Thousands flock to The Big Bang North West 2016!
by Educate Magazine July 5, 2016 · All News / Gallery / Primary School News / Secondary School News / Uncategorized
Over 6,000 school children were inspired today as The Big Bang North West 2016 took place at Liverpool’s Exhibition Centre.
Bigger and better for 2016, the day featured an enormous list of amazing STEM activities from starlight chemistry, volt experiments, interactive robots to virtual reality gaming!
Organised by Educate Awards sponsors MerseySTEM, The Big Bang North West is a STEM celebration which enables young people to discover the exciting and rewarding science, technology, engineering and maths based careers available in the local area via fun ‘quick hitting’ hands-on action.
Schools from all across the region enjoyed a fun-filled day of STEM learning. Hundreds of colleges, schools and universities visited or exhibited on the day, including Life Sciences UTC, The City of Liverpool College, Rainford High, Summerhill Primary, Wirral Met College, Belvedere Academy, Liverpool John Moores University, Sacred Heart Crosby, Deyes High School, Beaumont Collegiate Academy, Notre Dame Catholic College and Holly Lodge Girls’ College.
Exhibitors this year included AstraZeneca, Sellafield Ltd, Unilever, Network Rail, Liverpool Girl Geeks, Scottish Power, Carillion, St Helens College and many, many more.
The CBBC’s Stefan Gates wowed audiences with ‘Eat My Science’. His ‘Gastronaut’ show explored the science of food through live experiments and kept pupils, teachers and professionals entertained with hands on science and explosions!
Elsewhere, the Medical Mavericks brought back ‘The Accelerator’ as school children tried to beat out-run a virtual Usain Bolt!
Science2U’s extravaganza named ‘I Wasn’t Expecting That’ sure lived up to its name as visitors witnessed colour changing chemistry and flash-bang fun. The show featured disappearing gel balls, rocket fuelled whoosh bottles, dry ice spectacular and great balls of flame!
Educate Awards sponsor, Merseyside Network for Collaborative Outreach (MNCO) was also involved this year. The MNCO Zone was dedicated to hands-on, interactive exhibits from its 11 partner institutions, such as Edge Hill University, Riverside College, St Helens College and Hugh Baird College.
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- Beaumont Collegiate Academy, Warrington, the only school in the UK to be Stem Assured
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- The staff from AstraZeneca, the chief sponsors of the event
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- There were many fun activities to try
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- Children could conduct their own experiments at the interactive event
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- Guess the animal!
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- The process of animation and 3D printing is explained to these schoolgirls
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- Animation is brought to life
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- These Holly Lodge pupils proudly show off their work to staff from Unilever
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- Attendees had a massive choice of different stands to visit and learn from
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- A boyn learns how to put on a sock if you cannot bend over
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- A boy successfully puts his sock on without bending over!
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- A boy tries out a digger simulator
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- Industry professionals explained their work to the next generation
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- The Science2U presentation
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- The talks were particularly popular
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- Children played the arcade games
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- The interactive careers board
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- Children could test how fast they run on The Accelerator
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- All smiles on the horse riding simulator
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- Tomorrow’s scientists and engineers
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- Children try the machinery on the Sellafield Ltd Stand
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- A young scientist considers the data
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- There were many interactive machines for the visitors to try
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- A boy tries the thermal imaging machine
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- Dry ice to end the show
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- Visitors could try beer goggles!
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- A girls gets her blood pressure taken
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- Experts from many industries talked about their careers
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- The Big Bang Fair North West was held at Liverpool’s Exhibition Centre
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- The schoolchildren loved the Vikings
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- Budding paramedics got to sit inside an ambulance and chat to staff
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- The Viking explained the physics behind fighting
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- Everybody wanted their own interative bot!
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- One of the stars of the show…the interactive bot!
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- A budding farmer milks his cow!
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- Hands-on skills like joinery could also be practised
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- Experts were on hand to explain their services to the children
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- The team from Belvedere Academy
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- The main stage was very popular
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- A look of concentration
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- Two volunteers help out on stage
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- There were many budding scientists in attendance
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- The watching children were enthralled
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- An experiment is conducted on the main stage
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- Pupils could try out the latest equipment and technologies
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- The brilliant staff from Science2U
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- Those interested in a career with horses could try out on a simulator
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- Many stalls allowed the children to try machinery
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- A girl enters the world of Virtual Reality
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- Visitors could try out different equipment
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- The crowd loved watching the explosions
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- An experiment is conducted
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- Tom Warrender from Medic Mavericks
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- The vikings were particularly popular
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- Outdoor entertainment!
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- There were many brilliant scientists on hand
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- Gatstronaut Stefan Gates did some very entertaining experiments
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- “How loud can we get?” An unorthodox soundcheck is made
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- A young helper assists tv’s Stefan Gates
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- A controlled explosion!
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- The audience was captivated by the on-stage antics
