- Participants will carry out various experiments to find out how astrobiology researchers work
- This workshop will be held at the CEIP Ses Quarterades primary school
- The activity is part of the Ciudad Ciencia outreach project, a CSIC initiative present in 59 municipalities
Students from CEIP Ses Quarterades in Calvià will discover how life evolves or adapts in extreme conditions with the help of researcher Juan Ángel Vaquerizo. It will be on Friday 24th January, with the workshop 'Buscando vida en el universo' (Searching for life in the universe), which aims to raise awareness on the scientific activity carried out in the field of astrobiology.
With gloves on, participants will be the protagonists for a few minutes of the experiments that lead to the study of the origin of life. Thus, they will be able to observe, amongst other phenomena, how impact craters are formed and they will extract DNA, just as it is done in biology and chemistry laboratories. They will also discover details of the Perseverance Rover successful landing on Mars, as well as the Spanish technology that has travelled aboard this mission.
Ciudad Ciencia is a scientific outreach project by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) that has the collaboration of city councils throughout Spain, whose aim is to provide citizens with first-hand knowledge of current scientific and technological developments. Ciudad Ciencia has been running since 2012 and is present in 59 Spanish municipalities.
More information on Ciudad Ciencia activities in Calvià on www.ciudadciencia.es.