SCHOOL VISITS turn we all presented clearly and our presentation went well. After the presentation we all sat down at a table and ate lunch where the competition presented us with food.
Biology –
to volunteer. As this was a talk on
Year 13 visit to Warwick University
move a cotton bud about the inside
microscopy, Marty proceeded to of Pranav’s cheek to collect cells for a microscope slide that was
After that we had a talk from an economist and then it was onto the prizes. Despite not being the winning team of the competition, we were all proud of how far we had come! Reiss Chaudhry did manage to win a very prestigious personal award
The Biology trip to Warwick University presented a great opportunity to support our A level studies with additional, interesting and topical lectures.
presented to us. He then stained the cells so that we could see Pranav’s DNA (see photo). We were then given a talk by Mark Lynas, who was an anti-GMO activist
It would be beneficial to engage our
but then changed his mind after
brains, and think about components
reading more into the topic, and
of the subject that aren’t necessarily
even decided to participate on an
in the exam specification. Perhaps
interview on the show ‘Hard Talk’ on
announced at that final. All the other
one of the lectures we were to hear
BBC explaining as to why he decided
members were so happy that we
would inspire us into a career path
to change his opinion so drastically
were anticipating a photo with the
that we didn’t know was possible
despite once being a leading figure
prestigious chartered accountants
before…
in anti-GMO activity. This talk, in
The first lecture was given by Marty
particular, showed us a different side
Jopson, who has appeared on ‘the
of Biology. He talked about the link
One Show’, and has a fabulous
between science and political issues
moustache. This talk on microscopy
that is extremely relevant today,
into the future and work on such
required audience participation,
such as the large issue of science
as time management, analysis,
and so Pranav was very excited
denialism.
that was only awarded to one person in the competition which everyone was very proud of him for. Not to mention that it was the first award
for Reiss’ fantastic achievement, we guess the basketball training finally paid off. Overall the competition was a very good experience for all of us and gave us many skills to take
organisation and many economic and accountancy skills. We then headed back to the car where we all slept and eventually arrived back at AGS at around 6 PM. We would also like to thank Miss Chalk for her continued support throughout this competition. The Team: Reiss Chaudhry – Hampden 12 – Team Captain Eswar Ambati – Hampden 12 Mustafa Jarral – Phillips 12 Anish Kumar – Phillps 12 Eswar Ambati & Reiss Chaudhry – Hampden 12
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