Year 8 trip to Herstmonceux Science Centre
Year 8 had a fabulous trip to the famous science centre and observatory. 8Y had glorious weather but 8X had to endure rather more inhospitable rain and wind. The Year 8 pupils took on a range of hands-on activities testing reaction time, modelling tornadoes and the vacuum chair. They also got to see the reflecting and refracting telescopes – some even got to have the dome opened and spun around. The team challenges were interesting as there was no teacher…