The ‘Big Bang Fair’ Science Trip
On Friday 18th March 2016 a group of Year 7 boys from Handsworth Grammar School went on a school trip to the NEC. The trip was to The Big Bang Fair. It was to teach us about different scientific inventions in the World.
Firstly we had the opportunity to explore the Fair for approximately 15 minutes. We then queued to watch a show about different types of foods, and the presenters did Chemistry experiments with them. For example, putting tomato ketchup in a chocolate fountain. This made the ketchup behave like a solid in some parts of the fountain.
We then had some more time to explore all of the exhibits before eating our lunch and getting ready to see another amazing show. The second show involved some wacky scientists doing crazy experiments. Some people were called up to the stage to touch things. Unfortunately, some of these things weren’t very pleasant! For example dead fish, which made your hands have a terrible odour on them. One experiment they did was setting a tissue on fire and making it look like it disappeared. However, it had a certain chemical on it and this created the illusion.
It was an amazing day and we learnt a lot of new things about the world of Science.
Cameron Nahl
