A science experiment involving more than 2,300 students in 26 schools took place this week. It was all part of an attempt to set a world record for the world’s biggest practical science lesson in multiple venues.
The school girls were all aged from 10 to 15 and are pupils of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) – a group of independent schools across the UK. The experiments took place last Thursday (November 15) to mark the 140th anniversary of the GDST and they included students measuring the time taken for an object to drop a set distance and also a swinging pendulum.
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