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Welcome to the Science Department.
I have just issued year 11 reports and highlighted to most parents that there are lists of topics on this website. If you want to know when your child's exams are and what is going to be on each paper, please follow this link: Public examinations: when and what will be tested
Good luck to everyone!
Mr Ford.

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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.

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.

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".

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!

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.

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This page was updated on: 31st December 2023