Princethorpe Shines The Spotlight On Science
07 Mar
Princethorpe College celebrated British Science Week, a national celebration of Science run by the British Science Association. Pupils enjoyed entertaining and interesting activities designed to highlight the importance of Science and inspire and engage the next generation of scientists.
Pupils in Years 7 and 8 took on Biology, Chemistry and Physics challenges in their Science lessons, getting hands on with practical experiments to explore this year’s Science Week theme of ‘Adapt and Change’. They created Straw Rockets powered by balloon pumps and evaluated their designs in Physics, explored alchemy by successfully turning copper coins into silver (by electroplating) and then gold (by forming an alloy of brass) and investigated the conditions meal worms prefer, using Choice Chambers in Biology.
Pupils in the lower school also took part in a national poster competition on the theme of ‘Adapt and Change’ with the best entries submitted to the national competition. There was also a special Science assembly delivered by the College’s STEAM ambassadors.
In Tutor Time, pupils from Years 7 to 11 faced a Science challenge, to build the tallest tower from just paper cups and craft sticks, adapting and changing their ideas along the way.
Comments, Head of Science, Emma Cooper, "British Science Week really allowed us to shine a spotlight on Science and provide the perfect platform for engaging and inspiring our pupils."