Howard and Vincent blog about a day visit to Isaac Newton’s House

 

It was a warm and sunny summer’s day when we went to Isaac Newton’s House. We met a kind tourist guide once we arrived. We dropped our bags and he guided us to watch an interesting short film which introduced Isaac Newton. We learnt some quick facts about his life and personality. Then, we went to the famous apple tree, where the tour guide explained how Isaac Newton had realised that gravity existed. Although we knew the tree was not exactly the same, it had the genes of the original tree.

Next, we went to Woolsthorpe Manor where Isaac Newton was born and grew up. This was Vincent’s favourite part of the trip. Surprisingly, the layout of the house is still there. First, we were guided to his kitchen, where we learnt that Isaac Newton did most of his study and experiments. We saw some 17th Century kitchen equipment. Then, we went to his parents’ room. All the furniture was new, but it was the same type of bed, which had some ropes to support the bed and we learnt where the phrase ‘sleep tight’ comes from. Next, we went to Isaac Newton’s room, we saw some interesting figures on the wall. Finally, we arrived in the room where the organisation collects the most precious things of Newton nowadays. There is a book of Isaac Newton talking about laws of Motion, a death mask and most amazing there is a lock of his hair.

 

After that, we went to the Science Centre, which was Howard’s favourite part of the trip. The tour guide took us around and talked about Isaac Newton’s scientific discoveries. He introduced some experiments which linked to the 3 Laws of Motion and gravity. He also mentioned another scientist, Galileo, to compare their discovery of space. The most favorite experiment that I loved was the model of light. It showed the reflections and refractions of light. I learnt that white light is a mixture of primary lights. It has a spectrum. When the white light passes through the prism, it will split into a rainbow of colours.

Before the end, we made our own rocket and we launched it outside the workshop. After the first launch, we improved our own rockets. The second time, someone launched their rocket onto a roof.

We had a fun time. All in all, we have learnt where Sir Isaac Newton was born and about his discoveries. He made a great contribution to the world. He also improved our human life. Finally, we need to thank for Mrs. Chew and Mr. Walker for organizing the trip and the staff of the National Trust telling us loads of information.