Thanks to more demonstrators coming forward we have been able to take over 700 Year 6 Children and include nearly all those on the waiting list. Once again Sphere Science fascinated the children with their hands on demonstration in which they had to wire up DC electic motors to solar cells and see, not only, how fast they could… Read More »
Due to the increase in demand for places at REAL SCIENCE, our three-day Junior Chemistry at Work event for Year 6 children at the Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre, most of the indoor areas at the centre are now taken. There is, however, considerable room for more “outside” 30-minute repeatable demonstrations so if you know anyone interested please contact… Read More »
We are now setting up the annual “REAL SCIENCE – Junior Chemistry at Work” event for this coming Autumn Term. It will be open to Year 6 pupils again at the Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre from 18th to 20th October 2016. Throughout the day the pupils, in groups of 15 to 20 with their teachers, will participate in 8… Read More »
Once again the schools filled the Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre and brought nearly 600 Year 6 pupils. The predicted excitement in the Cruck Barn as they build their “canal bridges” meant I had to purchases some more screening to enable the other demonstrator there to be heard comfortably! This time we had Thames Water join us and the children… Read More »
This year’s event was attended by nearly 350 students aged 12 to 16 . As usual, they came from Special, Comprehensive, Upper and Private Schools in Milton Keynes, Newport Pagnell, Buckingham, Bedford, Luton and Wing. Here is a letter I received afterwards from Dr Rae FRSCI and Head of Chemistry at Ousedale School who came to the event and sent students on all three days. Dear… Read More »
Tring School hosted their second Chemistry at Work day and want to book the event again for next year. We had a new young demonstrator Farzan Fassihi-Tash from C B & I who’s demonstration entitled “The Journey of Oil” surprised many of the students by the breadth of his subject and we were grateful to Sarah Douglas who spent the… Read More »
This was the first time Aylesbury College had hosted Chemistry at Work. The day proved popular and the college would like to host it again next year. The interests of the groups varied, due to the different courses the students were following, so next year we will look at linking specific demonstrations more closely to the courses.
Once again the annual Chemistry at Work event at AGS was a great success and this time we had a new demonstrator Karley Weir who joined our team from TrichoCare and explained the chemistry of hair and the dangers of hair dyes with her demonstration entitled “Lovely Hair – Painful Skin. We had enough demonstrations on the day for… Read More »
We already have twelve Chemistry at Work days confirmed this year. They comprise the two annual three-day events at the Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre (for Secondary Schools, and Junior Schools, demonstrator spaces) and six school-based days at: Ashton Middle School (full), Aylesbury Grammar School (full), Aylesbury College (full), Tring School (demonstrator spaces), John Colet School (full) and Princes Risborough School (demonstrator spaces).… Read More »