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Physics tour
A journey to meccas of science
On Tuesday morning, three students gave their peers a rundown on last week's physics tour to Washington, California and Nevada. The following is a written version of their presentation. Find more info on the tour and photos on their blog.
When people hear the word physics, they don’t usually associate it with the fun stuff. But that's what our physics trip is all about.
Last week, 13 Shawnigan physics students began the 2016 physics tour in Seattle. With our remarkable teammates and teachers, we explored many wonderful places, and we feel lucky to have met some very knowledgeable people.
Visiting JPL was certainly a highlight. We got a chance to see the "Centre of the Universe," sat in the famous mission control room and pretended to be one of those scientists. Seeing the real sister rover to Curiosity was another excitement to me, not to mention the half of our team who were robotics people. Some of them were overwhelmed. Overall, the day spent in the world's most advanced laboratory was of great significance.
Although it was a physics tour, I still think the highlight of the trip will be our last day in Disneyland. We had the entire day to wander the Magic Kingdom and go to various attractions, and the lines were very short since it was a chilly 23o C, clear, and sunny day. At 2 P.M., we met for a group ride on California Screamin’, which goes from 0 to 405,666 cabbages/s in 4 seconds (which is 100 km/h in 4 seconds for the Canadians).
The next time we met as a group was for the World of Colour performance, which was an amazing fountain light show. When the flamethrowers would fire, from our perfect viewing spot, it felt like standing next to a bonfire. The fountains were gigantic, and there was even a Frozen singalong with Princess Elsa! After a full day of Disney wonder, we finished our tour with a wonderful dinner at an excellent restaurant.
Our incredible tour wouldn't have been possible without the support of Mr. Robertson, Mr. Welsh, administration, transportation, Mr. & Mrs. Lane, and Mr. Addison.
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Shawnigan Lake School is an independent co-educational boarding school for ages 13 –18 on Canada’s beautiful West Coast. Our diverse, interdisciplinary and innovative programming helps shape the next generation of global leaders.
