Science Roadshow

Yr 5/6 Science Roadshow Trip

Last week our year five and six students had the opportunity to see science in action at the
Science Roadshow.

There were lots of different exhibitions.  The first thing was when we sat down to watch
‘The Fire and Ice Show’. The show was my personal favourite as we learnt about temperatures and
how the molecules warm up and cool down. We then did an experiment using a metal hoop and we put
a pool ball through the hoop. We tested it a few times to make sure it fitted through and then the scientist
put the hoop in some liquid nitrogen (that liquid nitrogen was -273 degrees). We left it for a minute and
thenwe tried to put the ball through the hoop again, but this time it didn’t work. It didn’t work because the
molecules had frozen, therefore making the hoop smaller.

Next we were allowed to roam around the exhibitions. There were four flagged exhibitions that if you
figured out the science behind it you would get a click on your card. Once you got two, three or four
clicks you could enter it into the draw to see if you would win some cool 3D glasses and pictures.
Once we had had some time we then sat back down for ‘The Human Body Show’. We learnt all
about how our body works.

The Science Roadshow was a great experience for all of us. We learnt a lot and it was great fun.
I can’t wait for our next science experience.

This is a picture of us at the science roadshow.