On Thursday year six and 8 other Hunter schools travelled to
Kahibah Public School to participate in the annual Science and Engineering Day.
The challenge is a practical day of fun, teamwork and discovery. Our school was split into groups of three or more and we were assigned two activities for the day.
The projects are designed as hands-on activities to demonstrate the varied and practical elements of a career in science and engineering. One of the most popular activities was called Get Over It. Our team was asked to construct a bridge using Styrofoam trays, masking tape, pieces of A4 paper, drinking straws and paddle pop sticks. The aim of the activity was to get a cart full of weights across your bridge without it collapsing. Both our school’s bridges were successful in holding the heaviest weights.
Other activities on the day included creating a buggy out of planks of wood, axles, wheels, bolts and nuts and test its design over a bumpy surface, creating a structure to withstand the shaking of an ‘earthquake’, designing a balloon powered cart, creating an energy efficient city and transfering amounts of water to speci
Throughout the day points were given to teams for their groups design and team work. It was a nerve racking wait for the point score updates as in the morning we were leading! By lunch we had dropped to 3rd place but gained points by mid-afternoon and had retained 1st place! The final tally was done and GEPS
came in 4th position. It is the most successful position we have achieved to date. So well done Year 6!!
Here are some comments about the day:
“It was a fun and educational day and I liked all the
activities.”
Martin Fogarty
“I enjoyed working with my group, trying to solve problems. I
also learnt lots of new things.”
Sophie Sykes
“I found the Science Day thrilling and challenging.”
Lily Cooke
“I enjoyed working as a team.”
Daneka Kennedy
“I loved the Science Day because we got to work as a team and the
high school students were really helpful. I would definitely go
again.”
Jasmine Gibson
Kahibah Public School to participate in the annual Science and Engineering Day.
The challenge is a practical day of fun, teamwork and discovery. Our school was split into groups of three or more and we were assigned two activities for the day.
The projects are designed as hands-on activities to demonstrate the varied and practical elements of a career in science and engineering. One of the most popular activities was called Get Over It. Our team was asked to construct a bridge using Styrofoam trays, masking tape, pieces of A4 paper, drinking straws and paddle pop sticks. The aim of the activity was to get a cart full of weights across your bridge without it collapsing. Both our school’s bridges were successful in holding the heaviest weights.
Other activities on the day included creating a buggy out of planks of wood, axles, wheels, bolts and nuts and test its design over a bumpy surface, creating a structure to withstand the shaking of an ‘earthquake’, designing a balloon powered cart, creating an energy efficient city and transfering amounts of water to speci
Throughout the day points were given to teams for their groups design and team work. It was a nerve racking wait for the point score updates as in the morning we were leading! By lunch we had dropped to 3rd place but gained points by mid-afternoon and had retained 1st place! The final tally was done and GEPS
came in 4th position. It is the most successful position we have achieved to date. So well done Year 6!!
Here are some comments about the day:
“It was a fun and educational day and I liked all the
activities.”
Martin Fogarty
“I enjoyed working with my group, trying to solve problems. I
also learnt lots of new things.”
Sophie Sykes
“I found the Science Day thrilling and challenging.”
Lily Cooke
“I enjoyed working as a team.”
Daneka Kennedy
“I loved the Science Day because we got to work as a team and the
high school students were really helpful. I would definitely go
again.”
Jasmine Gibson