The second ever GDST Junior Science Conference was held at the Royal Institution on May 2nd. It was an incredible privilege to take over such an iconic building for the day, which over the centuries has been the workplace of such scientific giants as Michael Faraday and Humphrey Davy. Year 5 pupils from the GDST schools entered via the Grand Staircase ready for a day full of scientific excitements. They worked in the L’Oreal lab looking at the chemistry and physics of colour, took part in a workshop about the perception of colour, heard a talk from the RI Heritage team about the significance of the building and it’s scientists, and completed a quiz as they explored the building and the museum. It was a truly special day for the year 5 girls as they made new friends and were inspired by all they saw and took part in. Parents joined us at the end of the day for the Science Spectacular which with all the explosions and demonstrations was definitely spectacular! Mrs Farrer also got a very special treat… she gave a presentation in the famous Faraday Lecture Theatre, entitled “What does a scientist look like?”. Certainly a very hard moment to beat for a science teacher!
