Warwick Castle Science Fair
On Friday 24th March, 30 students from Year 8 had been invited to attend a Science and History trip to Warwick Castle. As well as the Science Fair, we had the opportunity to explore the Castle and learn about its history.
We departed after registration on two minibuses. It was a fairly long journey, so we all entertained ourselves by talking, battling in arenas on Clash Royale and, most of all, snatching each other’s parcels on Snatch.
After a short time exploring the Fair on our own, we met up to hear a talk about rockets and saw model ones being made, tested and launched. After it had finished, we walked past a beautiful garden in the Castle grounds and then entered a maze that took us through different stages of history from the Vikings to World War II. It was easy to get lost though!
We then went through the gates of the Castle and climbed a set of spiral stairs to different heights before seeing a wonderful view of the place from right at the top! Unfortunately, one person in my class wouldn’t look down because he was scared. We also explored the inside of the Castle, looking at portraits, armour and models of past monarchs. Mrs Hartt explained about the paintings and the rooms we visited.
Once the tour was finished and we’d spent all of our money at the gift shop, we watched a fascinating ‘Birds of Prey’ show and then had another 50 minutes to explore the Science Fair. My group and I, after seeing all the different stalls, started popping each other’s balloons and trying to let them fly into the air (cough, cough Troy!).
On behalf of the 29 other students and I, I would like to thank Mrs Hartt, Mr Mohsin and Mr Jones for making this trip possible. I would highly recommend this trip to everyone as it’s a trip I won’t forget for a long time.
Rohan Minhas
