woodchurch science

use this to compare atoms (and other things) to the size of a coffee bean or a grain of rice (slide the thing at the bottom).
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/scale/

most of these are excellent interactive whiteboard resources, highly recommended. click here to access, choose your subject then the ‘view online’option.

c2 jun 2008 foundation
c2 jun 2008 higher
c3 jun 2008 higher (seps only)

here’s a good game to test your knowledge of how science works words. usual rules apply.

if you are revising for year 11 exams in january (or even for the mocks!) this link contains the specimen exam papers for b2, c2 and p2 exams. there are no past papers available yet.

for this chemistry activity (C2 4.0) visit this site (http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk) and use the two tabs at the top, ‘energy saving products’ and ‘home improvements’.
1. list the ways houses are heated, identifying the source of the heat.
2. list the ways houses are illuminated, identifying the source of the light.
3. list the ways houses are insulated and the materials used, for example, carpets on floors.
4. list the range of devices that use electricity. How can consumption be reduced for each of them?
5. give examples of building materials used for houses, are they renewable resources or not?
6. in pairs, identify ways to reduce some of the ways energy is used at home, try to come up with some imaginative ideas.
7. design a poster, leaflet or fact sheet about the best ways of reducing energy consumption at home.

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here’s a link to the guardian’s tech page which in this episode discusses smart materials and nanotechnology applications. good for a listen while you’re doing something else. you can even download it for your mp3 player.

here are some powerpoint presentations done by 11n: tom hunt, sam copley, gary davies, ben orrell-jones, dan carey