Harriet Raper and Celia Motteram of Year 4 at the Transport Showcase.
Daniella Cussell of Year 3 explained they got to build a car from plastic and race it. “You had to connect some wiring that made it go because it connected to the battery. We had to build a circuit and the aim was to make it go fast.”
TRANSPORT SHOWCASE UNVEILS RACERS, ROBOTS AND AIRCRAFT
Term 2 this year saw the third annual Transport Showcase come to the School, bringing not only vintage and high-powered cars, but also solar racers, robots and a light aircraft. The showcase was originally intended to engage Year 10 Science and Year 11 Physics students learning about various aspects of transport but now draws in girls across all stages. The Warringah Radio Control Society, who brought in their light aircraft, also ran a flight simulator for students to try out their model flying skills. It was a big hit - in fact Josephine Mezrani of Year 9 was inspired to fundraise to take flying lessons. “I’m going for my recreational pilot’s licence. So I can get the full licence when I’m 16 and fly by myself. It’s just a light aircraft,” she said. There were also robotic rovers courtesy of the University of New South Wales’ BlueSat Group, enabling Hooke House girls to learn about the electronics involved. Daniella Cussell of Year
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3 explained they got to build a car from plastic and race it. “You had to connect some wiring that made it go because it connected to the battery. We had to build a circuit and the aim was to make it go fast.” Year 3 and 5 students teamed up for a knowledge treasure hunt where they had to find the newest and oldest cars and identify symbols such as stallion and jaguar on various cars and find out their significance. “The animals represented speed and power,” says Olivia Bondi of Year 3. They also discovered how cars have changed over the years and that they have become cheaper to make. Amy Turner of Year 3 learned, “that not all cars are front-wheel drives, some are rear-wheel drives”, while Charlotte Fouter of Year 3 found out that it is relatively quick and easy to make the base of a car, “but it takes a long time to build everything else”.