Year 6 had an exciting STEM-filled afternoon with five sixth-formers and their teachers from Francis Holland School. All five pupils are involved in a project where they are building a mini-satellite that fits in a can and launching it on an ESA rocket! Today, they came to give us a presentation to share what they have been learning.
We then all had great fun building mini rockets using paper and straws, using a template designed by NASA. We tested them by launching them and measuring how far they travelled along the corridor. Many of us also tested them by launching them at the ceiling and some of us accidentally launched ours into the air conditioning vent or out of the window! Certificates were awarded for 1st-3rd place as well as best design.
We also had the opportunity to explore robotics by playing with Ozobots, which are little line-following robots. We were able to experiment with “colour coding” to give the bots instructions for line-following.
Many thanks to the pupils and their teachers from Francis Holland School for giving their time to work with us this afternoon. We really appreciate it and learned so much from you.
What did you enjoy most about the workshop, Year 6?
