A group of Addison children went to Piccadilly today for a topical lecture at the Royal Institution about the Science of Fireworks. Professor Christopher Bishop, from the University of Cambridge, amazed everyone with a series of incredible bangs and flashes. The children discovered the chemistry involved in creating effective gunpowder and, by a series of brilliant demonstrations, they also saw clearly the impact on chemical reactions of heat, density and containment – really important if you want your firework to go with a bang!
Professor Bishop prepares for the finale - an exploding Guy Fawkes
A packed audience at the Royal Institution
Young Scientists in Green Park
A picnic in Green park was a bonus in the November sunshine!
Letting off steam
Addison Primary School 