• Twitter
  • Mail
  • Letters
  • News
  • Calendar
  • PE Fixtures
  • Edulink One
  • RM Unify
  • RM Portico
  • WiFi Certificate
  • Wisepay
Hoe Lane, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9NX | Tel: 01920 462210 | Email: admin@presdales.herts.sch.uk
Presdales School & Sixth Form | Ware | Hertfordshire Menu
  • Home
  • About The School
      • About Our School
      • Welcome
      • Vision and Values Statement
      • British Values
      • House System
      • Presdales (formerly WGS) Alumni
      • School Staff
      • School Policies
      • SEND
      • Whole School Improvement Plan
      • Information
      • Admissions
      • Prospectus
      • Results, Destinations and Ofsted
      • School Trustees
      • Vacancies
      • Exam Information
      • Options at GCSE
      • GCSE Revision Guides
      • Covid-19 Information
      • Students
      • School Charity
      • Extra Curricular Activities and School Trips
      • Duke of Edinburgh Award
      • Lost Property
      • Well-being
      • House Updates
      • Parents
      • Student Absence
      • Parents Evening System
      • Online Safety
      • Presdales PTA
      • School Day
      • School Travel
      • School Closure Due to Bad Weather
      • Uniform
      • Statutory Information
      • GDPR
      • Pupil Premium
      • Free School Meals
      • Funding Agreement
      • Annual Report and Accounts
      • Catch-up Premium
      • 16-19 Tuition Fund
  • Learning
      • Curriculum
      • Our Curriculum
      • Home Learning
      • Remote Learning
      • Subjects
      • Subjects
      • Careers, Employability & Enterprise Education
      • PSHE
      • Sex and Relationships Education
      • SMSC
      • Art
      • Business Education
      • spacer
      • Computing
      • Design & Technology
      • Drama
      • Economics
      • English
      • Geography
      • Government & Politics
      • History
      • Health and Social Care
      • spacer
      • Maths
      • Media Studies
      • Music
      • Philosophy, Religion and Ethics
      • Photography
      • Physical Education
      • Psychology
      • Science
      • Sociology
      • spacer
      • Languages
      • French
      • German
      • Italian
      • Russian
      • Spanish
  • Year Groups
    • Pastoral Care
    • School Counselling Service
    • Welcome to Year 7
    • Welcome to Year 8
    • Welcome to Year 9
    • Welcome to Year 10
    • Welcome to Year 11
  • What’s On
    • Class of 2020
    • News
    • Social Wall
    • PressTales Newsletters
    • School Term & Holiday Dates
    • Calendar
    • Letters
    • PE Fixture List
    • Gallery
  • Contact Us
  • Sixth Form
      • General Information
      • Our Vision
      • The Sixth Form Team
      • Leadership
      • 16-19 Bursary Fund
      • University and Apprenticeship Applications
      • Extra Curricular Activities
      • Sixth Form Uniform
      • Sixth Form Google Sites
      • A level Textbooks and Clinics
      • Year 12 Induction
      • Parent Presentations
      • Admissions
      • Sixth Form Prospectus
      • Entry Requirements
      • Applications 2021-2023
      • Curriculum Subjects
  • Search
  • Menu Menu

The Bloodhound Engineering Day

March 8, 2017/in General News, Trips & Visits /by Steve Telford

On Wednesday 8th March 2017, nine Year 9 students went to Harlow College for an exciting Engineering Workshop with Bloodhound SSC, organised by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).

Bloodhound SSC is a British owned and manufactured supersonic car which is attempting to break the World Land Speed Record – they are aiming to reach 1050 mph which means they could break the barrier of sound! The Bloodhound education project, created with STEM, hopes to inspire future generations to take up careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics – they host several workshops like the one we attended in Harlow.

When we arrived at the new HAMEC centre – or Harlow’s Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Centre – we were surprised to see the Bloodhound SSC straight away! At first we thought it looked like a small plane or submarine but realised it was the soon-to-be record-breaking car! Shortly after, we were given an interesting and informative introduction to the car and the company by Mike Ford, Bloodhound’s STEM Communicator. What stuck out the most for us was the enthusiasm and encouragement, especially for girls, to aspire to have careers in STEM. Following this assembly, we were sorted into groups and began our activities.

Our first activity was a tour of the Bloodhound SSC itself, led by Mike Ford. We learnt about the science and engineering behind the car: for example, it is powered by a jet engine – the same type used in Eurofighter Typhoon planes – and also that it is made of layered carbon fibre and 3D-printed titanium. A memorable moment of the talk was when Mr. Ford sprayed rocket fuel into a combustion tube and proceeded to light it. What happened a second later made us jump – the lid was now on the other side of the room!

