Since next week is the Eid break, there will be no classes from the 23rd to the 29th of October. Classes will resume from the 30th onwards.
However, we will be running our ever-popular holiday camp during this time (25th to 29th), where we make the most of the extra free time the children have to go even deeper into the science. That means more learning, more experiments, and a whole lot more wonder!
With limited spots available, these camps fill up fast. Sign up here and don’t miss out.
EVERYDAY
MYSTERIES
As summer fades and the days grow shorter, trees begin preparing for winter by reclaiming the precious chlorophyll that keeps their leaves green. As this dominant pigment disappears, the hidden yellows, oranges, and reds that were there all along are finally revealed. Using chromatography, our young scientists will separate these pigments and uncover the colourful palette concealed within every leaf. But nature’s colour changes are not limited to autumn. Slice into an apple or banana, and oxygen in the air triggers the fruit’s enzymes, turning them brown. With a little lemon juice and a dash of vitamin C, we will discover how antioxidants can stop this transformation and keep fruit looking fresh, and turn our pitch-black Iodine Clock experiments crystal clear!
A FANTASTIC
VOYAGE WITHIN
Every bustling city needs a cleanup crew, and the human body is no exception. The kidneys act as remarkable filters, removing waste products such as urea from the blood while carefully balancing the body’s water supply. By building their own filtration systems, our biologists will see how unwanted substances are washed away to become urine. Next, we turn to the liver, the body’s chemical control centre. All blood coming from the digestive system passes through it first, allowing it to process nutrients, neutralise toxins, and convert harmful substances into safer compounds. Packed with powerful enzymes, it can break down poisons and even rapidly decompose hydrogen peroxide in dramatic foam, much like our ever-popular Elephant Toothpaste reaction! Finally, using a microscope, we will meet the immune system’s army of white blood cells as they patrol the body and hunt down invading bacteria and viruses.
CHEMISTRY IN
PLAIN SIGHT
Last week we magicked solids from liquids, and this week we deep dive into those solids as our scientists make their own crystals. For crystals to form, we need to get our atoms in order, letting science do its thing, repeating these patterns to form structures we humans covet. However, not all crystals find their way into jewellery. Our students will use their understanding of saturation to grow their own crystal gardens before setting a scene to farm magical crystal serpents. It turns out salts are far from just boring solids to sprinkle on food!
