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
I used to love science and
I used to love science and nature classes in middle school...all the bits on trees and animals :)
Chemistry, i loved doing
Chemistry, i loved doing experiments. My daughter now also loves mixing things together to experiment. She is 7 years old and we think she will be a scientist :))
Physics for me! I loved the
Physics for me! I loved the way it was mostly formulas, once you know the formula it's easy!! Basically a science version of Maths :)
I'm a biology teacher so I
I'm a biology teacher so I think have to go with biology :)
It was Biology and still is
It was Biology and still is since I am now Head of Biology at a UK university! :)
I loved all the Science's and
I loved all the Science's and had a great Teacher who really inspired us he was quite strict but took an interest in those who wanted to learn. My favourite aspect was biology, and loved doing the experiments especially the Onion cell and probably ended up doing it for half my class. I ended up training to be a Reflexologist and had to do an intense course on all the systems of the body and learn all the bones, muscles, and can honestly say I loved every minute of it.
I liked Biology, enjoyed
I liked Biology, enjoyed learning about animals
Biology was my favourite, I
Biology was my favourite, I hated Physics and Chemistry.
I loved all the sciences at
I loved all the sciences at school! I even went on to study Biology, chemistry and physics at A-Level. My fav was Biology as I loved studying cells under the microscope.
Physics was great (however if
Physics was great (however if one ever considered mathematics as a science then or a pre cursor to doing science then mathematics has my vote, as one cannot do the sciences without the mathematics)
Biology, it was the only one
Biology, it was the only one I was any good at and was interesting. Physics just went totally over my head and chemistry was always the lads trying to set the labs on fire!
I loved German until I got to
I loved German until I got to college then it was Psychology
Has to be biology! So much so
Has to be biology! So much so I still study it!
Chemistry: who doesn't love a
Chemistry: who doesn't love a good Magnesium reaction ;)
I HATED Science at school,
I HATED Science at school, but I recently had to retake my GCSE Science at evening classes to improve my career prospects and I really enjoyed it! And I got a B too!
I think Chemistry was the most fascinating, the fact that absolutely everything in existence is basically made from various combinations of the same 100-odd elements is mindblowing to me!
My 5-year-old daughter is science mad (she doesn't get it from me!), she goes to science club after school and comes home full of ideas for "experiments", which usually involve making a mess, but it's great to see er enthusiasm at such a young age.
I loved biology as I am
I loved biology as I am fascinated by the way nature is from its structure to it ability to adapt.
Can't get enough of the
Can't get enough of the science...Chemistry it always was for me...so much so, I did a chemistry degree!
As a child, I found Biology
As a child, I found Biology the most accessible and dropped Physics and Chemistry as soon as possible. Since working as a primary school teacher, I have gained a much better understanding of all the Sciences. Children nowadays are so fortunate to have so many helpful resources at their fingertips.
mine was always chemistry, I
mine was always chemistry, I had a good teacher who made it enjoyable
I used to find physics
I used to find physics fascinating from the time the teacher told me that the work bench wasn't really solid, it was a load of atoms whizzing around!
Chemistry, the mixture of
Chemistry, the mixture of chemicahls that create explosions, smells, shapes, miniature volcano's that were different each time you did the experiment. I have passed some of these down to my granchildren and we have hours of fun.
Biology - anything to do with
Biology - anything to do with the human body!
I really wasn't very good at
I really wasn't very good at science - if I can't actually see it I don't believe it - so chemistry and some of physics went over my head!
My daughter loves biology and that was my favourite too!
Chemistry was my favourite - I looked mixing chemicals to see what would happen