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From Robotics to Space Technology to the TeenTech Awards, STEM at Sheffield Girls’ continues to grow every year and we are so proud of all that our students have achieved this year.

Science week

In March, we enjoyed our whole school Science Week and also celebrated International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

Our Infant and Juniors donned their lab coats to explore and discover. Creating sweetie rainbows offered them the chance to look at soluble solutions, whilst setting up sparkly explosions was all part of the fun when looking at mixing acids. The girls also considered the structural integrity of shapes as they trod on eggshells and built triangle towers. To wrap up the week our Infant and Junior School pupils hosted an interactive and informative science fair for their fellow classmates, parents and carers. Their investigations ranged from animal habitats, to the growth and development of the human body, with each display showcasing an in-depth knowledge of their chosen topic. It was wonderful to see our pupils passionately sharing their learning with their family and friends. Focusing on the theme of ‘Growth’, pupils from across the Senior School learned about brain development in our assembly, about the wonderful world of fungi in form periods and then planted sunflower seeds in the school grounds. A group of our Year 9 students enjoyed workshops at Sheffield Hallam University, testing the quality of their hand washing with UV light, researching technology originally developed by NASA to improve the efficiency and sustainability of chocolate production and looking at equipment used in rice production to reduce damage and waste. This was a great opportunity for our girls to explore careers for women in science and engineering within the food production industry.

Above: Year 9 visiting the labs at Sheffield Hallam University. Below Left: Sunflower seed planting on the back grass. Below: Year 9 students using UV light to test the quality of their hand washing.