Mad science week

1. Would you like your event or activity to appear on the National Science & Engineering Week event and activity map?:

Yes

2. Name of school/organisation:

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

3. Event / activity title:

Mad science week

5. Event or activity description (max 300 words):

For the whole week we dedicate our learning to science. Our year 6 pupils will be carrying out experiments with all of the other classes in the school. We will be inviting in an engineering expert into school where we can build our own electric car and make rockets. We will be visiting a local science event and working in a secondary school nearby. We will be selling scientific and engineering gadgets in our science shop. We will also hold a quiz and have competitions - including nominating our scientist of the week. This is our fourth science week.

6. Type of event / activity (tick all that apply):

Competition

Discussion/Debate

Field trip

Hands-on activities

Quiz

Visit

Workshop

7. Keywords:

Biodiversity

Biology

Brain

Chemistry

Construction/ Industry

Engineering

Environmental Science

Evolution

Food

Information

Maths

Nature

Physics

Space Science

Technology

Topical Science

8. Event start and end date and time:

Monday, 18 March, 2013 - 09:00 to Friday, 22 March, 2013 - 15:30

9. Other timing notes:

Mrs Byrne creates a Science Week Time table

11. Venue of the event/activity:

St Marys Catholic Primary School

12. Venue address:

Springfield Road

Ulverston

Cumbria

La12 0EA

United Kingdom

14. What age groups is it open to?:

5–7 year olds

7–11 year olds

15. How many pupils will this reach in total?:

220

16. Would you like to request a National Science & Engineering Week Marketing Pack?:

Yes

Would you like you event to appear on our events map?:

Yes

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