Year 7 student Jessica shares her thoughts after speaking with an engineer recently.
Carl, the engineer, arrived at the doors of Ark St. Alban's to ensure that we were aware of the wide variety of engineering jobs. He highlighted how being an engineer could be useful in a real-life situation. He told us about a young girl, lost in a forest with her injured friend, Ruby, who had to call for help with only a two percent charge on her phone. Using basic supplies from her backpack, such as fruits, pennies, and pounds, she was able to charge her phone sufficiently to make that essential call and get aid for the injured Ruby.
Carl was extremely friendly and knowledgeable and let us share our answers and work with our friends while making our discoveries. Did you know that we only use 8.3% of geothermal energy and 4% of solar power whilst we use 20% of wind power and 28% of nuclear power? What interesting facts! We all enjoyed the experiment where we used electrodes such as zinc and copper and the acidic chemicals from citrus fruits. We made the circuit using our designer engineering skills.
Feedback from students was positive as Asma said: "The engineering workshop was fascinating. As I got to learn about the different types of engineers, it made me think that engineering could be my future career. Overall, I think the day was fantastic, and everyone had fun."