Invent, discover, explore, EXCITE!

Register a National Science & Engineering Week School Event or Activity
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: 
Evergreen Special Needs Primary School
3. Event / activity title: 
Invent, discover, explore, EXCITE!
5. Event or activity description (max 300 words): 

There will be a 24ft authentic tipi constructed as permanent structure on our school field for use as a year round outdoor classroom with outdoor firepit and log seats for science and cross curr. links. Pupils will watch tipi being erected and design and make own using straws,sticks etc and cover with material.'Collette Bell-successful 'Dragon' will be coming in to give talk to all pupils about her experience with her children's product 'shampooheads' and appearance on 'Dragon's Den'. Whole school 'inventions' competition will be held where children design/make their own invention and present it to a 'staged' Dragon's Den panel(including Colette Bell)Open day will be held at end of week with public,parents,pupils,governors and keynote speaker 'Rosemary Feasey' who will offically open our 'outdoor classroom'. Evergreen's very own science detectives will perform magic science exhibitions around school and an adults competition will be held in hall for teams to build a structure using spaghetti and marshmallows to hold a creme egg.Parents will toast marshmallows and make sourdough bread with their chldren. A scoutleader will also be invited in to demonstrate safe ways of making a fire and managing risks.Pupils will make science crafts and kits to sell such as mini lava lamp kits, exploding cupcakes, rainbow cakes, homemade ice-cream and other wonderful and wacky things!Our science detectives will be touring classes throughout the week.An end of week celebration and awards

6. Type of event / activity (tick all that apply): 
Crafts
Hands-on activities
Lecture/Talk/Presentation
Open day/Tour
Quiz
Walk
Workshop
7. Keywords: 
Environmental Science
General Science
Materials Science
8. Event start and end date and time: 
Friday, 15 March, 2013 - 09:30 to Tuesday, 19 March, 2013 - 15:30
10. Your organisation/event website: 
Evergreen Primary School
11. Venue of the event/activity: 
Evergreen Primary School
12. Venue address: 
Warwick Road
Bshop Auckland
Durham
DL164LS
United Kingdom
13. Venue telephone number: 
01388 459721
14. What age groups is it open to?: 
Under 5's
5–7 year olds
7–11 year olds
11–14 year olds
18+
15. How many pupils will this reach in total?: 
145
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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