YOUNGSTERS from across Wrexham have been learning about how science is involved in everything we do.

Ysgol Clywedog in Offa has hosted its first STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) day for the Wrexham primary schools.

Around 200 Year 6 students from schools in Minera, Bwlchgywn, the Victoria School and St Giles in the town centre, and Gwenfro school in Caia Park took part in the event.

They joined staff and students at Ysgol Clywedog and experienced a full day of 'hands-on' STEM activities.

Some students made bath bombs and designed the packaging while others looked at the minutiae of the world around them using the microscopes.

Students engaged in maths problems and also designed the fastest boat. ICT was used to create videos and pupils were able to travel inside the virtual human body and out to visit Jupiter using the Google goggles and Google expeditions.

A spokesman for Ysgol Clywedog added: "We were joined by Graham Perrin from the Institute of Physics who taught the pupils all about sound.

"They also experienced designing electric cars and competing against each other.

"The students enjoyed the day and picked up lots of ideas about how STEM is used in our daily lives and what careers are available."

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