‘Big Bang’ Science Fair – BMC
On the 25th June, 32 students from Year 8 (comprised of students from Henry, Galahad and Alfred) visited the Matthew Boulton Campus of Birmingham Metropolitan College, located in City Centre, for their ‘Big Bang’ Fair. The Fair involved a range of subjects including Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, otherwise known as STEM.
We were split into three groups and were taken around campus by volunteers from the College and their teachers. Throughout the tour we engaged in multiple activities and were able to sample some of the state of the art technology available there such as, Oculus Rift, a virtual 3D roller coaster experience, and the latest television technology. There were TV’s where two or more people can watch two different things at once using specialised glasses (you can be playing Xbox while someone else watches TV)! We even had the opportunity to wirelessly stream games from a tablet on to a TV.
In the Science Department we learnt how to make our own ice cream using traditional ingredients and some Liquid Nitrogen (we all found it quite tasty too)! We further investigated a crime scene (no one actually died) and took samples of DNA, drugs and other forensics.
Overall we had a very enjoyable experience and many of our fellow pupils agreed that they would enjoy if they could visit again.
Ibrahim Kabir and Dhiraj Korotania, Year 8
