British Science week 2024 at Elsworth Primary School

During British Science week in March 2024, Dr Diane Turner (Dr Di), took the meteorite collection to Elsworth Primary School in Cambridgeshire.

The session began with Diane getting the children to pretend they were planets in the solar system and demonstrating how the planets moved around the sun. The children then sat down to handle the meteorites, they were enthralled, gently touching them and passing them on. Diane told them that they could indeed one day become astronauts and travel to space and they were delighted.

They asked incredible questions such as ‘is this rock melted cheese?’ and ‘is the moon sparkly?’ They adored touching all the moon rocks and meteorites commenting on the feel of each one. We received lovely feedback from the pre-school that the session inspired their play for the rest of the day.

British Science week March 2024 at Swavesey Village College

Dr Diane Turner (Dr Di) from Anthias Consulting had the pleasure of hosting The Open University’s meteorites for some outreach in Science Week in March 2024. She was able to share these amazing rocks with children local to her office in Cambridgeshire.

The meteorites were enjoyed by children at a local secondary school, Swavesey Village College, serving as excellent inspiration for the year 8 space projects. Diane gave a presentation on space via Teams during their science lesson, then over the next two days attended school in person to give the children the opportunity to handle the meteorites. These included rocks from mars, the moon and a meteorite which contains particles older than the solar system!