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planet facts for year 7

woodchurchscience — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:57:10 +0000

go here for some basic research information about our solar system…
mercury
venus
earth
mars
jupiter
saturn
uranus
neptune
pluto (not strictly a planet any more! see here for details)

amazing 3d visualisations from nasa

woodchurchscience — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:09:17 +0000

go here: eyes on the earth, to see real time satellite tracking data, as well as sea ice, CO2, global temp, sea level and ozone data levels. stunning.

japanese war tubas

woodchurchscience — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:56:12 +0000

these were the very pinnacle of modern technology about 60 years ago. if you wanted to locate an enemy in the distance, or in the dark. they may look like tubas but in fact they are acoustic locators to pick up distant engine noise. they mimic hearing trumpets, with a similar action.

james may 20th century…stuff about satellites

woodchurchscience — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:52:28 +0000

scroll through to about 21 minutes for info about sputnik, telstar and satellite tracking at mission control…guildford.

via videosift.com

how should we teach science?

woodchurchscience — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:13:17 +0000

the government wants opinions from science teachers in order to shape the new GCSE Science curriculum. obviously the consultation process is enough to put anyone off so this site (http://howscience.co.uk) makes it easier for teachers (or anyone really) to sound off about what’s right and/or wrong about science teaching in the uk.

physics games

woodchurchscience — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:07:39 +0000

for engineering fortnight here are some physics games to try out…

birth of the moon

woodchurchscience — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:00:22 +0000

there are four main theories: spin theory, capture theory, double planet theory and large impact theory. do some research using these links.

two models of the universe

woodchurchscience — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:42:10 +0000

here are some links for you to use in your research:
geocentric model
heliocentric model
aristotle
nicolaus copernicus
galileo galilei
tycho brahe
johannes kepler
isaac newton

satellite videos: sputnik and telstar…

woodchurchscience — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:19:46 +0000

here are a couple of videos you could show to introduce the topic of satellites…first up is a newsreel showing how sputnik was launched in 1957, followed by telstar in 1962…
1950s: Reds Launch First Space Satellite, 7th October 1957

1960s: Satellite Brings The World Closer, 12th July 1962

feeling small?…this might put things in perspective

woodchurchscience — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:04:11 +0000

Relative Sizes Of Planets And Stars
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why are some substances magnetic?

woodchurchscience — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:38:28 +0000

a question from rowan sullivan in year 7. explaining magnetism is not easy but I’ll have a go. in unit 8j you will learn that electricity can produce a magnetic field. substances like iron oxide (magnetite) are members of a group of compounds that have the standard formula A(B)2O4. the A and B represent different metal ions that occupy specific sites in the crystal structure. in the case of magnetite, Fe3O4, the A metal is Fe +2 and the B metal is Fe +3; that’s two different metal ions in two specific sites. this arrangement causes a transfer of electrons between the different irons (ions!) in the structure. this movement of electrons generates the magnetic field.
that more or less explains it but some people have devoted their entire lives and careers to explaining the many types of magnetism. i would recommend you read this page (but only if you are having difficulty sleeping).

cow magnets…

woodchurchscience — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:01:55 +0000

when cows are munching on grass they occasionally pick up bits of metal from fencing, staples, nails, bits of bailing wire etc. so to stop any damage to their digestive system (so-called ‘hardware disease’) some kind farmers make their cows eat cow magnets which sit in their stomachs (the reticulum specifically) for the entire life of the cow attracting any old bits of metal. they are available to buy here.

year 8 and year 9 homework files

woodchurchscience — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:50:19 +0000

If you are in year 8, please bring back your red, green or yellow homework files (you don’t need them any more and you’ll get a new one soon for year 9).

If you are in year 9, please bring back your red, green or yellow files (you don’t need them any more as you get different homework for keystage 4).

absorb physics resources

woodchurchscience — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:17:26 +0000

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

journey through a jet engine…

woodchurchscience — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:47:59 +0000

[turn your speakers on!]…then click on this link from rolls-royce and take a journey through a rolls-royce trent jet engine (used on the a380 airbus). watch as the temperature and pressure increases as you pass through each segment of the engine.

aqa exam timetable

woodchurchscience — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:51:33 +0000

here’s the latest version

rocket science starts tonight

woodchurchscience — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:24:09 +0000

see mr smith in action tonight on bbc2 9pm as he tries to motivate a year 8 class with the science of fireworks.

bbc science video archive

woodchurchscience — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:24:18 +0000

this link takes you to the bbc’s archive of videos for use in schools. includes science, geography, re and citizenship. you need a username and password to access, which i have. come and see me or email me and i’ll give them to you.

mixing colours for 8k

woodchurchscience — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:30:21 +0000

here’s a few links to show what happens when primary colours are mixed. the last one is the best.
first, second, last (and best).

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.

specimen papers for year 11 january exams

woodchurchscience — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:51:26 +0000

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.

ever felt cold? but how low can you go?

woodchurchscience — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:36:19 +0000

absolute zero is a term used in science to define a point at which the motion of particles which constitutes heat is minimal. that temperature is -273.15°C or zero kelvin. degrees kelvin are named after the physicist sir william thompson, lord kelvin (1824-1907), who first worked out this point.

The dane anders celsius decided the point at which water froze was the ideal base for his scale of temperature. lord kelvin decided to maintain the celsius scale but make the starting point the coldest temperature possible to achieve. thus absolute zero is 273.15°C lower than water’s freezing point.

at absolute zero strange things are hypothesised to happen to matter. It is known that the hotter a substance is, the more energy it has and the more the molecules jiggle. The colder the temperature, the slower the molecules move and at absolute zero the molecules do not vibrate at all and the matter contains minimal energy.

this diagram shows three ways of explaining the same thing.

8i heating and cooling resources

woodchurchscience — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:52:17 +0000

here’s a load of resources for teaching 8i (heating and cooling).

how do thermometers work?

woodchurchscience — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:41:57 +0000

here’s a link explaining how thermometers work as well as information about other ways of measuring temperature.

ks3 wordsearch resource

woodchurchscience — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:35:12 +0000

here’s a link to word searches for every ks3 unit from 7a through to 9m(!) all in pdf format and ready to download.

eclipse videos for 7L

woodchurchscience — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:22:12 +0000

here’s a link to a few videos to watch whilst you are doing 7L solar system and beyond. scroll down and click the ‘download .wmv files.

the end of the world? maybe but probably not…

woodchurchscience — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:13:05 +0000

the world’s most powerful physics experiment is ready to be powered up…today. there’s been a lot of interest in this over the last few weeks (not surprising really), and some scientists have been receiving death threats about the potential dangers, but now it’s almost ready to go and now 30 years after the idea was born scientists at cern are ready for the big switch on. the bbc has a good guide here, and if you thought particle physics was not something that you could ever rap about then this one has been doing the rounds for a week or so…

celestia software

woodchurchscience — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:12:16 +0000

here’s a link to some free software that lets you travel the universe on your computer in three dimensions. unlike most planetarium software, celestia doesn’t confine you to the surface of the earth. you can travel throughout the solar system, to any of over 100,000 stars, or even beyond the galaxy. very quick and easy to use…

7L solar system and beyond revision resources

woodchurchscience — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:48:57 +0000

here’s a load of revision resources for 7l (solar system and beyond). there are 16 resources available plus a load of projectable classroom activities for teachers to use.

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!