SCIENCE LIVE “At the beginning of December we had the opportunity to attend a Science Live GCSE Conference at the Dominion Theatre. This was a great learning experience as we listened to multiple scientific lectures on a wide variety of topics including, space exploration, material sciences, Revision techniques and much more. The first two lectures were on material sciences, one of them by Jessica Wade. She showed us how material sciences are interwoven into our everyday lives and helped us to understand the topics more deeply on a molecular level. An interesting example of this was Jessica’s presentation on the uses of nanotape and its unique properties, such as that it can be stuck and unstuck from different surfaces and materials multiple times. Next up was Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, a space scientist and the presenter of the BBC’s iconic astronomy programme The Sky At Night. This was one of our favourite lectures as exo-planets and the chances of there being other life forms in the universe were discussed. Moreover, Dr Maggie took us through her career path and told us about what inspired her along the way. She was very enthusiastic about the subject and made us feel fully engaged. After a brief break, an examiner talked us through revision techniques and how to best approach our GCSE exams in the summer, which was helpful as we were introduced to many great revision tips. This was followed by, Professor Lord Robert Winston of Science and Society and Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial college, linking to Professor Steve Jones who later talked about genetics. We learnt how the environment affects characteristics and development, such as the fur colour in siamese cats. Finally, we were introduced to Professor Andrea Sella who studies in both Canada and the UK. This was our favourite lecture as he was very charismatic and
talked about the nature of reversible reactions. In addition, he explained this thoroughly and clearly through live experiments and demonstrations. To conclude, overall the trip was extremely successful and all the lectures peaked our interest. We found it a very valuable opportunity and hope that other years also get to experience this in the future.” ~ Amelia M and Eleri R, 11SAS
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