This week in Science

This week has seen our Tower School scientists welcome Dr Kate Hughes who is our Science Pedagogy Lead. Kate came to visit two of our classes and enjoyed spending time with the students. Well done to Citadel and Spire and Martello for being so welcoming.

Lantern continued thinking about what they would like to take from the Earth and to their new planet. The class are preparing to create a new planet with all of their favourite things on it. Well done to Lantern. Well done, Lantern. Question of the week ‘should we be allowed to take animals with us into space?’

Citadel looked at a geological map of Essex and identified different areas in Essex that can be mined to extract the minerals needed for modern living. The class were able to show their skills to Kate. Well done to Citadel. Well done to Citadel. Question of the week ‘should we be paid to recycles things?’

Steeple have continued to work on their practical skills and write up. The class have worked hard and are almost there with their second assessed practical. Well done to Steeple. Well done, Steeple. Question of the week ‘if we used a longer length of pondweed would it photosynthesise more?’

Lighthouse explored the history behind contraceptives, how they work and the advantages and disadvantages. Well done to the class. Well done to Lighthouse. Question of the week ‘do contraceptives only prevent pregnancy?’

Obelisk worked on their knowledge of the carbon and water cycles. The class were able to state what they are and how they work. Well done to Obelisk. Question of the week ‘why do we need a carbon cycle?’

Spire and Martello developed their understanding of Punnett squares and how they work. They enjoyed showing their skills to Kate. Well done to Spire and Martello. Question of the week ‘why do we need to understand inheritance?’

Fun fact: A Rubik’s cube has 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible combinations.