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
Biology was always my
Biology was always my favourite subject because I loved plant biology and have entered a career in forestry.
Chemistry and Physics, I like
Chemistry and Physics, I like to see how things work and reactions :)
I was lucky enough to get to
I was lucky enough to get to study Philosophy & Ethics in secondary school, was absolutely fascinating x
love biology but my son is
love biology but my son is realy into physics and chemistry
I work in biological sciences
I work in biological sciences so I would have to say biology :)
I loved biology because we
I loved biology because we got to learn about genetic conditions like cystic fibrosis etc and got to learn about punnett squares which are interesting to fill out
My favourite was also biology
My favourite was also biology and I went on to train to be a nurse. I still enjoy the subject and it's the only homework I can help the kids with.
I was better at biology - but
I was better at biology - but only just! Found it all a bit of a yawn - especially when it focused on boring stuff, i.e. flowers!
I liked chemistry the best,
I liked chemistry the best, we used to get loads of practical work doing all the different experiments.
Human Biology - the teacher
Human Biology - the teacher was young and really fit !
Chemistry, I had a briliant
Chemistry, I had a briliant teacher, a Cambridge graduate, very clever whose life away from school revolved around her teddy bears. I think she regarded them as her family and we would try to distract her by talking about them (which she loved to do)
Thanks for all your entries,
Thanks for all your entries, this competition is now CLOSED, and a winner will be chosen and announced shortly!
Many congratulations to our
Many congratulations to our lucky winner Susan Jarrett! Keep your eyes peeled for another great, exclusive competition ne3xt month!
Kirsty x
Biology because they used it to tell us about reproduction and it turned into a pseudo sex lesson. Teacher embarrassed and pupils having the time of their lives. Those were the days!