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On Tuesday and Wednesday last week, the Science and Computing departments ran STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) days for Year 7. Pupils took part in 5 various sessions to hopefully develop their interest and skills in STEAM.

• Art in Science: Pupils learnt about some different artists who incorporate science into their works, before making a sketch or watercolour of their choice of plant, shell or fossil.
• Elephant’s Toothpaste: Pupils observed a decomposition reaction of hydrogen peroxide and then recreated the effects using yeast.
• Pond Safari: Pupils investigated what different creatures live in the school, looking at the pond and grassy areas. They used microscopes to catalogue the different things they found.
• Micro Bit Computing: Pupils wrote their own code to make dice using a Micro Bit computer. They also coded it so they could play rock paper scissors and use it as a sorting hat to determine what Hogwarts house they were in.
• Rockets: Teams competed to see who could make the rocket which went the furthest, considering the aerodynamics involved.

The pupils thoroughly enjoyed these activities.

(Images in order of activities above)