On Wednesday, our STEM partners came into school to help us understand the SuDS systems that Yorkshire Water have installed. (STEM is Science, Engineering, Technology and Mathematics)
SuDS stands for Sustainable Drainage Systems.They slow down the flow of rain water into the drainage systems helping to prevent the drains being overwhelmed during very heavy rain events.
Our STEM partners from COWI were Oriana, Bhawna, Michaela and Mark. After introducing themselves and explaining a little bit about their roles they explained how SuDS worked and were needed to help manage water in a world of Climate Change.
We then took part in an activity to explore how different materials slow down the rate of flow of water. This video explains how:
And here are some photos of the workshop:
A huge thank you to our STEM partners for giving up their time to come and share with us.
It was a pleasure. Thank you so much Mr Magnall for your hard work over the last weeks to make this successful event possible and also to the rest of the school staff who were so helpful on the day. We all had a lovely time taking part in this activity. This was a great opportunity for the children to learn about SuDS, their design, how to measure their efficiency and how they can increase biodiversity.