Almond Hill have been lucky enough to receive a donation of two fantastic electronic microscopes from Catapult Cell and Gene Therapy. As the link was made through Miss Porter's mum, 5P were the first class to try the new microscopes out. They spent two afternoons exploring how to use the microscopes and looking at a range of materials such as sugar, salt, liquid soap, onion skin, selotape and more. They made observational drawings of what they saw and were even able to take screen captures of the materials under the microscope too. Soon, all of the other classes in our school will have a chance to use the microscopes too and we will also explore how to share the equipment with other schools! A huge thank you to everyone at Catapult. Here's what some children in 5P had to say:

Miss Porter's mum kindly gave the school two microscopes. 5P was the first to use the microscopes and they were very fun to use! When we got the microscopes out, Miss Porter showed us how to use them. First we went outside to collect items to use but we had to get things that were small and a bit see-through. After we collected bits from outside, we got one petri dish each to put our material into. The microscope was a special one – it saw things from below and had a big screen! Some of the things were really interesting under the microscope like water and salt. We loved having the microscopes and can't wait to use them again. Thank you Catapult!