Astro-Evening at Dulverton Primary School

After an exciting space day at Bishops Nympton, a select group of pupils continued their space odyssey into Friday evening. The six children chosen were children who participate in our weekly space exploration club run by myself at lunchtime.

After refuelling with hotdogs and cake, the children took part in a further three space activities. We recreated the surface of Mars using iron and water to create iron oxide producing the distinctive red colour we associate with the planet. The local astronomy society brought along their telescopes but sadly we were unable to see many stars due to cloud cover.

Before finishing the night with a hot chocolate we were treated to a session inside the space dome (a 3D visual experience looking at the nights sky). We had a fantastic evening and, as ever, the children’s behaviour was impeccable.

Mr Scandrett

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