It’s called Sci-Bono Discovery Centre and it’s actually in Newtown.
I’d been bugging our teacher to take our class for ages, but somehow there never seems to be the time and it’s quite a mission to organise outings, I know that.
Dad had the day off and decided we should do something interesting.
We invited Mum to come along too, but she said she’d rather watch paint dry than have to fiddle with all sorts of sciency stuff.
She missed out big time!
Sjoe! That place is seriously cool.
There is so much stuff to do.
I learnt such a lot just playing with the exhibits.
Some of the stuff Dad had to explain to me, and if he did not know, there were very helpful people who you could ask.
We also went to a science show.
Wow! That was beyond awesome.
Even Dad was impressed.
They told us about a project that is happening in Hakskeenpan in the Northern Cape. The Bloodhound SSC.
You are probably wondering what SSC stands for… supersonic car.
This car, that looks more like a rocket, is supersonic because it is designed to go the speed of sound – in this case just over 1 600 km per hour.
But even though it looks like a rocket, it’s a car because it has four wheels and the person driving it has full control.
Obviously – not just anybody can drive such a creation.
What’s really cool about this project, apart from the fact that they are going to drive so fast, is that the people who are in charge of the whole thing are very keen to create an interest in maths, science and engineering amongst the children in South Africa.
They also have very awesome workshops that they do in schools.
The science show was all about rockets and going fast.
Things whizzed, fizzed and banged.
It was wonderful.
Anybody can go to Sci-Bono – it does not cost that much to get in – less than the movies and its much more fun.
And did you know there are actually lots of science centres in South Africa – all over the place.
They are not all as big as Sci-Bono but I bet they are really cool too.
Have fun.
Sibo
Visit this website if you want to find out more about the Bloodhound SSC project, or do some cool stuff at home or at school https://www.bloodhoundssc.com/education or https://www.sci-bono.co.za if you want to find out more about this science centre.
