Students place their skills under the microscope at Science Fair

The scientific skills of pupils at Downshire were showcased to a select panel of independent judges when the school held their annual Science Fair.

Open to all Year Nines, the budding young scientists took part by working in teams during science class to investigate a topic of their choice, mindful that they would have their work put well and truly under the microscope by figures from the world of business and science.

Prior to the school’s second annual Science Fair on February 6, they had been given three weeks to carry out research, experiments and to report their findings on a poster to be presented by each group to the six-member panel of judges.