Newton Moore Senior High School celebrates national science week with a STEM fair

Science teacher Jade Warrington said the event is a great chance for students of all disciplines to show others how science affects lives everyday. 

“Days like this give students a chance to engage in science in a practical way outside the normal classroom environment,” she said. 

“The students have planned experiments to conduct from scratch during the day and also have the opportunity to teach others.”

A number of the school’s classes took time out of the day to visit the fair while five local primary schools also sent students with an interest in science and maths to participate in the activities. 

"Some of the primary schools don’t have access to the same equipment we do here so it’s a good opportunity to get them excited about science,” Mrs Warrington said. 

“More and more the STEM subjects are emerging as vital for students keen to succeed in the jobs of the future.” 

Among the activities on offer were the chance to make icecream with dry ice and the chance to create music instruments with everyday items that could be played and recorded through computer coding.