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Bl 5/6 are about to enter the museum |
Catalyst Science Museum Visit 2009
Bl 5/6 had an exciting visit to Catalyst science museum near Runcorn. They explored three floors and answered a quiz about the exhibits. After lunch they went to a science show where a scientist performed experiments.
By Matthew Caplan
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Bl 5/6 are about to enter the museum |
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Examining a rock under a video microscope |
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Mr Clarke's group built a bridge and tested it by standing on it |
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Trying to work out a jigsaw of part of the view from the observation deck |
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Mrs Williams's group answering the questions about different containers |
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The children found the glass lift exciting |
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Separating chemicals |
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Discovering which surfaces are most and least slippery |
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Making bubbles to discover which are faster: big bubbles or small bubbles ... we found that big bubbles went faster. |
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Model of a man shovelling lime which can be dangerous or unhealthy |
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Testing viscosity (that is how easily liquids flow) |
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Demonstrating the effects of liquid nitrogen or dry ice being put in water |
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The scientist threatening to blow up one of the teachers but the flask he was holding contained carbon dioxide which is non flammable (fire extinguishers contain carbon dioxide) |
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Liquid nitrogen has blown the lid off the container and the scientist is about to catch it |
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Mixing chemicals to make slime |