Twitch streams, and how-to guides for using our Virus Factory educational materials.
Ask a Scientist
Hear from some of the Rosalind Franklin Institute’s scientists.
Download our colouring pages
Colour in images of DNA, cells and our building
