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
Chemistry - and tales of the
Chemistry - and tales of the unexpected!
It would have to be biology,
It would have to be biology, I found learning about the body fascinating, still do and Im still surprised what we are learning about it to this day!
Mine was chemistry because i
Mine was chemistry because i used to love doing the experiments .
Biology for me too, although
Biology for me too, although we never did any dissections at school.
Human Biology because the
Human Biology because the teacher was brilliant at making us laugh and learn at the same time
Was always Biology mainly
Was always Biology mainly because the teacher was so passionate
Physics was mine. Especially
Physics was mine. Especially when teacher got out the electric box. We all held hands as he passed electricity through us. Twas a right hoot
It was biology for me - lots
It was biology for me - lots of different topics and all things that I could readily grasp.
Biology! It was the only
Biology! It was the only thing I really enjoyed at school. I loved learning about all the bones and muscles!
Human biology was my least
Human biology was my least worst subject. I'm interested in all branches of science today, some 50 odd years down the line. How I wish I'd tried a bit harder and listened a bit more carefully as a lazy teenager !
Modern Studies as I love
Modern Studies as I love politics & current affairs, with the added bonus of a very cute teacher...!!
Really liked chemistry - so
Really liked chemistry - so much fun to be had with a bunsen burner
chemistry .. I loved the
chemistry .. I loved the experiments, especially when we mixed chemicals to make colors or explosions
I loved chemistry experiments
I loved chemistry experiments in primary school, senior school soon changed that for me :(
I loved biology and
I loved biology and chemistry....I kinda liked blowing things up, fizzing things and making concoctions ;)
I liked biology best but
I liked biology best but didn't really like any of them. however, i love them now!
When I was at school, I
When I was at school, I preferred biology.
Biology has always been my
Biology has always been my favourite science :)
I loved biology and still do,
I loved biology and still do, my biggest regret is not going into that field
I always liked the idea of
I always liked the idea of chemistry - mixing things together and making them go BANG, was never that good at it though!
I loved chemistry and loved
I loved chemistry and loved it that much I went on to study it at University and even had a teaching job doing it for a time
I loved Biology it just
I loved Biology it just seemed amazing to me. I was one of those few girls who liked dissecting animals! I did end up going to college to train as a Veterinary nurse.
I loved Physics, had a really
I loved Physics, had a really great teacher
I liked chemistry - the fun
I liked chemistry - the fun we used to have with Bunsen burners when the teacher wasn't looking!
oh gosh my favorite was
oh gosh my favorite was chemistry love reactions to mixing different chemicals. i remember when we made a chemical powered rocket and set it off outside wow happy memories.
wow my daughter would love
wow my daughter would love this she is chemistry mad at school, my fave was biology as I don't get chemistry
Biology was the best xx