Me & My Body (MAMBO) is an exciting initiative for Primary School Science. Incorporated with the Irish Primary Science Curriculum, this innovative programme combines an understanding of the human body with “hands-on” scientific investigation, teacher resource material and highly graphical web content.

MAMBO enables children to learn about their bodies in a fun yet scientific way. At the centre of the programme is an exciting, interactive website, designed especially for children aged 8 to 12 years. Children learn along with two virtual patients, Ryan & Roisin, about their blood, their heart and immune system, and healthy living.

Features of the MAMBO programme include:

• Interactive website with activities for students and teachers
• Classroom based visits by the E & O Team to introduce MAMBO
• Student and teacher visits to the E & O laboratory at DCU to participate in a MAMBO workshop
• Online MAMBO teacher community to provide teachers with additional resources for science teaching
• MAMBO teacher resource CD including lesson content and plans to enhance the programme

Visit the programme at www.bdi.ie/mambo

In addition to the MAMBO programme a number of interactive science workshops have been developed introducing concepts of biomedical science to young audiences including:

• Diagnostics through the ages
• Whats bugging you
• Bright Sparks

Schools participating in MAMBO can gain credit towards their Discover Primary Science Award from Discover Science & Engineering.

For more information about MAMBO or our other primary school workshops, please contact:
Clare Scalzo / E: clare.scalzo@dcu.ie / P: 01 700 6444