Science in action

On Tuesday the Prep Department welcomed some very special visitors to school when a team from the London Science Museum came to lead an interactive day of Scientific discovery.

With the help of Sir Isaac Newton and Phil the Stunt Frog, the team from the Museum led the Prep girls on a trip to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Ancient Greece and the Highland Games, taking a closer look at the forces that shape our world. Through a series of demonstrations the girls learnt about the effects of “push and pull”, gravity, air resistance, friction and magnetism. The session ended outside with the launch of an air powered rocket!

Year 4 and 5 then went on a mission to Mars. In the first part of the demonstration they discovered all about the science behind launching rockets and satellites into space, as well as finding out a lot more about satellites and their orbits. They then had a go at making their own rockets to see how far they could get them to fly across the room.

Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed a presentation on blood and guts! The girls followed the journey of blood through the body and discovered what it does, what’s in it, where blood goes and what happens when you start to lose blood.

Head of Prep, Mr Leith, said “The visit from the Science Museum Team really brought Science alive for the girls and reinforced the work we have been doing in the classroom. The experience of seeing Science in action, and the opportunity to understand more about how things work and why things behave in a certain way, has been hugely beneficial for all the year groups.”