Science Blast, May 2019!

Science Blast

On Thursday, 23 rd of May, 6 th class attended the Science Blast in Mary Immaculate.

Science Blast is a non competitive initiative which aims to support core science and maths skills in primary school children.

Our class project was called ‘How much fuel can our parents save by driving slower for a fortnight?’

We arrived at Mary I @ 8 am and we set up our STEM project stand. When our stand was put together, we got the chance to go around and look at other stands participating in the Science Blast.

At 10 am we went to see Scientific Sue. She taught us about plastic in the ocean and she showed us the effects of plastic pollution on marine life. There are a lot of alternatives to plastic, such as ‘plastic’ made from starch which does not harm marine life.

After 11am the judges came around to look at our STEM project. She told us she was an engineer and she was interested in our project as it was a ‘relevant and very practical piece of work’

Next, we went to see Marty Jopson and his show called ‘Dangerous Equations’. He did dangerous stunts while explaining the Maths behind them. He broke three pieces of wood with his hand because he had worked out how many joules needed to break it. He also sliced a teacher’s newspaper with a bull whip. He also used a tessellator to create music using an electric current.

In the final hour, the judges came back around to give us their feedback on our project. She said she was ‘extremely impressed with the group’s ability to enlist a large group of participants and diligence gathering the information’. She said our ‘evidence was clearly communicated using a mix of bar charts, pie charts and tables’ creating a ‘vibrant display’. She also said our group demonstrated ‘energy in communicating their work to the judges’ and it was a ‘testament to the passion and determination I’m sure they will bring back to their day to day work’.

We had a great day and we really recommend Science Blast.

By 6 th class