A Day To Remember
Lifetime Lab
It all started on Friday the 3rd of October 2014 when 6th class took an amazing trip to the Lifetime Lab.
The bus came for us around 9:15, the journey took about 45 minutes. When we got out of the bus it was pouring rain so we had to rush up the slippery stairs until we reached the Lab. There we met our instructor Úna. She led us to the lab and there she showed us where to put our coats and bags.
Firstly we sat down in our groups of three. Úna then introduced us to her assistant Laura. Next she showed us how to make a simple circuit. Then she gave us our equipment and we set to work on our own circuits. We made a motor circuit, buzzer circuit and a light bulb circuit.
Next we made a vibrating brush bot called ‘Scuabí’ using a motor circuit. Scuabí whizzed around the floor when he was completed. After that we had lunch and went outside to the playground to run around and get some fresh air.
Then we went back inside and wired a mini house with 2 light bulbs and 1 light switch using 1 circuit. Next we investigated if humans were conductors or insulators. We stood in a circle and held hands using our hands as conductors to light the buzzer. Next people put their hands in water to see if water was a conductor. It was! The buzzer lit up with our hands in the water.
Finally we made our own motorised cars. We wired a motor for our cars and then took them for a test drive. It was raining outside so we just raced them against each other in the room we were working in. I couldn’t believe how much I had learned in just a few hours. We did a quiz using voters and Úna praised us on how good we were. It was a fantastic day out and I’d recommend Lifetime Lab to anyone.