Year 5 have been busy doing food tests

Does this mean you get to eat food in the lab and see how nice it tastes?

This is the Glucose test

iPad expts

7N use the iPads to film their photosynthesis experiments

Watch this space for the results

Budding film makers are very busy

Year 7 are investigating photosynthesis

Today all of our year seven classes were experimenting with leaves to investigate photosynthesis.

We now know that leaves make starch.

Year Three getting "organised"

Year three have started their human body topic by finding out where all of their organs are. 

First find your body 

No need for dissection 

Year three Science

Year Three had their first science lesson this week and were asked what they thought about science. Here is one perceptive boy's answers:

·         Science is messy

·         Science is dangerous

·         Science is a way of telling the future

·         Science tells the truth

I think as Head of Science I'd prefer to replace "is" with "can be" in his first two points. 

IRP. 

Year 7 photosynthesis

Year 7 have been using pond weed to study photosynthesis. 

They can see the bubbles of oxygen being given off as the pondweed photosynthesises. 

They expect that the closer to the light the more oxygen will be produced. 

Sci dept iPads first use

We got the new Science Department iPads out for the first time in class  today.

 Year six used them in a lesson all about classification of vertebrates. 

The children really enjoyed this new learning tool

IRP

Volcanic activity

More kitchen science
https://www.dropbox.com/s/10lzy00jpdruf1a/Volcano.pdf
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Soilless plants

More rainforest info from Rowan

https://www.dropbox.com/s/nsznxbltc35z0vh/EPIPHYTES.pdf

 

Natural Hydrophonics?

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Reptiles

Ever wondered how scaly skin grows? Georgie has been looking into it. 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/x6onqqn1oglr504/Why%20do%20snakes%20shed%20their%20skin.pdf

IRP

More kitchen science

Sebastian has been investigating ice.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/opwsawqkvj42s4d/My%20ice%20experiment.pdf
Could it have been inspired by all those long cold drinks we have enjoyed over the summer?
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Gardeners beware

This article caught Darcey's eye.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/92j1hm7i61li43v/hogweed%20sci.pdf
There are some horrid things out there! Take care.
IRP

Trebuchet day

Yesterday a dozen worthy workers researched, designed and built a trebuchet for the History and Science departments' collaborative exercise "Trebuchet Day". 

This is what they built from scratch in seven hours. 

A film of the day will soon appear on the school website. 

more kitchen science

Peter has been busy helping descale the kettle and testing the reagents. Here are his findings:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/psjtkhgk4idfv7t/Descaling%20the%20kettle.pdf
Do any of you know what kettle scale is, what it is caused by and where it occurs?
IRP

Paint fertiliser?

I spotted this on the Nevill.

Why has the grass grown longer and greener where the running track lines were?

Darcey experiments with the contents of the kitchen cupboard

Here is a neat investigation.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6dmb10q14t6xraw/Darcey.pdf
Darcey has successfully introduced a control and this has shown a very interesting thing - that the soap freezes quicker than pure water. Normally solutions freeze at lower freezing points and boil at higher boiling points than pure water. What's going on here?
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Sebastian is getting eggcited!!!

Sebastian has had a look at egg buoyancy as well and offers us an eggsplanation (apologies to pun haters but JVG will love it)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kvm8nskg402dl0w/Sebastian%E2%80%99s%20egg%20experiment.pdf
How difficult it is to explain these things, although you have got the ideas about density correct, one way of reading this might make the reader believe that the egg gets less dense rather than the water getting more dense, which we all know is the case. Proof reading is so important!
Keep them coming.
IRP

Could it be magic?

Georgie has found out how to do magical things with eggs

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gun4ninorkfhzwd/Make%20an%20Egg%20Float%20in%20Salt%20Water%202013.pdf

Well done Georgie

IRP

A very topical subject

Here's a hot topic, the technicalities of which are explained very well by Emma. We have all heard about the protests but what actually is the process.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/s5noe1bomt5z0u3/Fracking-%20How%20It%20Works.pdf

 It's very controversial but those in the petrochemical industry are sure it's safe now, many oppose the scheme as they feel we will pollute our water and may cause ground tremors. Politically interesting too as it might help break the stranglehold that Middle Eastern countries have on the world's power. Its important to look at all sides of the argument and then make up your own mind. 

IRP.