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Excursions to the VISTA Science Experience Lab at ISTA

Workshops For School Classes

©Anna Stöcher

With the aim of awakening and promoting interest in and understanding of science, we offer workshops for school classes from 2nd grade onwards in the VISTA Science Experience Lab. Pupils experience research at ISTA in an exciting and unique way!

Discover our range of workshops for your school classes

In addition to the opportunity to visit a world-class research institute as part of the “ISTA Experience”, we offer an extensive selection of workshops in the coming school year from the areas of “Nature of Science”, vocational training to the conscious use of digital content. Below you will find an overview and further information about the current offer as well as the possibility to book.

Important Information

  • All workshops are offered free of charge.
  • Starting times of the workshops can be chosen flexibly, depending on travel time and connection.
  • In addition to each workshop (except ISTA Experience), a 30-minute campus tour can also be booked.
  • The workshops are designed for school classes of 12 to 30 students.
  • Details on arrival and contact information can be found here.
©Stephanie Kneissl
school workshop
school workshop
  • 7-19 years
  • grade 2-14
  • school classes

ISTA Experience

WS 24/25
Duration 2 hours
ISTA Campus
During the campus tour, students can get to know the ISTA, visit laboratories and conduct their own experiments in the VISTA Science Experience Lab.
©Stephanie Kneissl
school workshop
school workshop
  • 7-19 years
  • grade 2-14
  • school classes

ISTA Experience

WS 24/25
Duration 2 hours
ISTA Campus
During the campus tour, students can get to know the ISTA, visit laboratories and conduct their own experiments in the VISTA Science Experience Lab.
school workshop
school workshop
  • grade 2-4
  • school classes
  • 7-10 years

The Big Bone Hunt

WS 24/25
Duration 2 hours
VISTA Science Experience Lab
Dive into the world of paleontology, discover dinosaur bones and learn how researchers work. This workshop will be held in German.
school workshop
school workshop
  • grade 2-4
  • school classes
  • 7-10 years

The Big Bone Hunt

WS 24/25
Duration 2 hours
VISTA Science Experience Lab
Dive into the world of paleontology, discover dinosaur bones and learn how researchers work. This workshop will be held in German.
©Anna Stöcher
school workshop
school workshop
  • grade 8-13
  • school classes
  • 14-19 years

FakeHunter - On the hunt for the truth

WS 24/25
Duration 2 hours
VISTA Science Experience Lab
In this workshop, students learn to recognize and expose fakes. The aim is to make them more aware of how they use social media.
©Anna Stöcher
school workshop
school workshop
  • grade 8-13
  • school classes
  • 14-19 years

FakeHunter - On the hunt for the truth

WS 24/25
Duration 2 hours
VISTA Science Experience Lab
In this workshop, students learn to recognize and expose fakes. The aim is to make them more aware of how they use social media.
©Stephanie Kneissl
school workshop
school workshop
  • grade 2-4
  • school classes
  • 7-10 years

Building blocks of life

WS 24/25
Duration 2 hours
VISTA Science Experience Lab
In this workshop, students learn why living things can look different but are still related.
©Stephanie Kneissl
school workshop
school workshop
  • grade 2-4
  • school classes
  • 7-10 years

Building blocks of life

WS 24/25
Duration 2 hours
VISTA Science Experience Lab
In this workshop, students learn why living things can look different but are still related.
©Peter Rigaud
school workshop
school workshop
  • grade 8-13
  • school classes
  • 14-19 years

Learning from role models - a different kind of career guidance

WS 24/25
Duration 2 hours
VISTA Science Experience Lab
In this workshop, students get to know people from science and research and are encouraged to pursue their own interests.
©Peter Rigaud
school workshop
school workshop
  • grade 8-13
  • school classes
  • 14-19 years

Learning from role models - a different kind of career guidance

WS 24/25
Duration 2 hours
VISTA Science Experience Lab
In this workshop, students get to know people from science and research and are encouraged to pursue their own interests.

Special workshop in January

school workshop
school workshop
  • grade 9-13
  • school classes
  • 15-19 years

Worm workshop - Research with C. elegans

WS 24/25
Duration 2 hours
VISTA Science Experience Lab
In this workshop, students get to know the model organism C. elegans and discover how science works.
school workshop
school workshop
  • grade 9-13
  • school classes
  • 15-19 years

Worm workshop - Research with C. elegans

WS 24/25
Duration 2 hours
VISTA Science Experience Lab
In this workshop, students get to know the model organism C. elegans and discover how science works.

We are constantly working on our range of services to bring more research into the classroom and support you with teaching materials and training courses!

Ideas for teaching

Magdalena Bauer

Passionate science communicator and good-humored all-rounder with a special commitment to target groups that are sometimes forgotten