STEAM

Grand Prix Excursion

On the 15th, some Doncaster students had the chance to go to the Melbourne Grand Prix, we were fortunate enough to attend the amazing experience. We took a range of public transport to get to the event, learning all about Melbourne and its transport system.

When we arrived at the Grand Prix, we could hear the loud noises of the cars ripping past, then the excitement really began. We entered and watched one of the first races of the day, it’s unbelievable how fast the race cars go! We continued to watch the races, as we took the long walk to the science and technology hub.

The science and technology hub were full of many simulators, mainly of cars, but also included things like golf and planes. A big part of the science and technology hub was, getting to know how science and tech goes into the making of cars and why it’s so important. In the hub there were great displays of race cars deconstructed, we could see their engines with the different details of the car, it was so impressive.

There were many other activities and entertainment around the venue, one of the activities were getting in a Range Rover and doing the extremes, we drove up a very steep ramp and went down it dramatically, this was fun but scary as well. We circled around the site many times to take photos of display cars, for example, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati and McLaren etc.

As we headed home we reflected on the day and how fantastic it was, we learnt so much and had a massive amount of fun, we would definitely come again. Thank you so much Mr. Hollard and Mr. Knott.

Ella R. and Sophie N. 7A

Year 8 STEAM

Year 8C and 8D have been working hard and challenging themselves in teams to create Rube Goldberg, chain reaction machines. They have combined their design and science curriculums, to put their theories of energy into practical forms. They have to create 8 sections with the result being the bursting of a balloon. It has been a very lively, busy classroom with each team meeting their challenge.

Amanda Fisher and Jialing Sun

STEAM Teachers

Girls In STEM

Girls in STEM is a club we run at school where we do a variety of experiments. Each month we have a different theme, for example, March was kitchen science. We also do robotics coding and so much more! Girls in Stem runs every Friday in G6 at lunchtime. We hope to see you there!

Betty Z. 8G and Kate M. 8C