• Question: what drew you to science when you were younger? were you you as interested as you are now? if not what interested you?

    Asked by Henry to Angela, Claire, Ian, Robert, Sarah on 11 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Angela Stokes

      Angela Stokes answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      Hi 242chea46
      I had a really good science teacher when I was 11 who made science fun and I guess that was what drew me to science although it wasn’t my favourite subject, I really liked English. When science at school split into chemistry, biology and physics when I was 13, my original science teacher became my chemistry teacher and she continued to make chemistry fun by doing really good experiments. I did enjoy chemistry but I was 16 before I really thought that this could be part of my career. I have always liked nature, so biology was always one of my favourite subjects…..I really didn’t enjoy physics but I just did my best. I still don’t like physics but a lot of it is common sense and it has been useful at times.

    • Photo: Claire Cooke

      Claire Cooke answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      Hi,

      I’m not a scientist myself, partly because of having the opposite experience to Angela – my science lessons were not particularly inspiring!

      However, now that I work in the engineering industry and can see how importance STEM is to how we live, I have a greater appreciation for science and for anyone who chooses to study STEM subjects.

    • Photo: Sarah Harris

      Sarah Harris answered on 11 Nov 2014:

      I really liked science in school because you either got the answer right or you were wrong, whereas English and other subjects were more vague. Once you actually study science beyond GCSE you realise this is not the case – that there are a lot of grey areas in science, but now I’m older that’s what excites me – that there’s still so much more to learn!

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