‘GCSE Science Live’ Trip
On Monday 4th February, 20 students from Year 10 attended ‘GCSE Science Live’, held at Symphony Hall in Birmingham. As well as hearing talks from 5 scientists about their respective fields, we also had a lecture from a Senior Examiner who gave us advice about revision, how to answer questions correctly and the ‘do’s and don’ts’ during science examination papers.
The topics that we were given an insight on were the moon, the ‘power of ice’, fertility, animals and whether time travel is possible. Some lecturers were well known due to their documentaries aired on the television. Lectures were given by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Professors Andrea Sella, Robert Winston, Alice Roberts and Jim Al-Khalili. The talks included practicals, fascinating videos and interesting presentations.
Overall, the event was an amazing and insightful opportunity we were lucky to have been given. It developed interest in topics we weren’t entirely familiar with before and it gave us a push in the right direction in terms of our GCSE’s. A huge thanks to Mr Jones who was kind enough to organise and run such a successful school trip.
Rohan Minhas
