TUM Vacation Program with Curiocity: Scientific Research in the Science Camp

Nature, Nutrition, and Technology – under this motto, the Curiocity Summer Science Camp 2025 was held in August for children of employees from the TUM School of Life Sciences and the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT).

Construction of the Leonardo Dome at ix-Quadrat in Garching: The dome holds together solely through the equilibrium of forces and the clever arrangement of the wooden pieces.(Image: curiocity)

Preparing Bubble Tea in the molecular kitchen — Molecular Kitchen: Step-by-step instructions for preparing your own Bubble Tea (Image: curiocity)

Dissolution processes and mixing operations in the preparation of Bubble Tea — Molecular Kitchen: During the preparation of Bubble Tea, dissolution processes and mixing operations become visible (Image: curiocity)

Making your own LED cards — Detail of individual self-made LED cards: Electrical conductivity with copper adhesive tape, independently laid out and soldered.(Image: curiocity)

Optical symmetries in the ix-Quadrat in Garching (Image: curiocity)

Curiosity Summer Science Camp 2025: Exploring, Investigating, and Creating for Children

Two groups of approximately 25 children each, aged between six and twelve years, participated in two exciting weeks of experimentation and discovery. Activities ranged from harvesting watermelons, conduction taste tests, preparing bubble tea and lemonade, and soldering greeting cards, to programming robots and costruction Leonardo bridges.

A particular highlight was the excursion to the mathematics exhibition ix-Quadrat in Garching, which even included a ride down to parabolic slides.

For two program elements, the Curiocity team was joined by external experts: Dr. Gisela Olias from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology and Friedrich Ampenberger from the Weihenstephan Research Center for Brewing and Food Quality introduced the children to the mechanisms of taste and smell perception and explained how these sensory experiences can be systematically influenced.

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