LOWER SCHOOL SCIENCE
In Year 7, boys start the year with the challenge of designing their own science block of the future. Informed by visits to the College’s eco- greenhouse and observation of the College’s architecture, they create some hugely imaginative designs, which have included a lego model and some intricate Minecraft plans of Science buildings, with electricity even provided by a hamster wheel.
Year 7 boys also visited Greenwich where they were introduced to the world of space in the Planetarium and to the history of the observatory. The day out also included a trip along the Thames in a high–speed clipper from the London Eye to the observatory. The boys in Year 8 were entertained by lasers and optical illusions when Dr Neil Monteiro visited us
from Imperial College. Dr Monteiro demonstrated a whole host of Physics experiments to get the boys thinking about the behaviour of light and other waves in the electromagnetic spectrum. In March, a team of Year 8 scientists represented the College at the Royal Society of Chemistry Salters’ Festival at Queen Mary University, London.
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