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Tag Archives: experiments
Good bacteria – lactobaccilus
As part of our Dirty Stinky Children project we want to know all about microorganisms – the good, the bad and the ugly! We have learnt a lot about infections and diseases, rotting and decomposing and how our bodies protect … Continue reading
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Tagged Dirty Stinky Children, experiments, fun, hands-on, Irchester, Lab_13 Irchester, Microbiology, science
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Swabbing the School (Irchester)
We swabbed different parts of the school searching for bacteria. To do this we had to make agar gel.The way this works is the bacteria feeds on the glucose in the nutrient agar which makes them grow into a colony … Continue reading
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Tagged Dirty Stinky Children, DSC, experiments, hands-on, Irchester, Lab_13, Lab_13 Irchester, science
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Coming soon…..
Excitement is building in Irchester… The Lab_13 Lectures are just three weeks away! We are pleased to say that both showings are now FULLY BOOKED which means we have about 400 children from Year5, 6 and 7 coming from all … Continue reading
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Tagged Committee, Community, experiments, fun, hands-on, Irchester, Lab_13, Lab_13 Irchester, Lab_13 Lectures, science
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Dads Club – Science of Cider
Dads Club on a Friday has been going from strength to strength in Irchester. The latest project has been all about the Science of Cider. As we had so many apples in our gardens at the beginning of October we … Continue reading
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Tagged Activities, dads, Dads club, experiments, fun, hands-on, Investigate, Lab_13 Irchester, science, tinkering
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“Why do leaves change colour in the autumn?”
At Lab_13 Irchester we asked ‘Why do leaves change colour every season?’ Today we got to find out the answer! We drew a Venn diagram on the white board and we sorted the leaves we had collected. We had red, … Continue reading
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Tagged Activities, Autumn, chlorophyll, experiments, fall, fun, hands-on, Investigate, Irchester, kids, Lab_13 Irchester, leaves, photosynthesis, science
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What do gills look like?
During Questions Week at Irchester the children have been finding out the answer to some of their questions. Sam had been studying habitats and how animals adapt to their environment and asked “What do gills actually look like?” So, Sam … Continue reading
Happy 2nd Birthday Lab_13 Irchester!
As you all know, recently, it was Lab _13’s 2nd birthday!!!!!! It was stupendously stupendous. The day kicked off with an amazing assembly hosted by us, the committee. It was exciting and interactive and we wowed all 350 children with mindblowing … Continue reading
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Tagged Activities, chicks, Committee, dads, Dads club, design, experiments, farm, fun, hands-on, Investigate, Irchester, Lab_13 Irchester, science
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New Lab_13 Committee in Irchester!
In Irchester, our Lab_13 committee is the most important thing about us. The committee are responsible for every decision to do with our lab and everything that goes on in there. We do the blog, resources, ordering, hiring and firing, … Continue reading
The 1st Lab_13 Lectures
The very first Lab_13 Lectures was a huuge success!! We had over 400 children from 10 local schools come to be amazed by science and technology. I’m sure all schools enjoyed it, laughed along and were blown away by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Committee, Community, experiments, fun, hands-on, Irchester, Lab_13 Irchester, Lab_13 Lectures, Media, science
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Alcoholic Beetroot!
On Tuesday, Year 5/6 (Mr Lett’s class) asked Lab_13 about how alcohol effects cells. They couldn’t use humans to experiments so they used beetroot cells instead. The reason why, wasn’t because they hate beetroot, but because beetroot has an obvious reaction … Continue reading
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