Science week at RPS

13 - 22 March

Science Week at Roundwood

• National Science & Engineering Week shines the spotlight each March on how science, technology, engineering and maths relate to everyday lives.

• It helps to inspire the next generation of scientists with fun and participative activities.

• We have some things we hope you will enjoy and get involved in.

Science Week Activities Nationally

• http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/british-science-week• The theme for this year’s school poster competition is

“Science on your doorstep”.• Science happens all around Britain and this year the school

competition asks students to look around them and produce a poster about any aspect of science that happens in or around where they live.

• Visit the Science Museum• http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/calendar.aspx?

date=08%2f03%2f2014

Science Week at Roundwood

1./ Interesting science related facts and videos in form time.

2./ House Science quiz. 3./ Science club activity every lunchtime. 4./ Year 9 talk, Professor Ron Douglas on a

lecture called 'Visions of the deep’.5./ Experiment at home Coke and Mentos

competition6./ Great Science Bake off7./ Almost total eclipse Friday 20th March (period1)

Science Week CompetitionsRSC Mentos and Coca cola challenge•Investigate at home, record your ingredients, video your experiment and save on to shared area at school by Friday 20th March.•We will assess the best and recreate the experiment at school.

•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS2vG1o7Op4•http://www.rsc.org/images/The_Mentos_explosion_tcm18-194232.pdf

Science Week CompetitionsGreat Scientific Bake off•Bake a science themed cake – KS3 and KS4/5 house competition

•Bring into school for judging on Friday 20th March