On the 31st May, 90 Year 7 pupils from Whitehouse Primary and St James Primary participated in a STEM Careers Event that was held in the assembly hall of Whitehouse Primary. This had been organised by Whitehouse Primary School and St James’s Primary School in conjunction with the W5 STEM Hub.
This event offered a unique and innovative forum to inspire Primary 7 pupils from the two schools about how science, technology, engineering and maths contribute to our world and to show that STEM subjects can lead to exciting and diverse careers.
The pupils also participated in an 'e-bug' session which was lead by researchers from Queens University and the Public Health Authority. They learned about the 3 types of microbes/germs: Bacteria/Virus/Fungi before taking part in the ' sneeze gun experiment' which demonstrated the distance microbes in a sneeze can travel. Finally the children participated in the 'Horrid Hands activity' and they learned about the importance of washing their hands;
- Before, during and after preparing food
- After using the bathroom
- After being near animals or animal waste
- After coughing, sneezing, blowing your nose
- If you are unwell or around other people who are sick.
On the 15th of May, our school and St James`s Primary participated in a STEM day held in our school. We had lots of fun designing and shooting our own rockets, doing forensic science and breaking German codes. We really enjoyed the day with St James`s and we would love to see them again! By Jessica and Harry B
At our STEM Day we learnt about the different jobs in the RAF like a mechanical engineer, a pilot and navigator. We were surprised about the number of different jobs available. Thomas F and Ross
We learned how to make rockets using a weak acid and fizzy vitamin tablets and a small capsule. We had to fire the rockets in a bucket so it didn’t go all over the place. We also learned about Forensic science. This is when you use DNA traces to figure out who committed a crime. Finally we did some code breaking. We had to decipher a message using a cipher wheel.
We had an amazing time socializing with St James’ and making friends. We were excited to see them again. Hannah and Rhyane
