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learn stuff…and feed the world!

woodchurchscience — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:18:11 +0000

for every answer you get right on this site (www.freerice.com) you donate 10 grains of rice through the world food programme to starving nations. so get learning and get giving. you can change the subject (there’s a chemistry one for naming the element symbols) perfect for revising 8e.

periodic table tetris

woodchurchscience — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:27:16 +0000

try this version of the classic game but with a twist.

great tweets of science…

woodchurchscience — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:27:15 +0000

if only these scientists had twitter…

who pooped?

woodchurchscience — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:46:11 +0000

try recognising some animals from the poo they make, get it right and print out a whopooped certificate! Really tasteful. click here to try.

element poems

woodchurchscience — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:49:24 +0000

here’s some poetry by the separate science group: vote for your favourite or submit one of your own…prizes on offer!
first up is beryllium

there once was a prince called william
who made a car out of beryllium
the car broke down
and knocked off his crown
and now he makes them out of aluminium

second is lithium

lithium sweet lithium
will kill me if i eat it
lithium sweet lithium
will melt when we heat it
lithium sweet lithium
can power all our stuff
lithium sweet lithium
can feel very rough
jump for joy and run around ther’s stuff that could be done
when you’re playing with lithium you’re bound to have some fun.

and lastly for now, helium

it’ll make your voice go high
and balloons fly in the sky
it’s a noble gas
with a very small mass
with a full first shell
its as cool as hell

think you can do better? responses by comment button please…

how science works hangman

woodchurchscience — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:03:05 +0000

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

picture competition november 2008 closed

woodchurchscience — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:25:46 +0000

this competition was won by jago richards, year 7, who correctly identified the picture as showing a close up of velcro. well done. come and collect your prize from mr warren.

how long could you survive in the vacuum of space?

woodchurchscience — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:26:22 +0000

apparently i would last 1 minute and 29 seconds. what about you? click here and find out!

the gold dust kid – new prize puzzle

woodchurchscience — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:05:41 +0000

here’a a puzzle to print off. fill it in and get it to mr warren for a prize…first complete entry wins.

bacteria prize puzzle

woodchurchscience — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:27:21 +0000

a scientist is experimenting with bacteria that are one micron in diameter and that reproduce by dividing every minute into two bacteria. at 12:00pm, he puts a single organism in a container. at precisely 1:00pm, the container is full. at what time was the container half full? answers by comment button please (a prize for the first correct answer).

blockbusters game

woodchurchscience — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:03:59 +0000

click here for blockbusters game

practicalchemistry.org…

woodchurchscience — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:09:47 +0000

…is designed for chemistry teachers and has a wide range of experiments which can illustrate various concepts or processes and can be used as starting points for many investigations and as enhancements for open days or science clubs. it cvers a wide range of age groups and abilities and experiments are split into four categories – introductory, intermediate, advanced amd enhancement. link here.

bill bryson science prize 2008

woodchurchscience — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:07:34 +0000

why not enter this brilliant competition. cash prizes to be won! the theme for this year’s competition is ’science and sport’. entries can focus on anything related to how science supports the world of sport – from methods used in drug testing, to enhanced sportswear or equipment, to specialised training techniques. all formats will be accepted, for example: posters, powerpoint presentations, school magazine articles, information leaflets, work from a science or after school club. the closing date is 31st may 2008. see mr warren for further information or read more about it here.

how the brain plays tricks on us…

woodchurchscience — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:58:08 +0000

here’s some optical illusions from mr gaddas:
[slideshare id=238281&doc=the-human-brain-1201095984491546-4&w=425]

william’s words

woodchurchscience — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:03:55 +0000

william’s words is a great site for some simple classroom and revision activities. many can be used as starters and plenaries. its easy to use. just go to the ‘free resources’ tab and select by type of activity. you can even drill down to the unit you are doing at ks3. some fun puzzles too. highly recommended! the site is an accompaniment to the book ‘williams words’ – every science word you’ll ever need all in the one place.

robot constructor game

woodchurchscience — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:11:46 +0000

your mission is to construct robots which can successfully collect precious golden cubes scattered about a variety of hostile zones. robots must be able to navigate their way around each zone to collect the gold cubes while at the same time avoiding hazards and making sure they’ve enough energy by periodically recharging or refuelling. play here at channel 4’s excellent science site. robot constructor.

the periodic table table!

woodchurchscience — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:46:43 +0000

here’s a guy who thought it’d be a good idea to make a table out of the periodic table, completely from wood! Play his spelling game here.

