[Experimental Notes have been released] Summer Vacation Children's Environmental Science Class 2024

The Summer Vacation Children's Environmental Science Class 2024, which was scheduled to be held on August 16, was canceled due to the approach of Typhoon No. 7. The experimental notes scheduled to be distributed at this event will be released.
You can download it from the link below, so please use it for free research etc.

In addition, the workshop scheduled to be held at this event "Challenge the dissection of Niboshi!" ] And related videos of the mini experiment "microplastic experience" have been released, so please take a look at them.

[Updated at 12:00 on August 15]　Due to stormy weather due to the approach of Typhoon No. 7 is expected, both the morning and afternoon sessions will be canceled for "Summer Vacation Children's Environmental Science Class 2024" scheduled to be held on the 16th.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but we appreciate your understanding and understanding.

The Yokohama Institute of Environmental Science will hold a "Summer Vacation Children's Environmental Science Class" for 4th to 6th graders and their parents on Friday, August 16, 2024. You can learn about the environment through participation in workshops, analytical equipment that you cannot usually see, and actual exhibitions of creatures in Yokohama. Let's have fun learning about the environment and become an environmental doctor! Please apply!

Friday, August 16, 2024
Morning section: From 9:15 to 11:30
Afternoon: From 13:30 to 15:45

• Target: 4th to 6th graders and their parents (18 years old or older)
• Capacity (planned): About 100 people in 50 groups in each section

Free of charge

The application has been closed.

We will hold hands-on corners such as workshops and facility tours.

There are about 100 kinds of ants in Kanagawa Prefecture. Know the ecology and how to distinguish them, and become Dr. Ari!
(Facility tour is available)
[First 30 pairs (15 pairs in the morning: 15 pairs in the afternoon)]

Let's do a paper chromat experiment that separates the color of aqueous pen with paper and water!
(Facility tour is available)
[First 12 pairs (6 pairs in the morning: 6 pairs in the afternoon)]

That "Niboshi" is used for cooking dashi and delicious to eat as it is. Let's have fun learning about the body of the fish!
(Facility tour is available)
[First 30 pairs (15 pairs in the morning: 15 pairs in the afternoon)]

You can also experience mini experiments and crafts held at each booth while observing analytical instruments that you cannot usually see and real exhibits of creatures in Yokohama.
[First 30 pairs (15 pairs in the morning: 15 pairs in the afternoon)]

• Writing instruments
• Indoor shoes
• A bag for putting shoes
• Drinks (with a closed lid)
• Wiping
• Bag for bringing back work

※Please come in clothes that can be dirty.

Yokohama Institute of Environmental Science (5th floor, Shibusawa ABC Building No. 1, Ebisu-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama)

JR Keihin Tohoku Line / Negishi Line: A 15-minute walk from Shinkoyasu Station
Keihinkyuko Line: 15 minutes walk from Keikyu Shinkoyasu Station
Municipal bus system 19: Take "Shinkoyasu Station" and get off at "Ebisu-cho" 3-minute walk.

(Note) There are no parking spaces or bicycle parking lots for the general public, so please use public transportation when you come to our laboratory.

1. Wearing a mask is at your own discretion.
2. Please take measures against heat such as parasols, hats, and hydration.
3. On the day of the event, staff of the institute may take photos and publish them in public relations magazines.