Last week the children and staff at Ballasalla School had a change from their usual timetabled activities and took part in a Science Week. The main aim of the week was to develop thinking and discussion skills by carrying out scientific investigations and practical activities.

Activities included ones related to Food Science, optical illusions, the digestive system, bubbles, chromatography, making crash hats for eggs, making slime and lava lamps, looking for meteorites and investigating forces using catapults. In addition, some children made amazing models, or drew pictures of imaginative inventions.

The children and staff had great fun learning lots of new facts and even got to launch water bombs at Headteacher, Jamie Cox!

Science Co-ordinator, Sue Corkill, who organised the week, said: “All the teachers, support staff and sports coaches planned lots of interesting ‘hands on’ science activities which all had the ‘Wow’ factor and generated lots of discussion and use of scientific vocabulary throughout the school. There was a lovely ‘buzz’ around the school all week with children enthusing over things they had learned.”

The school was pleased to have visits from Dawn Dickens from the Manx Wildlife Trust, Adrian Cowin from the Meteorological Office, and Kurt Roosen and Owen Cutajar, from the Manx ICT Association (MICTA) who brought their Code Bus to the school.

The staff and pupils of Ballasalla School would like to thank all involved for making the week such a success.

Photo - Wesley Mitchell, aged 9 testing his “egg crash helmet” watched by Brandon Krypner-Roberts aged 8.