That’s it for the term. Thank you so much for giving us the chance to teach your future scientists. We truly appreciate it and can’t wait to do it again!
We hope you all have a great summer. :)
If you’re interested in joining our Summer Camp, you can find out more here.
EVERYDAY
MYSTERIES
We ended this week with a question that has fooled people for centuries: why does metal feel colder than wood, even when they are the same temperature? As we uncovered the difference between heat and temperature, we discovered that it’s not how hot or cold something is that matters, but how easily it transfers heat. Through melting butter, racing ice cubes, and fiery demonstrations, our young scientists explored conduction, convection, and radiation before discovering why water is so good at absorbing heat. They’ll never look at a hot cup of tea, a metal spoon, or a summer car ride in quite the same way again!
A FANTASTIC
VOYAGE WITHIN
Last week, we discovered that the brain can be tricked by the things we hear and think. This week, we turned our attention to vision and explored how the brain constructs the images we see. Through a collection of visual illusions, impossible objects, and perception-bending demonstrations, our explorers discovered that eyes do not simply act as cameras recording reality. Instead, the brain fills in gaps, makes assumptions, and sometimes reaches the wrong conclusions altogether. Using spinning zoetropes and other visual tricks, we uncovered how the brain creates the illusion of motion and transforms a series of still images into a moving scene! As reality bent before our eyes, we discovered that seeing is not always believing.
CHEMISTRY IN
PLAIN SIGHT
Our journey came to an end in one of the most chemical-filled rooms in any home - the kitchen. From the sugar that stores chemical energy to the yeast packed with powerful enzymes, we discovered that everyday ingredients are capable of extraordinary reactions. Colour-changing chemistry revealed how glucose and oxygen work together to release energy, before yeast transformed ordinary hydrogen peroxide into a towering column of foam. As we wrapped up our adventure through light, colour, gases, acids, bases, and catalysts, we discovered that chemistry isn’t confined to laboratories; it’s happening all around us, every single day!
