Year 8 get a view of Space

On Thursday 8 June, Year 8 travelled to Chichester to visit the South Downs Planetarium. They had learnt about space earlier in the year, but most didn't know what to expect! After arriving, we quickly settled in to the comfy seats in the dome-shaped theatre.

When the lights went out, there were a lot of oohs –particularly when we found out what the sky would look like from Brighton without the light pollution! We learnt a lot about the night sky and the missions that are taking place to explore it.

After some fantastic questions from students, we had lunch in the park, before returning to learn about meteorites. The students had the chance to hold rock from space and learn about the most famous meteorites which have been found.

The students had a great day out and learnt a lot from the volunteers.

Miss Byrne