British Science Week 2022
British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that will place between 11-20 March 2022!
https://www.britishscienceweek.org/
The theme this year is “Growth”.
All competition entries need to have names and forms on and they can be added to the google classroom code: cxlp5hi or handed in as directed below.
| Date | Competitions | Activities at home |
| 11th March | Model to show “Growth”, as advertised during February half-term. Deadline 21st March. | Grow a cress or grass head. Send in the photos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZW5EIP8fVY&t=1 5s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5_k5EQ8BFI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_p0Q0mTJsc Watch a video – Jim Al-Khalili – Atoms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOJFznzSZhM |
| 12th March | Enter the national British Science Week competition to design a poster on “Growth”. Details given to form tutors and entries to be added to the google classroom or handed into Science. Deadline 10th April. | Watch a video – Maggie Aderin-Pocock – Start of the universe. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izA80mFiE2Y |
| 13th March | Try this Volcano eruption experiment – PARENTAL SUPERVISION – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFZhbEi19M8 Watch a video – Stephen Fry – Fantastic beasts. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001503x/fantastic-beasts-a-natural-history | |
| 14th March | Maths Pi Day – details to follow. | Try this Grow your own crystals – PARENTAL SUPERVISION – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzRyL3oZnro Watch a video – https://atadastral.co.uk/bsw/ Science – Digital Forensics. |
| 15th March | Take a photo that represents “Growth” in Spring, on your phone and add to the google classroom. Deadline 21st March. | Try this Floating and acid – PARENTAL SUPERVISION – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhWxTThIyWo Watch a video – https://atadastral.co.uk/bsw/ Technology – Software and programming. |
| 16th March | Kahoot quiz – code to follow. | Try this Larva lamp experiment – PARENTAL SUPERVISION – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCuFjXGSVB4 Watch a video – https://atadastral.co.uk/bsw/ Engineering – Digital manufacturing. |
| 17th March | Design/ build a picture or a sculpture using recycled materials to represent “Growth”. Hand into Science. Deadline 21st March. | Try these Winter experiments – PARENTAL SUPERVISION – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V5vmSrntwM Watch a video – https://atadastral.co.uk/bsw/ Mathematics – Evolution of computing. |
| 18th March | ICT Poster on the growth in digital technology. Please hand into ICT. Deadline 25th March. | Try these Static experiments – PARENTAL SUPERVISION – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhEiNGsqN-c Watch a video – https://atadastral.co.uk/bsw/ STEM in action – Robotics. |
| 19th March | Design a “Sensory” garden for the two areas outside of Harrison. Think about textures and smells. Please hand into Science. Deadline 25th March. | Try this Salt and pepper experiment – PARENTAL SUPERVISION – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho0o7H6dXSU Watch a video – Dolly the sheep https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0011xqp/dolly-the-sheep-that-changed-the-world |
| 20th March | Try this Shaving cream rain cloud experiment – PARENTAL SUPERVISION – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRsvll3Xdbo Watch a video – Climate change https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0011tnv/reporting-from-the-climate-frontlines |