Week Seven Learning 12/10 – 16/10
This week we finished our unit on cells by looking at animal cells and the organelles found inside them. Students sat a Google Classroom quiz based on our last two units on major organ systems and cells.
Week Six Learning 28/9 – 2/10
In Science this week, we started looking at cells. We learned about the history of cell theory, the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, and what plant cells look like. We finished off the week with a review game based…
Week Five Learning 21/9 – 25/9
In Science, we finished up learning about the major organ systems. We looked at the excretory, nervous, sensory and endocrine systems. Students finished up their Google Classroom summary tasks based on what we have learned over the last few weeks.
Week Four Learning 14/9 – 18/9
We had a successful week in Science looking at more of the major organ systems. We learned about the functions and components of the circulatory system, the respiratory system and the digestive system.
Week Three Learning 7/9 – 11/9
In Science, we continued our Biology unit by looking at major organ systems. We studied the major organs of plants and then moved on to organ systems in the human body. We completed work on the skeletal system and the…
Week Two Learning 31/8 – 4/9
In Science, we looked at the characteristics of living things and how we can observe these characteristics when they are not apparent. We finished the week by having a quiz on what was learned.
Week One Learning
We began this week by reflecting on what Science is and looking at different branches of Science. We then moved on to discussing what a scientific enquiry entails and learning about different stages of one. The students also learned about…
Learning covered – 13/03/20
Year 7 - sampling techniques, adaptations, Year 8 - drugs and addiction, Year 9 - population graphs, the greenhouse effect and the hole in the ozone layer, Year 10 - Brownian motion, heating and cooling curves, Year 11 - d.c.…
Learning covered – 06/03/20
Year 7 - food chains and webs, adaptations, Year 8 - conducting clinical trials, legal and illegal drugs, Year 9 - artificial and natural selection, populations, Year 10 - copper refining, aluminium extraction, Year 11 - electrical power and energy,…
Learning Covered – 28/02/20
Year 7 - The rock cycle, weathering, Year 8 - the role of the placenta, childbirth, Year 9 - decomposers, inheritance of characteristics, Year 10 - Electrolysis theory and practicals, purification of copper, Year 11 - Kirchoff's Laws, resistance in…