The 3rd form visiting the
Science @ Bristol Exhibition
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day's workshop on climate change called the
Carbon Challenge Roadshow. Later in the term
they visited Bristol Zoo and the Science @
Bristol Exhibition, and took part in an
Environmental Awareness Day run by Matthew
Bakewell and Clare Flood, which was a great
success.
At the start of the Lent term, the 3rd form
experienced the South West's most advanced
mobile planetarium, with the visit from Space
Odyssey. Soon after this the 4th form attended
a lecture entitled No Oil - No Cars - Help from
the Sun! The talk was given by Malcolm Moss
of the Solar Trust and described its work in
India, where it is developing solar-powered
rickshaws and boats. The trust has lent us a
solar-powered rickshaw which is being
modified by a group of 6th formers ready for
the summer sun!
The highlight of the term was our annual
Science Weekend. The theme was Climate
Change and Sustainability', and on the Friday
evening we had two superb lectures on climate
T
he Science Society started its
year with an illustrated talk on
flight by five members of the
6th form. It was beautifully
researched and well received
by fellow 6th form scientists.
Soon after this, a group of physicists attended
a mind-expanding and ear-stimulating show by
Dr Mark Lewney entitled Guitar Strings, and a
group of chemists visited Bristol University's
spectroscopy department.
We also had a seminar on Bio-Ethics with
Professor Lavelle, a lecture on the Antarctic by
Julian Morgan OA, and a conservation talk on
little Owls by Emily Joachim of Reading
University. The final event of the Michaelmas
term was an interactive lecture on materials by
Dr Diane Ashton, which gave an opportunity to
handle dozens of different and rare materials
used in manufacturing processes.
The 3rd form had a busy start to their
experience of science at King's with a visit from
the Science Museum of London, who ran a full