Research Workshop "Nutrition" Holiday Children's University in the Tropical Greenhouse Witzenhausen (Passage II)

A cooperation project of the Tropical Greenhouse, University of Kassel with Bildung trifft Entwicklung, Göttingen, Bildungszentrum WeltGarten, Bündnis für Familie of the city of Witzenhausen.

Monday, July 19 to Friday, July 23, 2021 (session I) and
Monday, July 26 to Friday, July 30, 2021 (session II)

in each case 9.00 - 13.15

Registration binding until: 11.7.2021

Tel: 05542-72812, tropengewaechshaus[at]uni-kassel[dot]de

Age:                                    8 - 12 years
Number:                            max. 10 children
Time:                                        daily from 9am - 1pm.15 o'clock
place:                                          Tropical greenhouse of the University of Kassel, Steinstraße 19,  37213 Witzenhausen

Cost:                            80 €/child incl. material
Children should wear durable and weather appropriate clothing.

Where does popcorn come from and what plant is in my noodle? How much land does it take to grow the ingredients to make my hamburger and what does the peanut have in common with the bratwurst? These and other "tasty" questions about our food can be investigated by young researchers themselves. Under professional guidance and equipped with research materials and all their senses, with the help of experiments, practical exercises, stories and games, they follow the traces of their food. They explore local delicacies in the summer garden and discover plants in the tropical greenhouse. The children democratically decide how to adapt the program according to their wishes.

On Monday, they explore their favorite foods. Where does it come from? Does it have anything to do with plants and if so, where did they grow? What do you think is the tastiest thing there for the kids? They follow food as it travels around the world, hunt for regional and delicious seasonal food, and look "outside the box" at other children's food.

How is our food actually grown and what does it need to grow?  This question will be the focus on Tuesday. How can we find out? What is all this "organic" about and what does variety taste like? The children will design their own mini dream garden and also try out how a plant is turned into popcorn.

On Wednesday, we'll take a closer look at the people behind our food. Who grew it, how do they live and what do they eat? We don't miss out either: what happens to the food in our bodies, why are sweets considered unhealthy and vegetables healthy? The children look for their sausage in the rainforest and try to find out what meat and peanuts have in common.

The connections between climate change and our food are the focus on Thursday. It's all about pretty crooked cucumbers and which cherries are probably the healthiest for the climate. What is climate-friendly nutrition, and how can it be both a treat and healthy at the same time?

Friday is all about the area on which food grows. If we distributed all the available land in the world fairly, each person would have about 2000m2 of arable land at their disposal. The exciting question: How would you use this area? There is puzzling, thinking and creative design to be done.

In order to keep up with the strenuous research work, there is a joint breakfast break. This time, the children have to bring their own food because of the required distance and hygiene rules.

With agricultural engineer Ines Fehrmann and student Tony Lindenau.

Note: Subject to all permits - in compliance with applicable hygiene regulations . In order to make the vacation program possible in spite of Corona while observing distance regulations, all cooperation partners were willing to finance two runs with only 10 children each. After registration, families will receive the hygiene instructions and rules to contain the Corona virus. Please note that we have to react flexibly to current rules and regulations!