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Cape Town
Science Centre Outing
A buzzing, bubbling and mind-boggling experience
All of the Grade 5 outings have been amazing, however
the Science Centre outing was absolutely mind-blowing.
We were first warm-heartedly welcomed by some of
the leaders. Our leader, Tasneem, was really fun and
made our experience unforgettable. She showed us
some really interesting things like the Microsoft future
classroom and the future school bus. After showing us
some of the most astonishing things we have ever seen
our leader took us to watch a science show. It was filled
with brain teasers and explosions. It was also filled with
very useful information and science experiments. We
were then allowed to explore all of the experiments on
the main floor. It was really a spectacular experience
because there were so many different experiments.
After that we had a short break and all we wanted to
do was keep on exploring the Science Centre. Next we
went back to the main floor to build walls in teams of six.
If the wall was built correctly it would not break when
you tried to hit it. Subsequently we went into another
building and the walls and windows were painted black
and there was only a tiny stream of light coming out of
a small window.
There was a screen in front of the little speck of light
and with the help of the light we could see the builders
working in the building site opposite the Science
Centre. Then we walked into another room which had a
ginormous machine known as a “camera obscura” (one
of the very few light refraction cameras in the world) that
could show us what was happening outside. It could
even go all around the block in a circular motion, so
we could see what was happening all around us. Our
last activity made us focus specifically on potential and
kinetic energy.
We also made our own balloon-powered cars, which
we were allowed to take back to school. The Science
Centre was the most exciting outing we have ever had
and we will never forget the unforgettable moments.
Nai'la van Graan, Khololukhulu Mbuyazi
and Hannah Isaacs
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