A PIONEERING programme to inspire young people to consider a career in science and technology held a series of space-age workshops in the Rhondda.
The range of exciting space-age workshops included a digital planetarium, robotics, Down 2 Earth and air-powered rockets delivered by Dark Sky Wales.
The workshops were part of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Stem) taster day held at Rhondda Heritage Park Museum in collaboration with RCT Council’s Building the Future Together project.
A total of 75 female students from across Rhondda Cynon Taff were identified as potentially benefiting from taking part in the programme of scientific activities exploring the cosmos. Students explored the engineering and design of robotics whilst developing their own robot to complete a given challenge. Communication skills, IT, mathematics, engineering and problem solving were just some of the key skills learned during the workshops.
Finally the group took part in the Down 2 Earth sessions which investigated the real threat of an asteroid impact and the devastation that this event will cause.
To end the day a Europe Day Competition launched six weeks prior to the event – with the challenge of identifying a famous landmark and recreating out of recycled materials took place – was judged. The winners were a group of students from Bryncelynnog Comprehensive School followed by Tonypandy Community College in second place.