Liverpool received a visitor this past week in the form of a sea vessel. The RSS Discovery, a research ship belonging to the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), was berthed by the cruise terminal for a few days and gave some members of the public the opportunity to get on board and look around her. The ship is reportedly said to have cost £75 million to build and equip and is packed with state of the art scientific equipment. It is said that 28 scientists and 24 crew members can comfortably take to the seas for up to 50 days at a time. The ship can carry out research relating to physical, biological and chemical oceanography, marine geology and geophysics, ocean engineering and atmospheric science.
So why am I telling you about a fancy boat? Because my 2 older boys got to go on it and have an exclusive look around. How cool is home education! Equipped with their exclusive passes they climbed aboard this research vessel and were shown around. They saw preserved marine life kept in jars from octopuses to angler fish. They got to see how thermal imaging cameras were used. They even got to sit in the captain's chair with the hat!
An excited duo returned, fresh faced and enthusiastic. They had just been on a human version of the Octopod.
If you are interested in research and technology there is a second event happening in Manchester at the end of October and you can win a chance at viewing a research aircraft. Simply follow the link to the Into the Blue event page and follow instructions to be in with a chance.
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