• Question: @What was the first experience with science that you had?

    Asked by Alex to Sian, Dawn on 23 Jun 2016.
    • Photo: Dawn Lau

      Dawn Lau answered on 23 Jun 2016:

      I definitely had science classes since I was very young – I remember collecting water samples while hiking the Hong Kong countryside for an experiment. But the most vivid memory I have is from eye dissection – I think we were 14 years old. We had to acquire our own cow’s eyes from the butchers and I brought it to school the next day in a plastic bag. It was revolting but also bizarrely interesting. Surprisingly, I enjoyed the dissection and learning about what was inside, I just couldn’t stand the smell!

      Now I’ve done so many brain dissections I’m very used to it.

    • Photo: Sian Thomas

      Sian Thomas answered on 26 Jun 2016:

      The first I recall was filtering sand and water using filter papers in primary school when I was 9.

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