Educake Top Scorers
Well done to everyone who completed their home learning this week. The top scores for each year group are:
Year 11: Fatimah I, Ali A and Rachel C.
Year 10: Amirah A, Asma H, Mohammed S P, Zainab P, Cherie U, Aiva-May R, and Aliyah Y.
Year 9: Umaynah B, Mariya P, Aamina Pa, Aamina Po and Zeemal AR.
STEM Club
This week pupils in the STEM club had a chance to look at their agar plates. The girls’ bathroom had produced some gruesome mould, fungal and bacterial colonies (pictured above). It was also notable that a number of teacher’s desks had produced fungal colonies! The plates will now be destroyed to eradicate any risk of transmission. After making their discoveries the teams then moved onto a reaction time competition. Mr Albrighton rolled back the years recording an incredible reaction time of 0.21ms!
St Thomas, Halliwell Astronomy Session
Year 5 and 6 students from St Thomas Halliwell enjoyed a session all about space and astronomy (pictured above). The Astronomy Ambassadors were fantastic, as usual, in helping the young students to learn about a wide variety of astronomical topics, before going on to visit the Sharples observatory.
Science career of the week
This week’s career is Air traffic controller. As an air traffic controller, you’ll use highly sophisticated radar and radio communication equipment to communicate advice, information and instructions to pilots. You’ll guide the aircraft as it travels, using radar to track its exact position, keep it safe in the airspace and provide the most efficient route. Information about experience opportunities, providers, entry requirements and much more can be found here: Science career of the Week
Please speak to Mr. Burke, who will provide you with more information about this, or any other, science career.
Space News
Comet E3 ZTF continues its journey through the inner solar system. The green glow is now bright enough to be seen without a telescope. It may still be too dim to see with the naked eye, especially as the weather has been against us for the last few days. However, on the 10th February, the comet will appear extremely close to Mars, which may prove to be the best time to view the comet. Clear skies!
Mr. Fowlds – Science Enrichment Coordinator
