Celebrate British Science Week 2015 - Win a Chemistry Set & Handbook from The Science Museum (CLOSED)

Submitted by tpf_kirsty on Mon, 2015-03-16 07:29

Hello everyone!  How was your weekend, any nice wins to report?  Absolutely zip, zilch, nada for me – am now 8 weeks into the worst chest infection known to man, and it has really been sapping my efforts to comp.  Sitting on the sofa or lying in bed has been ridiculously uncomfortable due to my chest being so tight, so haven’t managed to find a good comping position to combat it yet.  Am hoping that my trip to the doctor’s today will offer some more ideas on how to combat it, and get me back my comping mojo!  Did you celebrate Mother’s Day yesterday, and if so did your little ones (or not so little ones) spoil you rotten?  I was treated to some lovely handmade cards from my girls, and hubby made us all a delicious slow cooker chicken casserole and an apple and rhubarb crumble – doesn’t get much better for me!

If you have children or grandchildren, what are their favourite subjects at school?  My youngest only started school this year, but already loves every aspect of it, especially learning to read.  My eldest is nearly 9 and is old enough to know what really interests her now, and for her it is definitely science.  She loves learning about nature and wildlife, is always asking questions about how the human body works, and loved making simple electronic circuits at school.  She was thrilled when I told her that we are in British Science Week- 13 – 22 March 2015.  All over the internet and on TV there are fantastic activities going on to celebrate the week, especially geared towards children and getting them interested in all the wonderful things science has to offer.  As a child I was fascinated by science too – I loved biology at school, was intrigued by the solar system and watched more nature programmes than I can count - things haven’t changed now I am an adult!  I still love to learn as much as I can about the world around us, and encourage my children as much as I can to have an enquiring mind and seek out the answers to questions they have via the internet, books or experimentation. 

If you and your family have a thirst for scientific knowledge too, The PrizeFinder has the perfect competition for you this month!  To celebrate British Science Week we are offering all our members the chance to win a fabulous chemistry set from The Science Museum, as well as a kid’s science handbook.  If you were to win this awesome prize you could be building a mini fire extinguisher, writing hidden secret messages or identifying chemical substances by their reaction to flame!  The children’s handbook is also filled with fun facts, activities, stickers and games to keep the little scientists in your life busy and engaged for hours. 

To enter this exclusive competition, all you need to do is tell me in the comments section below what branch of the sciences most interested you as a child, and if it is still the same today.  For me it is probably biology – I loved learning about all the weird and wonderful things our bodies can do, and am still learning today.  You need to be logged into your account in order to comment and enter the competition, one entry per person and please remember that your comments will be moderated and as such won’t appear on the site immediately.

Good luck everyone and have lots of fun during British Science Week too!

Kirsty x

 

Terms and Conditions

 

  • The prize is a Science Museum Chemistry Kit and a Kids Handbook
  • The closing date for entries is 23:59 on Sunday 22nd March 2014.
  • Entrants must be registered PrizeFinder users and logged in to their account
  • Entrants must leave a blog comment with their favourite branch of the sciences at school
  • 1 winner will be chosen at random from all entries
  • Open to UK residents aged 18 or over
  • Only one entry per person
  • The winner will be notified by email within 7 days of the closing date, and must confirm their postal address within 28 days or an alternative winner will be selected

 

Comments

Submitted by dkthomson on Fri, 2015-03-20 09:49

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Well this'll surprise Mr Buckley but Physics was easily the most enjoyable of the sciences if only because what happened actually made sense. Chemistry was more like magic then and Biology was, unfortunately, simply boring as we never seemed to get any further than photosynthesis and mashing cockroaches with those big jointed magnifying glasses. No, I will stick with my enjoyment of Physics and those wonderfully sleep-inducing wave machines.

Submitted by deaddogsmoki on Fri, 2015-03-20 22:15

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If it was green or wriggled, it was biology.
If it stank, it was chemistry.
If it didn't work, it was physics.

Hated them all then - they fascinate me now. We go to school at the wrong stage of life!

Submitted by sc75 on Sat, 2015-03-21 04:56

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I enjoyed chemistry the most at school, but do regret not continuing with biology instead of physics (which I found really boring) and pursuing some sort of medical career. My 6 year old is really curious and I can see a budding scientist in him - his enthusiasm for the solar eclipse today was brilliant to see :-)