The Educator Magazine UK May- August 2023 - Magazine - Page 68
Digest the first details of the Science and
Industry Museum’s world-premiere exhibition,
Operation Ouch! Food, Poo and You
The Science and Industry Museum
has lifted the lid on its most
outrageous adventure yet, which
will see visitors dive headfirst into
digestion and celebrate the amazing
inner workings of the human body.
Tickets are now available for blockbuster exhibition, Operation Ouch!
Food, Poo and You, opening at the
museum on Friday 21 July. The first
major details have been unveiled,
revealing an epic experiment full
of super-sized science, unfiltered
adventure and glorious grossness
during a voyage through the
digestive system.
This will be the first time hit CBBC
show, Operation Ouch!, has been
brought to life as an exhibition
experience. Visitors will be sent on a
special mission to get up close and
in one case, extremely personal, with
presenters Dr Chris, Dr Xand and Dr
Ronx as they are shrunk, swallowed,
squeezed through and spat out of Dr
Xand’s digestive system during
a lively, interactive and playful
adventure to better understand
our brilliant bodies.
Inhibitions will be left at the door
of the Doctors’ elusive ‘cupboard of
everything’, where an investigation
into some of the body’s funniest
functions begins. Whether it’s
exploring a set of super-sized
gnashers, slipping down the
oesophagus or investigating the
innerworkings of the intestines,
there will be plenty of giggle-worthy
grossness to explore as visitors travel
like a poo on a journey to discover
where food goes when we eat.
The job of each digestive organ will
be discovered through interactive
activities that reveal the
biology behind that body part.
These include sniffing out the
science of how food is broken down
during a smelly challenge and
protecting the body from bugs by
fighting off bad bacteria in a game
to test even the most energetic child.
An interactive poo-duction line will
also see visitors work together to
help move waste through the large
intestine and out the other end.
The important role of medical
science in helping to find clever
solutions to some of the trickiest gut
problems will be showcased through
fascinating objects from the Science
Museum Group’s collection,
including a penny removed from
a child’s stomach almost 100 years
ago and ancient objects gifted to
the gods in hope of curing digestive
problems. Cutting edge technology
will also be on public display as part
of an exhibition for the first time
in the form of Larry the Vomiting
Robot, who helped scientists
understand the distribution of
norovirus particles by demonstrating
how far sick splatter