Animal care
Lily-anne has been following Miss Booth’s lead by feeding the Sharples snake a delicious meal. Meanwhile, other Animal Care students have been learning how to handle the snake and the guinea pigs.
Educake
Congratulations to Umamah Khan and Thomas Barlow, who scored 100% on the most recent Educake home learning quiz. In Year 9, 10 students scored 100%! They were Isabel, Yusuf, Mariya, Yousuf, James, Joshua, Joe, Muhammad A, Aaminah P and Zuwi. Well done to all of you. Remember to complete your Educake home learning quizzes every week.
Copper sulfate
Year 10 have undertaken a notoriously difficult required chemical synthesis practical this week, producing pure, dry crystals of copper sulfate. Here is an excellent example produced by Jawaad, Ali and Hamza, who were very proud of their product. For more information about this practical, watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIOMlwBoe_4
Forensic Science
Year 7 have been using their new skills using microscopes (pictured below) in order to take on the role of forensic scientists in order to solve a crime, analysing soil, fibres, footprints, hairs, and fingerprints.
Stem Club
This week pupils applied their knowledge of animal adaptations to design a new hybrid species !
Pictured is the “Penga Bear” (complete with its cave), which combines specific features of both a Penguin and a Bear!
Pupils are in competition with a prize to be awarded for the best new species.
Astronomy Club
This week in the Astronomy Club, students have been making sketches of the Moon. The Astronomy ambassadors showed the students how to use shading in order to capture the features on the surface of the Moon, such as the Maria (seas) and craters.
Space News
On Wednesday, Artemis I was successfully launched by NASA. This spacecraft is now into orbit around Earth, before starting its journey towards the Moon.
Also on Wednesday, Spaceport Cornwall was given its licence to send satellites into orbit. This could mean that the first ever launch from the UK could take place before the end of the year. This will depend on weather conditions in the region, but could mark the start of an exciting era for space technology in the UK.
Mr. Fowlds – Science Enrichment Coordinator
