First, we travelled to the Brentford stadium for the Girls in STEM Event, focused on empowering girls to consider careers in this sector.  There we were divided into groups along with other students from different schools and colleges. It was great to talk to them while completing an activity involving Lego building. We also discussed renewable energy and the Equality Act. It was a good group discussion on the subject and highlighted the under-representation of women in STEM careers, some of the barriers, but importantly, positive actions we can take. We also discussed the engineering aspects of wind turbines made out of various materials with a technician and following this, we conducted an experiment where a blower fan makes a cup containing coins rise. It was an exciting experiment to perform and in the final competition where the wind turbines we built were compared, our team won.

Stephanie Pereira [12D]