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4th March - Magna!

We took the Brownies to Magna, the Science Museum in Rotherham on Sunday 4th. We had booked as part of their uniformed organisations scheme so had 3 workshops booked as well as time to go around the museum. 

Only Ginger Owl had been to Magna before- and she had suggested the trip. After a safety briefing from the Magna team, the first session was about Alien Slime. The girls all made their own little pot of slime, in various colours and they were bagged up and given out at the end of the day. 

The second session was about volcanoes- they made volcanoes and then after each ‘eruption’ they added another layer of play dough to make the mountain bigger and see how the lava spread. They also had a go at identifying rocks. This was really good and all the girls learnt something in this session! 

The final session was about ‘big bubbles’ and they were all able to stand inside a bubble, as well as blowing their own. This was very cool, but unfortunately I can’t share the photos!

The rest of the day was full of exploring the ‘pavilions’ Which were air, water and fire. The girls really enjoyed seeing the fire tornado and playing with the water!

The team at Magna were very helpful - they provided us with a cage for all our things throughout the day so we didn’t all have to carry bags around!

The girls thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and because the weather was so poor that day, there were very few others visiting so the girls were able to engage with the exhibitions too! They also got a bit of time to spend some money in the shop (Which they always enjoy!)

All of the girls received a Magna badge and it also went towards their science investigator badge. 


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