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Welcome to the Science Department. This website is here to provide curriculum information to anybody who is studying sciences. Originally setup to support students who were learning from home during the two lock-downs caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the website has grown over time and is continuing to do so. As I learn new skills in coding, the website will mirror this. I am currently working on a database to allow sudents to check their learning with lots of multiple-choice questions that will help you to identify areas of weakness and better target your revision. Enjoy, I truly hope that this helps.

Latest from us, Science and Education

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6th August 2024	The "Curriculum Health Check" section has gone live on all GCSE science pages now. Please be aware that this is the first time that I have seen them in HTML and am now going through the job of editing them when I find formatting errors. Enjoy, hope to be ready by September.
30th July 2024	Enjoy your summer holiday! Make sure that you keep thinking scientifically though. I am on holiday and have seen some excellent rock formations, adaptations in seals and sea birds and have enjoyed the darker skies away from the city to see the stars more clearly.
16th July 2024	Year 9: Alloys and Polymers. We all need to know what an alloy is, why the properties of alloys are different from the elements that they are made from and what in their structure makes them different. Read through this page from BBC bitesize then make a very brief summary. Read through the different alloys below: Examples of alloys Wedding ring alloys Alloys in coins When you have been through all of the above, you will be ready to complete a Seneca task. Follow this link, the assignment is called "Last chemistry of year 9!".
16th July 2024	Year 10: The Haber Process To begin with, refresh yourselves on the work that we completed last lesson on reversible reactions. When you have completed this, you are going to research Fritz Haber and the Haber Process. Create and save a simple fact file about the work of Fritz Haber. There is a fantastic book in my classroom called "Between Genius and Genocide", with this title in mind, make sure that you include the following in your research about my absolute favourite chemist: What is the Haber process and how does it work? What are the negative effects of his work? Look at this link for his biography. Make sure that you think about the question, "what would life today be like without his work?"
1st July 2024	This week we are thrilled to welcome students who will join us in September. During the transition, every student will have a sample science lesson. In the lesson, we will create a hypothesis, test it in a practical investigation then analyse the data that we collect. After we have seen the evidence, we will be able to review out hypothesis and decide if the evidence supports it.
17th June 2024	Now that the GCSE examinations for science have finished, it is time for years 9 and 10 to move into the spotlight and show how much they have learned this year. Monday 24th June, Year 10 have their Biology exam. Wednesday 26th June, Year 9 have their single exam that has Biology, Chemistry and Physics within (20 minutes of each). Thursday 27th June, Year 10 have their Chemistry exam. Thursday 4th July, Year 10 have their Physics exam. Follow the links for more details of what is on each exam. Year 9 and Year 10.
13th May 2024	This week, all of year 10 are completing the required practical in which you will measure the energy change in a reaction. Begin by completing the assignement on Seneca then revise how you can work out the energy transferred to water byt using its specific heat capacity.
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 be found here 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!
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 - M_r and percentage mass, Higher will also see a "moles" question.
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

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This page was updated on: 31st December 2023