Moon Rocks make Science lessons out of this world!

Pupils got their hands on rare samples of moon rocks which arrived from NASA this week and Science lessons were truly out of this world! 

They were given the unique opportunity to actually touch a piece of space rock not of this Earth. These rare samples were provided by the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), which provides educational packs in a bid to inspire young people to get involved in science and complement classroom studies. 

The pack provided by STFC includes a 1.2 billion-year-old piece of Mars rock and a 4.3 billion-year-old nickel meteorite. It is unlikely that pupils will ever get the chance to hold an object older than this, as Earth itself was formed 4.6 billion years ago.

Thank you to Mr Givens for organising this on behalf of the school.