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Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Over 90 girls from 24 local primary schools visited Bolton
School for a science and maths event in the very first Just4Girls
Science and Maths Day.
The experience provided Year 4 girls with an opportunity to
enjoy a range of traditionally 'male' subjects in a new and fun
way, and was aimed at linking science and maths together. The event
was run by highly qualified specialist science and
maths teachers and the girls made use of the outstanding
facilities at Bolton School.
Throughout the day there were sessions in Biology, Physics,
Chemistry and Mathematics, all of which linked ideas from
maths about surface area and volume. The girls
undertook a range of tasks including looking at the effect of
surface area on reaction rate; building models of 3d shapes and
working out their surface area; learning how to measure how
much air is in your lungs using a washing up bowl, a beaker and a
rubber tube; and building their own paper helicopters and exploring
factors affecting the time taken for them to drop to the
floor. There was also a quiz in which the girls got to
test their Science and Maths knowledge, the winners of which
was St George's Primary School.
Year 7 girls from Bolton School were on hand throughout the
day to help out and the accompanying primary school staff were
given tours of the School whilst their pupils were busy learning!
The day ended with a Presentation Ceremony where each pupil
received a goody bag and certificate for their
achievements.
Bolton School Primary Liaison Coordinator, Miss Sarah Gorner,
said: "The Just4Girls Science and Maths Day has proven to be really
popular - we have 24 primary schools here today. It is a delight to
see the enthusiasm of the Year 4 girls and to give them exposure to
more advanced Science and Maths, and the links between these
disciplines, at such an early age. We really hope that coming into
Bolton School today will inspire and encourage the girls to study
these subjects in more depth as they move up to secondary school
and beyond."
The Just4Girls Science Day is the latest in a series
of events for local primary school boys and girls to attend at
Bolton School. The full list of
activities and further information on how to register your school
for these events can be found here.
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