The 国际米兰对阵科莫 Science Festival Schools Zone takes place next Saturday, 24 March, giving students the chance to showcase the scientific successes they have achieved at school.
The 国际米兰对阵科莫 Science Festival Schools Zone takes place next Saturday, 24 March, giving students the chance to showcase the scientific successes they have achieved at school.
The Schools Zone gives students the chance to show off the amazing things they are doing either in Science class or after-school activities. Last year鈥檚 Schools Zone was a huge success and we expect this year鈥檚 event to be even more exciting and inspiring.
Sue Long
The 国际米兰对阵科莫 Science Festival Schools Zone takes place next Saturday, 24 March,听giving students the chance to showcase the scientific successes they have achieved at school.
Teams of up to eight students from secondary schools and sixth form colleges will be the experts for the day, displaying their science, technology, engineering or maths projects from lessons and science clubs to members of the public and members of the 国际米兰对阵科莫.
As part of the 国际米兰对阵科莫 Science Festival 鈥 the UK鈥檚 largest free science festival - the Schools Zone attracted hundreds of visitors last year and received positive and enthusiastic feedback.听 This year is expected to attract an even larger pool of visitors, hopeful of seeing the next generation of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians as they bring a different kind of interactive fun to the Festival.
Exhibits include the Perse School Rocketry Club鈥檚 entry for the UK Rocketry Challenge. The rockets will be on display as well as their solid fuel motors, the club鈥檚 computer design work and flight simulations.
Students from Ely College will invite visitors to attempt to solve a crime by looking at evidence such as blood spatters and using fingerprint and hair sample analysis, drug testing and blood typing.
Meanwhile, pupils at Hills Road Sixth Form College will be showing off their robots 鈥 from Lego-based creations to working prototypes using 鈥榦ff the shelf鈥 motors. The robots will be 鈥榣ive鈥 and interacting with members of the public.
Festival spokesperson Sue Long said: 鈥淭he Schools Zone gives students the chance to show off the amazing things they are doing either in Science class or after-school activities. Last year鈥檚 Schools Zone was a huge success and we expect this year鈥檚 event to be even more exciting and inspiring.鈥
The Schools Zone is part of the Science Festival Team鈥檚 schools outreach activities which include Masterclasses, Roadshows and Hubs.
The schools that are involved include: Bancroft鈥檚 School, Bedford School, Chelmer Valley High School, The Chemistry Network of schools, St John鈥檚 College School, Sawston Village College, Hills Road Sixth Form College, The Perse School, The Herts & Essex High School, Stamford High School and Chesterton Community College.
The Schools Zone will be held at the Hauser Forum on the West 国际米兰对阵科莫 Site on Saturday 24 March 2012 11.00am-3.00pm.
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