08 Bright Sparks

Today Bright Sparks went to a science class in the school hall. Jason and Mitch from the CSIRO showed us how to use some science equipment and to do some experiments. In the beginning Jason gave us instructions and information about using the equipment and doing the experiments. He also taught us some new scientific words, such as, hypothesis, fair test and variables.  Then we all did an experiment to find out which metal will make the most electricity.  Jonathan's group wanted to find out how much electricity was in William's head and so attached the wires to his head. After that we got into small groups and started the experiements. Each group did a different experiment. One group worked with a pendulum and timed the length of a swing using different weights and another group measured the distance covered by geared Lego robots. There was also an experiment which measured the time it took to disolve different sized crystals and another that measured the amount of gas produced by two different salts. We were all enjoying ourselves so much that the time went past so quickly and before we knew it, it was recess, but nobody wanted to go outside. We are all looking forward to our next science session next week.