{"id":1018,"date":"2015-02-03T09:55:39","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T09:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/?p=1018"},"modified":"2015-02-03T09:55:39","modified_gmt":"2015-02-03T09:55:39","slug":"latest-experimentations-and-discoveries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/blog\/2015\/02\/03\/latest-experimentations-and-discoveries\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Experimentations and Discoveries!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Science Club are ALL SPACED OUT!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-1018-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/02\\\/Rockets-Shuttle1.jpg?fit=1852%2C3294\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1031&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Rockets \\u0026amp; Shuttle&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Models of the Saturn V rocket which powered the lunar Apollo missions and the reusable Space Shuttle.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\\\/blogs\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/02\\\/Command-Module.jpg?fit=1852%2C3294\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1021&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Command Module&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;This is the command module from the Apollo missions\\u0026#8230;the top part of the Saturn V rocket. 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Shuttle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Models of the Saturn V rocket which powered the lunar Apollo missions and the reusable Space Shuttle.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Rockets-Shuttle1.jpg?fit=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1031\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Rockets-Shuttle-168x300.jpg?resize=168%2C300\" alt=\"Models of the Saturn V rocket which powered the lunar Apollo missions and the reusable Space Shuttle.\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Models of the Saturn V rocket which powered the lunar Apollo missions and the reusable Space Shuttle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Science club has been studying space. We focused on astronauts, aliens, and rockets. During our session at Satrosphere we built our own rockets using film canisters with tight-fitting lids, vitamin C tablets and water. We drew designs on paper and wrapped it around the canisters to make our rockets more interesting. Some of the rockets went really high in the air!<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Baxter&#8217;s now really worried as she is often heard to say, &#8220;I don&#8217;t teach rocket science!&#8221; Maybe now the Science Club Scientists can teach her about Rocket Science!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1024\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1024\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Do-we-know-the-answers.png.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1024\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/blog\/2015\/02\/03\/latest-experimentations-and-discoveries\/do-we-know-the-answers-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Do-we-know-the-answers.png.jpg?fit=3294%2C1853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3294,1853\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Do we know the answers.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Do we have any questions? Yes, loads of them!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Do-we-know-the-answers.png.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riverbank.aberdeen.sch.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Do-we-know-the-answers.png-300x168.jpg?resize=300%2C168\" alt=\"Do we have any questions? Yes, loads of them!\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Do we have any questions? Yes, loads of them!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Science Club are ALL SPACED OUT! \u00a0&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.and, Mrs Baxter, we DO teach Rocket Science at Riverbank!! 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