And more eggs saved by Science!

SATRO held two full-day science workshops on Wednesday 25^th April at Wallace Fields Infants School to inspire young children about physics and the world around them.  A SATRO team of 5 experienced engineers worked with the individual classes, imparting their knowledge and encouraging the children think creatively and ‘have a go’.   60 Year 1 children experimented with floating and sinking to understand different properties of materials.  This was followed by a demonstration on waterwheels and the impact of a fast or slow rate of water flow.  The children used mini waterwheels with detachable vanes to carry out their own experiments.  Year 2 had a different challenge: what is gravity and how can you slow down the rate of descent?  They learnt how to make parachutes and then had the challenge of how to drop a raw egg without breaking it!  Under guidance from the experts the children made a protective carrier for the egg to suspend under their parachute; they then had great fun dropping the parachutes from a height.  The teachers reported that the day had been a great success and the children’s imagination's were buzzing!.