Cranford Review 2019

My trip to the Big Bang Fair was
astonishing as many people from
different schools and different countries
came to present their projects to other
people who had attended the fair.
During the fair there were lots of
different workshops that we have visited
such as the music shop. The music
workshop was one of my favourites as
I learned different ways to make music
with an electronic synthesizer and a
launch pad (type of drumming). Overall
I’ve enjoyed the trip as I saw different
types of robotics in the fair for example
drones and car racing; I saw a chemistry
experiment with dry ice which was one
of my favourite chemistry experiments.
Nehchal Singh (year 9)
I really enjoyed it, you could get
experience of talking and explaining to
people what you did. When you finished
and were waiting to see if you won or
not, you could go to workshops and see
others’ work.
Neha Khendria (year 9)
Cranford Students
Create a Bang at
the London
Big Bang Fair
It was really intriguing as it was the first time I experience
anything like that. Setting up our stall was really fun and I quite
enjoyed the experience. The first time presenting was slightly
stressful, after that it was much easier. There were a variety
of insightful projects. The workshops were really fun, however
unfortunately the perfume workshop was closed. There were
multiple levels and it was crowded everywhere, in particular
the first floor. I believe that we did well while presenting.
I recommend this as a future trip as we learnt quite a lot
Harsimran Bath (year 9)
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After
weeks of hard work, on Wednesday
3rd July 2019 four Year 9 students
(Manav Vivek, Harsimran Bath, Nehchal Singh and
Neha Khendria) attended the London Central Big
Bang Fair at Westminster Kingsway College, Kings
Cross, to present their STEM Club project as part of
the Mayors London Scientist scheme. The initiative
aims to inspire future generations of Londoners
to consider a career in a STEM industry and saw
projects from schools across London competing for
the grand prize of a school visit from the Royal
Institution and entry to the Big Bang National Finals
in March.
Our project focused on making London’s future
homes more sustainable by incorporating biogas
production into an automatic system, providing a
sustainable source of gas for central heating systems
and cookers from the residents’ own food waste. The
students pitched their projects to two pairs of judges,
all of whom hold positions in STEM industries
around the country, before having an opportunity
to tour the venue and see the other stalls, workshops
and events that make the Big Bang Fair one of the
largest Science fairs in the capital.
The competition was fierce and with only the
winners gaining a prize for our entry category, we
did not come away with the winner’s medal this
time around. However, attending this event was a
first for the Science department and having scoped
out the standard of the competition, we will be back
for more in the coming years.
Well done to all four of our students who presented
their project incredibly confidently and represented
the school with pride.
Bradley King (Science Department)