We had an amazing morning of Science thanks to Bishop Ullathorne, and we would like to say a huge thank you for inviting us to take part. It was an exciting and hands-on experience that really helped us deepen our understanding of key scientific ideas.
During the morning, we learned all about forces, including gravity and upthrust, and how these forces act on objects in water. We explored why and how a boat floats, discovering that floating depends on buoyancy, density, and displacement. We learned that a boat floats when the upthrust from the water is greater than the downward force of gravity, and that spreading mass over a larger area can help reduce density.
We then carried out a fantastic scientific investigation where we designed and made our own boats. We tested them by carefully adding weights to see how much mass each boat could hold before sinking. This helped us work scientifically by making predictions, testing our designs fairly, observing results, and deciding which boat was the most successful. We also decorated our boats, and a winner was chosen for the best design, which made the challenge even more fun!
We would like to say a special thank you to Mrs Brown and Mrs Maxwell for the well-organised morning and the lovely Mr Bean for such an engaging lesson. Thank you as well to Mr Ballard, Mrs Hayes, and the department technicians for supporting us throughout the activities and helping everything run smoothly.
We had a brilliant time, learned lots of new scientific vocabulary and concepts, and felt like real scientists for the day. It was lovely to see some familiar faces of our All Souls alumni too! Thank you again to everyone @B_Ullathorne for such a memorable and inspiring Science experience! 🚤🔬✨