Next, we met Jas Thandi, who is part of the event team, for a design challenge. Our task was to make a plan for the base camp of Bloodhound SSC and its team; it had to include accommodation, security, some way to monitor the weather, how to get water and food supplies, a recreational activity, workshops/garages and storage. After being told that we had to complete this within half an hour, all the Presdales teams set off to a roaring start. There were ideas all around and the teamwork was at its best – everyone was enjoying this challenge! Finally, half an hour had passed, and it was time to present our designs to Jas and the other students. All three Presdales teams had excellent, innovative plans and were very creative – we included a shuttle bus and even helipads to our designs! One Presdales team – consisting of Millie-Anne, Saidhriti and Ayesha – won the challenge.

Our final activity took place after a long lunch break – a Knex challenge led by Chris Rockard, whereby teams had to make cars that would be powered by an air pressure cylinder which they had to be able to support as well as allow the car model to roll. Some teams found it difficult, but others had already made half of their cars! Fortunately, one Presdales team’s car had run successfully and for quite a long distance, gaining a place on the top 3! Two Presdales students were also featured in an interview which was displayed on a TV at the HAMEC open event later on that day.

In our opinion, we enjoyed this event because it was extremely informative and inspiring. We were very happy to see the amount of encouragement given to students to go into STEM careers – particularly girls. On behalf of the nine Presdales students who were given the opportunity to attend this event, we would like to say a big thank you to the Presdales Science Department, Harlow College and the Bloodhound SSC staff for organising an educational and beneficial day.

Saidhriti Siddantham and Ayesha Unadkat, Year 9

Share this entry
  • Share on Facebook
  • Share on Twitter
  • Share on WhatsApp
  • Share on Pinterest
  • Share on LinkedIn
  • Share by Mail
https://presdales.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bloodhound.jpg 600 800 Steve Telford http://presdales.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/newlogo.png Steve Telford2017-03-08 10:25:522019-03-22 14:34:42The Bloodhound Engineering Day

Presdales News

  • HOUSE: Creative Writing CompetitionMarch 26, 2021 - 12:05 pm
  • HOUSE : LingofestMarch 26, 2021 - 11:55 am
  • Update : House TotalsMarch 26, 2021 - 11:30 am
  • STEM CompetitionMarch 26, 2021 - 10:38 am
  • PE Students of the Month – MarchMarch 26, 2021 - 10:05 am
  • Celebrating Work – 5th March 2021March 5, 2021 - 1:35 pm
  • Celebrating Work – 26th February 2021February 26, 2021 - 1:40 pm
  • House Creative Writing CompetitionFebruary 12, 2021 - 2:16 pm
  • Celebrating Work – 12th February 2021February 12, 2021 - 2:13 pm
  • Celebrating Work – 5th February 2021February 5, 2021 - 3:45 pm

Latest News

March 26, 2021

HOUSE: Creative Writing Competition

March 26, 2021

HOUSE : Lingofest

March 26, 2021

Update : House Totals

March 26, 2021

STEM Competition

March 5, 2021

Celebrating Work – 5th March 2021

Quick Links

  • Letters
  • News
  • Calendar
  • PE Fixtures
  • Edulink One
  • RM Unify
  • RM Portico
  • WiFi Certificate
  • Wisepay

Coming Up

Monday 12th April to Friday 23rd
Spring Assessments – Years 11 & 13

Contact Us

Presdales School
Hoe Lane
Ware
Hertfordshire
SG12 9NX

Tel: 01920 462210
admin@presdales.herts.sch.uk

© Copyright Presdales School 2019 | Privacy Policies: Data Protection | Data Retention | Online Safety | Parent/Carer | Student | Proudly built by Lemongrass Media School Web Design
  • Twitter
  • Mail
Year 10 Work Experience The GSK Science Challenge
Scroll to top

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

OKLearn more

Cookie and Privacy Settings



How we use cookies

We may request cookies to be set on your device. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website.

Click on the different category headings to find out more. You can also change some of your preferences. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer.

Essential Website Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features.

Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our site functions. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website.

Google Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience.

If you do not want that we track your visist to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here:

Other external services

We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps and external Video providers. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Changes will take effect once you reload the page.

Google Webfont Settings:

Google Map Settings:

Vimeo and Youtube video embeds:

Privacy Policy

You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page.

GDPR
Accept settingsHide notification only