Local Braniacs at Buckingham Palace
Pupils attend science exhibition with Prince Philip
Forty students from schools across the borough were invited along to Buckingham Palace today as part of a day of celebrations to recognise the importance of science in British life.
More than 800 GCSE and A-level students and their teachers from across the country visited Buckingham Palace to watch a "Punk Science" show and view an exhibition demonstrating areas of current scientific research.
Corinne Stevenson, acting Chief Adviser and Science adviser for Hounslow schools at Hounslow Council who accompanied the 40 local students from the three science specialist schools on the trip, said, “This has been a wonderful opportunity for our students to recognise the importance of science to our everyday lives. It has been a great opportunity for all the students to engage with scientists involved at the cutting edge of scientific development .I’m sure they will never forget having had the opportunity to spend this day at the palace.”
The students from Gunnersbury Catholic School, The Green School and the Heathland School saw exhibits including a life-size model of a pterosaur (pre-historic flying creature) suspended from the ceiling of the Ballroom. Some of the other interesting exhibits included: How to Build a Human, The Rough Guide to Mars, and Superhuman Vision: Seeing with Terahertz.
The exhibits, which were manned by more than 100 scientists, were organised with support from the Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, Research Councils UK and the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851.
The Duke of Edinburgh, The Earl of Wessex, The Duke of Kent and The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester also attended the day.
October 27, 2006
