Y4 & 5 Trip to Big Bang Fair in London

Years 4 and 5 enjoyed a trip to the Big Bang Fair last week. The Big Bang Fair is an exciting and

interactive celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths for young people in the UK and

aims at bringing classroom learning to life. It is a combination of exciting theatre shows, interactive

workshops and exhibits and careers information from STEM professionals.

Year 4 took part in the space exploration workshop and they also had a lot of fun at the STIXX

exhibition. They were fascinated by the use of newspapers to build a structure and enjoyed the

opportunity to sit on a giant chair made from newspaper. We are hoping that the girls have been

sufficiently inspired to use their creativity and innovative skills to construct using some clever Science

and Engineering, out of newspaper!

Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed two Science workshops at the Big Bang Fair. One workshop looked into the

future at possible inventions that Science could help create and included the demonstration of an

invisibility cloak! The other workshop was a fascinating insight into Space exploration and we

learned that we all have a small amount of stardust in us. Packed full of information and fun

demonstrations, the workshops were great fun and an enriching experience for the girls.

In addition, four Year 5 girls who qualified

for the PA Consulting’s Raspberry Pi

Competition finals took part in the Big Bang

Fair Competition and were highly

commended by the judges for their project.

They also won a runner-up prize sponsored

by Just Eat UK for their fantastic innovation.

Well done girls!

Mrs Krishnamurthy & Mrs Wragg

E V E RY G I R L - E V E RY DAY 12 July 2019