You may have read in a previous post that the class has been following the exploits of the newly appointed meteorologist at Halley VI station in the Antarctic. We are looking at energy use, STEM careers and employability skills related to the British Antarctic Survey and Halley VI base.

The girls thought that as Carolyn would be away from home for the next year she would appreciate a Christmas message from Banff Academy to let her know we were thinking about her. See the following video.

In reply was a Christmas greeting from the Antarctic, written on the side of a weather balloon which was carried 30km above the Antarctic as it sent vital weather information back to earth. Here is the picture of the launch.

Carolyn also sent a copy of the data returned, so that the class could analyse it.

Now that’s Science!

The class were issued with fleeces provided by Shell for their field trips, so we took the opportunity to get some class photos and sent a message to our contact at Halley Base in Antarctica that we have been corresponding with.

On 2nd December, the class paid a visit to a company called 3M in Aberdeen.