By Dr Kate Richard, Head of Science
At the end of the Summer Term, some fantastic Year 7 pupils presented to the College in Assembly the outcomes of two sustainability projects.
Their first report was on whether they had found Winchester town to be as sustainable as it claims to be, and their second report highlighted the research findings of the Dunbar STEM Club who, for the duration of the Summer Term, undertook a CREST Bronze Award.
CREST Awards are the British Science Association’s flagship programme for young people, providing science enrichment activities to inspire and engage 5- to 19-year-olds. It is a nationally recognised scheme for pupil-led project work in the STEM subjects.
The Bronze level offers an introduction to STEM project work for pupils under 14 years of age. Over the course of 10 hours, pupils design their own investigation and record their findings, giving them a taste of what it is like to be a scientist or engineer in the real world.
Our Dunbar Scientists explored the theme of how much carbon dioxide is locked away in trees across the College site. Each pupil measured dimensions of a selection of trees and calculated their values using a Co2 sequestration equation.
Many congratulations to the following six pupils who completed their projects and have received their Bronze Award certificates:
- Matthew for investigating ‘How much carbon is there in a 20m by 20m area by Piggeries?’
- Finn and David who both investigated ‘How much carbon is there in 30 Pangbourne College trees?’
- James and Albert who both investigated ‘Is Pangbourne College carbon neutral?’
- Ralph for investigating ‘How much carbon is there in an area within my school?’
