4 Abingdon Prep • April 2026 IN SCHOOL Year2 do chromatography SCIENCE WEEK Each spring, schools all over the UK celebrate Science Week, an annual event of STEM activities promoted by the British Science Association (BSA). At Abingdon Prep all year groups took part in fun activities and workshops, and many made posters and models following this year’s theme of ‘curiousity’. Year 8R and Pre-Prep teamed up to work together. Reception tested different materials to find the best hankies. Year 1 made foil and paper boats. Year 2 used chromatography to uncover who stole the balloons. 8R thoroughly enjoyed working with the younger children. Boffin Becca came to do workshops on plasma, space and rockets for Years 3 to 5 and they all made slime! Year 5 - Who’s in the heatproof suit? Year 6 were joined by NitroGen who taught them all about properties and uses of dry ice, entertaining them by allowing it to be used to blow giant bubbles. She demonstrated that dry ice will change the pH of water to acidic, a lovely colour change from green to yellow; they were also able to make slime. Reception testing hankie materials Year 1 Built Foil Boats We welcomed Charlotte and Justin from Oxford University’s Earth Sciences Department to run earthquake workshops for Years 7 and 8. Pupils were delighted to create seismic waves by jumping in sync, measuring their quake on a Lego seismograph. They were then challenged to construct the most stable marshmallow and spaghetti towers tested on the shaker tables. Slime! Year 6: We dare you to pop the CO2 bubble Hands on the plasma ball First Aid Skills Year 7 learned some vital first aid skills with Debbie, our qualified School Nurse. The special equipment allowed pupils to safely administer back blows and abdominal thrusts to someone who is choking. Whilst we hope that this is not a situation they will face, they showed great confidence in the techniques practised and learnt. Year 7 National Writing Competition Success
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