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14th April 2024 |
Upcoming assessments:
In the week beginning Monday 22nd April, Mr Ford's classes in years 9 and 10 will all have an assessment.
Year 9 - Atomic structure. You can see what is in this topic here.
Year 10 - Chemical changes. You can see what is in this topic here.
There will be revision lessons this week, beginning Tuesday 16th April.
There are revision tasks called "test prep" on Seneca learning for both year groups.
Good luck to all.
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12th March 2024 |
9C lesson: In this lesson, you are going to research how the periodic table grew from a simple list of a few elements, to the amazing display that we see and use today. I want you to research the following and note the listed people and their key contributions in your exercise books.
Title is The Periodic Table and put the date 12th March 2024 (keep our high standards going).
Find out what these scientists contributed: John Dalton (who also contributed to the model of the atom - smart chap).
John Newlands and Julius Meyer, you can find lots about them on the Royal Society of Chemistry's website.
Finally, find out what Dimitri Mendeleev did, there is a great simplification on this poster.
For each of these, "read like a scientist". Ignore the waffle, we want the most important facts about each of these written in your exercise books. Good luck and enjoy the research.
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4th March 2024 |
Year 10: This week is all about enusring that you fully understand the process of electrolysis. Read up about: Electrolysis & Electroplating. Where does reduction and oxidation occur? How is this used in industry? Look into solutions - What are the products of the electrolysis of Brine? Finally, look at half equations (these show electrons) for the reactions occuring at the electrodes.
When you have done this, there is a seneca assignement to test your knowledge.
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23rd February 2024 |
Year 10 - Friday: You have now learned the basics of the electrolysis of melts. To begin with, look at this link and make sure that you are familiar with the stages, charges, names/keywords and where reduction and oxidation take place (at which electrodes). When you have finished, there is a 25 to 30 minute task set for you on Seneca. My lesson summary can under "electrolysis of melts".
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10th February 2024 |
One of my A-level chemists has recently been accepted into the prestigious school of veterinary science at the university of Liverpool. Congratulations and thanks for the squishy cow, I shall always treasure it!
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5th February 2024 |
This is your last scheduled revision lesson before we break up for half term. You will return straight into mocks. Use this time to read through what you will find in your mocks. Specifically, go through the list of items in the chemistry paper:
• Rates of Reactions
• Organic Chemistry
• Chemical Analysis
• Chemistry of the Atmosphere
• Using Resources
I have also set a task on Seneca learning and you can work through topics that you have identified as areas of weakness. |
29th January 2024 |
Year 10: For your independent work this week, complete the assignment on Seneca Learning then revise for your mid-year assessment. You will need to go over the topics that we have covered this year. I suggest that you continue with Seneca and look at the structure, bonding & properties section first. There will be questions on quantities too. Foundation - Mr and percentage mass, Higher will also see a "moles" question. |
24th January 2024 |
Year 11: Life Cycle Assessments. Find out what a LCA is and how they can help people and businesses make decisions about the products and services that they offer. What are the things that must be taken into account? Make a document and save it with a selection that you have found and list the key parts of the process including- raw materials and extraction, manufacture, storage, transport, disposal and recycling. How does it fit with "sustainable development"? Look at my example for a packet of crisps for inspiration. Extension, select an item and make your own. |
15th January 2024 |
Year 10 research lesson, week beginning 15th January 2024.
Following on from our work on Metal Oxides last week, you are now going to research how the reactions of metals oxides are a part of the Industrial Revolution. Find out about the following and make a summary page in Word and save it.
•The blast furnace - what is it used for?
•What are the raw ingredients that are added?
•What chemical reactions happen inside?
•What is the main desired product that is extracted?
•What are the main waste products?
•What effect does the main gas waste product have on the environment?
•Why was this process to critical to the industrial revolution? |
11th January 2024 |
11B1 research lesson: In today's lesson, you need to find out about atmospheric pollutants, their cause, their effects and how we can reduce their presence in our atmosphere. Look at the summary table of pollutants to get you started. Look at flue gas desulfurization 'FGD' and catalytic converters. If you manage to finish this, please look into the work of the chemist Thomas Midgley, Jr. Summarise the 2 ways in which he almost destroyed our atmosphere. Save all of your work carefully. |
1st January 2024 |
Updates to the front-end editor have finally been sorted so that I can now edit selected databases from school. |
1st January 2024 |
Happy New Year. Best wishes to everyone in all of your scientific endeavours. |
30th December 2023 |
Keep an eye out, on the 12th January 2024, AQA will release the new formula sheet for GCSE physics on their website. |
29th December 2023 |
New A-level resource added to the revision section. Have a look at access tuition's site. |
28th December 2023 |
All of the KS3 content is now live so that students and their parents/carers can follow along with our curriculum plan and check off where they are in the "need to know" section. |
27th December 2023 |
A-level lessons are now complete up to and including Aqueous ions |