Year 6 pupils at Gillespie Primary School wrote applications to be science committee members. They were interviewed by previous Year 5 members.
In their weekly meeting before school, the Science Committee learnt about Ada Lovelace and her contribution to computing programming. They also learnt about how electronic engineers design wearable technology.
On the 13th October, they celebrated Ada Lovelace Day by sewing gloves and coding micro:bits to make musical gesture gloves in the afternoon.
They learnt how to hack a pair of headphones.
After learning about Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock' life during Black History Month, the science committee led an online assembly to inform the rest of the school about how she came to be so successful despite the barriers she had to overcome.
The Year 6 Science Committee then taught the rest of their classmates how to do it.
Teaching how to code
Downloading hex file
Connecting micro:bit
Helping peers
The science committee chose and trialled activities for Y1 and 2 to do during science week. They made instructional videos which included demonstrations and scientific explanations. Reception class enjoyed doing them too. An accompanying slideshow referenced science-related careers.
Researching activities
Trying them out
Trying them out
Trying them out
Fingerprints
Ear gongs
static electricity
Bringing ghosts to life
Here is what the Year 2 pupils had to say about their experiences:
"I found it interesting because I noticed that the fork sounded like a church bell."
"When you did the slinky one it sounded like a gun or something in space."
"I think they did a really good job because the instructions and all of
the things they did were really clear."
"They gave us some really fun experiments!"
"It was clearly explained; for example, how static electricity works."
"I didn’t just enjoy the activity - I really enjoyed the science part!"
"I liked learning about the names of jobs. I’d not heard of any of them!"