the elements song (again)

woodchurchscience — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:58:57 +0000

here’s a link that should work in school, there’s a video on you tube as well. thanks to mr rogers for finding this.

periodic table prize puzzle

woodchurchscience — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:55:04 +0000

our first prize puzzle of the year: a two parter:
1) if you put all the elements in the periodic table in alphabetical order which would be first and which would be last? and
2) which letters are not represented in the alphabetical list?

answers by comment button please. a prize to the first complete correct answer from each year group.

wallpapers

woodchurchscience — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:48:48 +0000

some interesting wallpapers from mr wilkinson. download them to your computer. (a) feeding time

and (b) storm at sea

first google earth…now google moon!

woodchurchscience — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:01:29 +0000

this is good. it shows you where apollo missions 11 to 17 landed (13 never made it). amazing that the landings were all so close to each other! google moon. you can also zoom in on each landing site and look at other sections of the moon. fascinating facts and figures.

invisible water?

woodchurchscience — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:52:25 +0000

can you figure out how this is done? answers by comments link please.

you won’t see it in school (blocked site etc) but please do try at home…

science and the simpsons

woodchurchscience — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:52:47 +0000

you’d probably be surprised to hear that there are loads of science references in numerous episodes of the simpsons, from homer’s time travelling toaster to principal skinner’s riposte on a visit to a private school, ‘hmmpf! due to school board cutbacks OUR periodic chart only has 15 elements….and they’re all lanthanides!” there are plenty more here including my favourite…see if you can spot it.

mr warren’s jinja ninja

woodchurchscience — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:10:56 +0000

make your own ginger beer! it’s much better than shop bought rubbish and only contains natural ingredients. plus you also learn how fermentation works. here’s the recipe:
add one cup of sugar to a clean 2 two litre plastic pop bottle. finely grate about 2 tablespoons of root ginger and add this to the bottle. juice a lemon and add that. now add about 1/4 teaspoon of baking yeast. fill to about three quarters with cold water. shake until the sugar is dissolved then top up with water to about 4cm from the top and screw the lid on as tight as you can. leave in a warm place (about 30-35°C) for 24 hours. DANGER! any longer and you run the risk of an explosion so BE CAREFUL!! the bottle goes rock hard when it’s done. put the bottle in the fridge for about 4 hours to stop the reaction, then very carefully release the pressure. sieve off the bits of ginger and drink. (it is alcoholic but only just, about 0.2 to 0.4%). mmmmm! nice!

kryptonite found!

woodchurchscience — Fri, 18 May 2007 19:08:57 +0000

kryptonite is no longer just the stuff of science fiction feared by superman. a new mineral matching its unique chemistry has been identified in a mine in serbia. according to comic-book storylines, kryptonite is supposed to sap superman’s powers whenever he is exposed to its large green crystals. however the real mineral is white and harmless. it’s not green and it doesn’t glow either!

you can read more about the discovery here and here.

colour words

woodchurchscience — Tue, 01 May 2007 08:50:31 +0000

look at the words below but say the colours, not the words. the current record for year 8 is less than 9 seconds!!

bill bryson science prize 2007

woodchurchscience — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:44:18 +0000

in 2005 all uk schools and colleges received a copy of bill bryson’s book ‘a short history of everything’. bill bryson has generously donated his royalties from these sales to establish a schools science communication award. the prize is for science communication in its widest form – entries can be submitted in any format; word doc, powerpoint, web page. all levels of pre-university education are eligible. judging will be in two categories: primary school and secondary school. prizes of up to £500 will be awarded to the best entries and the closing date is 31 May 2007.
for more information and an entry form, please click here. you could take a look at last years winners and see the standard.

the elements song – tom lehrer

woodchurchscience — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:54:54 +0000

youtube is blocked in school so if you want to watch you’ll have to log in at home.
but if you just want to listen then click on this link

sick of easter eggs?

woodchurchscience — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:57:29 +0000

the plant we get our cocoa beans from is called theobromacacao. theobromine is closely structurally related to caffeine, one of the active ingredients in chocolate. the name is derived from the greek: theo = god; broma = food. so really, chocolate is the food of the gods.

isn’t the human brain anizamg?

woodchurchscience — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 18:40:14 +0000

so you think spelling is important? well read this and make up your own mind…

fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too. cna yuo raed tihs? olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. the phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at cmabrigde uinervtisy, it dseno’t mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!