This week we are enjoying STEAM week. We have had different visitors come in to teach us different things.

The first thing we done was to take DNA out of a strawberry. We worked in small groups to do it. It was nice to the DNA come out of the strawberry.

We then had Ian and Murron visit us from the NHS. The were showing us wheelchairs and prosthetics. They help children (up to the age of eighteen) who have mobility issues by giving them a personalised wheelchair or prosthetic.

Next we had Mr Hunter come in. There were different experiments for us to do. There was a station with nerf gun’s where we had to shoot down little balls that were hovering.  There was a station with massive balloons that you had to blow up with a  leaf blower. There was one station with dry ice. We put dry ice into containers which would form some sort of solution that would look like steam rising. We then had to try and trap it.  There was one with liquid and when you pour it out it would become solid. Another station showed us mercury which we could see. The last station you could put different objects into this container and then it would freeze. It was very fun and everyone enjoyed it.

Next we made DNA bracelets with Mr Nicklin. Everyone choose an animal which we then followed a pattern to make one DNA strand.

Afterwards Mr Hull came with different technology. There were VR headsets, spheros and ipad’s where we could make our own game.

Later we had a man from Think Science come in. He taught us about how hot air rises. He had made a gigantic balloon out of a bin bag and them blew it up with a hairdryer. It floated up very high.

All these activities were very fun and everyone enjoyed it very much.

–Irina