Lavington Science Department

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

STEM club have been designing some eggcellent parachutes for their egg drop 🥚🪂

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

STEM club continues after half term, sign up on e-praise or get your tutor to email Mrs Bowman if you’re interested!!

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

STEM club have been working on crime scene skills to figure out who murdered Mr Plummer… finally the suspects have been narrowed down to reveal Mr Dean was in fact the murderer!! #crimescene #STEM #theresbeenamurder

[Fabio Di Salvo @fabdisalvo]

#LockdownPhysics is a daily physics challenge for children!

Day 9: Elastic potential energy

Build a catapult! You’ll need rubber bands and pencils for this one... and a target! 🎯

Instructions here: https://t.co/q3MhRX2OQL

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

Day 8!

[Fabio Di Salvo @fabdisalvo]

#LockdownPhysics is a daily physics challenge for children!

Day 8: Buoyancy

Make a boat out of tin foil. What’s the heaviest item that your boat can hold without sinking?

Instructions (if you need them!) and explanation here: https://t.co/RKVSV6bcCe

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

Day 7!

[Fabio Di Salvo @fabdisalvo]

#LockdownPhysics is a daily physics challenge for children!

Day 7: Convection

Make a teabag fly! You’ll be using matches so adult supervision required ⚠️

Explanation and instructions here: https://t.co/XhWufmnpbE

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

The first 6 #lockdownphysics challenges are available to complete! Post your photos below each challenge! @LavingtonSchool

[Fabio Di Salvo @fabdisalvo]

#LockdownPhysics is a daily Physics challenge for children!

Day 6: Centre of Mass

This is a tricky one! Using two forks and a coin, can you balance them on the edge of a glass?

Watch this video to help you: https://t.co/svwfc0Dtsk

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

The first 6 #lockdownphysics challenges are available to complete! Post your photos below each challenge! @LavingtonSchool

[Fabio Di Salvo @fabdisalvo]

#LockdownPhysics is a daily physics challenge for children!

Day 5: Surface tension (+Chemistry!🧪)

Make a milk rainbow! Let’s get creative with some milk, food colouring, and washing up liquid!

Instructions and explanation here: https://t.co/DPESVfmaNx

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

The first 6 #lockdownphysics challenges are available to complete! Post your photos below each challenge! @LavingtonSchool btw this is day 4!

[Fabio Di Salvo @fabdisalvo]

#LockdownPhysics is a daily physics challenge for children!

Day 3: Static Electricity

How far can you make a stream of water move without touching it? Use a comb, or a balloon...

Explanation and instructions (if you need them!) here: https://t.co/VO3KgPcuU7

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

The first 6 #lockdownphysics challenges are available to complete! Post your photos below each challenge! @LavingtonSchool

[Fabio Di Salvo @fabdisalvo]

#LockdownPhysics is a daily physics challenge for young children!

Day 3: Resonance

Make a glass sing! Does the shape of the glass change the sound? How could you change the pitch?

Instructions (if you need them!) and explanation here: https://t.co/jEUUwBZmMi

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

The first 6 #lockdownphysics challenges are available to complete! Post your photos below each challenge! @LavingtonSchool

[Fabio Di Salvo @fabdisalvo]

#LockdownPhysics is a daily physics challenge for young children!

Day 2: Density

Use at least 3 different liquids to make a density column. Can you drop some objects so they rest at different levels?

Post your photos below!

Read about the physics here: https://t.co/Q3KOoU76R5

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

The first 6 #lockdownphysics challenges are available to complete! Post your photos below each challenge! @LavingtonSchool

[Fabio Di Salvo @fabdisalvo]

#LockdownPhysics is a daily series of mini physics challenges for young children.

Day 1: Light dispersion

How many of these can you find or make around your house? Think mirrors, glass, water...

Post your photos below!

Read about the physics here: https://t.co/Pi5GE4ng53

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

@susikaam @LavingtonSchool @LEBetts Correct! Well done!

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

Quiz time: what viruses are these?

Q1: ⚫ 💀
Q2: 🦶👄
Q3: 🍵 🐝
Q4: 🐷🦅
Q5: 🟨🥵
Q6: 💊 🎳 🅰️
Q7: 🐓 🅿️ 🐃
Q8: 🍺
Q9: 🇹🇭 🍜 🆔
Q10: 🦘 🔔 🅰️ @LavingtonSchool #lavsci #fridayfun

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

@emilydodd86 @LavingtonSchool Correct! Well done!

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

@midge64070679 @LEBetts @LavingtonSchool Correct! Well done!

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

@dpearce1208 @LEBetts @LavingtonSchool Correct!!! Thank you for joining in :)

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

@LEBetts @LavingtonSchool All correct so far, well done! For the two you are missing: 8) it’s a type of beer... 9) the flag is Thailand!

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

Year 11! These brilliant resources are free on Amazon for Kindle at the moment! Perfect to give you a head start for A-Level and keep your minds active whilst you #staysafe at home. @LavingtonSchool

[Mr BdB @WRBdB]

CGP Head Start to A-level Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Maths are all free on Amazon for Kindle.

Chemistry: https://t.co/HARh3zcH3T

Biology: https://t.co/UXzW3CUg5O

Physics: https://t.co/jAE5DnU5GL

Maths: https://t.co/marliSliAo

[Lavington Science Department @LavScience]

Year 11 and 13. You are both brilliant and inspiring groups of young people and we are so proud of you. Know that we will miss you and that we wish you all the best of luck in your future. Please remember we’re still here for you - this is not goodbye. #ThankYou @LavingtonSchool