One hundred and thirty 11 and 12 years old pupils from Gosforth Central Middle School had a science lesson about space which was out of this world at Kielder Water & Forest Park’s Observatory.
This trip was part of a Newcastle city-wide initiative to make science as interesting and stimulating as possible for students.
Jonny Instone, class teacher at Gosforth Central Middle School said: “The trip to Kielder Observatory was great fun for all the kids involved. They got the...
Two Tyneside-based innovation experts have set up a unique business to help source real needs that can be matched with cutting edge scientific solutions to solve people’s everyday problems. Already the company has 100’s of “unmet needs” that could lead to significant innovative business opportunities.
Nick Devitt and David Townson have established Innovation Scout (think American Indian) to find and validate ‘unmet needs’ in new and existing markets. They have identified their...
The secrets behind the construction of the world’s most dramatic buildings and how they stay up, brought physics to life at St Cuthbert and Sacred Heart RC High Schools in Newcastle.
Over 250 pupils aged 11 and 12 years old at both schools had physics lessons where they learnt about forces through examining bridges and buildings such as the high rise blocks in Dubai and structures like the Tyne Bridge.
The sessions, based on civil engineering facts, had the classes divided into...
