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Around 4600 pupils and teachers from over 60 different schools have attended events and workshops at The Times Cheltenham Science Festival this year. The three schools days have included 28 events and workshops. New this year was Girls’ day, an initiative that aimed to mentor 12-14 year old girls with an aptitude for science.
Visiting school children seemed to be having a great time throughout the duration of the school days. Two of the events on Friday stood out for some of the students.
The Bigger Bang almost blew the roof off the large Arena tent in Imperial Gardens. Shocked passers by wondered if everything was OK as they visibly jumped at the sound of the massive booms that were coming from the event. Presenter, Dr Hal of the University of Brighton, used different chemical reactions to create flashes, bangs, pops and stunning visual effects to explain how chemicals with different properties behave. In one stunt, carbon sulphide and nitrogen dioxide were mixed together in a giant test tube and then ignited. The result was a spectacular bright blue flash travelling along the tube, accompanied by a noise likened to a ‘barking dog’.
Here is what some of the students thought of the event:
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