Success for Loreto College in Physics competition

TWO teams from Loreto College Coleraine, Specialist School, took first place in the Senior and Junior sections of the Physics At Home competition, which was held in Queen's University Belfast.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Apr 2010, 13:12 BST
Updated 23rd Apr 2010, 15:07 BST

The competition sees secondary school Physics students demonstrate a physical principle to a non-scientist, using only basic equipment available at home. The event is open to year 11- 14 students.

First place in the Senior section went to Year 13 pupils Bronagh Bogues, Chris Kwong, Shane Mullan and Luke Stuart, who gave a five minute presentation explaining why conductors which have a current passing through them experience a force in a magnetic field.

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In the Junior section, first place was taken by Year 11 students Dermot Carey, James Granleese, Thomas McCann and Thomas McMullan.

This group’s prize-winning presentation was an explanation of why soap bubbles form, and involved them blowing a giant bubble and putting their hands through it to place objects inside without breaking the bubble.

The students and their teacher, Head of Physics Mrs Maeve Close, were congratulated on this impressive achievement by principal Brian Lenehan.