{"id":13707,"date":"2019-05-17T14:40:43","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T14:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/?p=13707"},"modified":"2019-05-17T14:40:43","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T14:40:43","slug":"super-stem-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/2019\/05\/17\/super-stem-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Super STEM Week!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What a fantastic week!<\/p>\n<p>Primary 2 participated in lots of STEM activities throughout the week and really enjoyed their hands on experiences.<\/p>\n<p>They were exploring how oil spills can be so dangerous to marine life and how difficult it is to remove oil from the water.<\/p>\n<p><!-- x-tinymce\/html --><!-- x-tinymce\/html --><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/files\/2019\/05\/iPhone-Image-455E1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13712\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/files\/2019\/05\/iPhone-Image-455E1-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A fantastic visit from the Merck Group\u00a0allowed the children to make their own Lava Lamps, extract DNA from a banana and investigate germs!<\/p>\n<p><!-- x-tinymce\/html --><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/files\/2019\/05\/iPhone-Image-47F92.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13767\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/files\/2019\/05\/iPhone-Image-47F92-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/files\/2019\/05\/iPhone-Image-47FA9-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13770\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/files\/2019\/05\/iPhone-Image-47FA9-1-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/files\/2019\/05\/iPhone-Image-4802A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13769\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/files\/2019\/05\/iPhone-Image-4802A-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We had a fabulous visit from Dr Russell who spoke to the children about\u00a0his exciting\u00a0and challenging experiences from working in the Royal Navy.<\/p>\n<p><!-- x-tinymce\/html --><!-- x-tinymce\/html --><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/files\/2019\/05\/iPhone-Image-455CA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13711\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/files\/2019\/05\/iPhone-Image-455CA-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><!-- x-tinymce\/html --><!-- x-tinymce\/html --><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/files\/2019\/05\/iPhone-Image-45620.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13715\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/files\/2019\/05\/iPhone-Image-45620-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The children were very busy all week focussing on problem solving skills and putting engineering into action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/files\/2019\/05\/iPhone-Image-47F71.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13766\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/files\/2019\/05\/iPhone-Image-47F71-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/files\/2019\/05\/iPhone-Image-455BC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13710\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/holycrossblog\/files\/2019\/05\/iPhone-Image-455BC-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All completed in 22 degree heat! Well done everyone! Enjoy your rest this weekend!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Anderson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a fantastic week! Primary 2 participated in lots of STEM activities throughout the week and really enjoyed their hands on experiences. 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