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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.

diabetes – an introduction

woodchurchscience — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:50:47 +0000

someone asked about diabetes today: here’s some information for you… http://bit.ly/50S9t …it gives you some background about the various types of diabetes

instructions for accessing VLE

woodchurchscience — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:57:59 +0000

how to access science resources on the VLE
get on the internet as usual
go to http://woodchurchscience.edublogs.org
look for VLE tab across the top and click it
enter the VLE using the link
enter your network username and password
you are now in the VLE
down the left hand side is a long list
look for ‘curriculum’ and click it
look for ’science’
choose your year and the resources will display in the middle

you can print off these instructions here.

problems? use the comments button next to this post…

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

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.

bbc bitesize

woodchurchscience — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:48:38 +0000

updated link for bbc bitesize gcse and for ks3.

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

gas exchange in alveoli for 8b3

woodchurchscience — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:13:23 +0000

you should see a little animation here. it’s what’s going on inside the alveoli in your lungs. oxygen and carbon dioxide are being exchanged across the thin walls of the alveoli.
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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).

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.

periodic table videos for each element

woodchurchscience — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:16:49 +0000

really good website from nottingham university showing short video clips about each element. includes some of the rarer ones. unfortunately blocked in school but well worth a visit at home. thanks to mr rogers for the link.

resources for 8a food and digestion

woodchurchscience — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:26:44 +0000

here’s a load of resources for 8a. some are projectable for use in classrooms. this one is particularly good.

fighting infection links

woodchurchscience — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:54:22 +0000

for 8C4
produce a powerpoint presentation, word document or publisher document about these important pioneers in the world of vaccination and immunology.
use these links to help with your research
lady mary wortley montague information
lady mary wortley montague images
edward jenner information
edward jenner images
there is also some information in the y8 textbook pages 30-31

soap ‘a’ sonic one day project

woodchurchscience — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:48:19 +0000

here is the reource material for 18.6.08 engineering fortnight one day project for year 8 form 8yn

this project is for the whole morning
you can choose as many as you wish
you could do all…or just one…but all must be done in one morning (there ‘might’ be some time later on but don’t bank on it). get it done by lunchtime.

use these links as part of your research
what is soap? google search
history of soapmaking google search
the story of port sunlight google search
william lever and lever brothers google search
pears soap google search
research into soap prices at local supermarkets tesco asda sainsburys
design a survey to find out about peoples tastes in personal care products.
design a new logo for ’soap ‘a’ sonic’
here’s the current one:

try to answer these questions: what is soap? look at the history of soapmaking, what is and how does ’saponification’ work, the story of port sunlight village, the life of william lever and lever brothers, the pears soap story, ivory ‘floating soap’, do some research into soap prices at local supermarkets, how are soap powders made? what’s the difference between ‘ariel’ and ‘persil’? what do proctor and gamble ltd do? how much do soap powders cost at local supermarkets?

lots to choose from…lots to do…now get cracking

photosynthesis song

woodchurchscience — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:39:30 +0000

link to a song about photosynthesis

magnetic attraction activity

woodchurchscience — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:28:06 +0000

try this (activity 10 simulation). get the ball (choose carefully!) around the maze – see how fast you can do it

zoom zoom zoom: digital microscopes

woodchurchscience — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:29:50 +0000

if you get bored during the half term holiday and want to have a go using digital microscopes the learning lighthouse clc at birket avenue in moreton is holding free science sessions on wednesday 28th May 10am to 12noon and also 1pm to 3pm. The sessions are for ages 10 to 13.

You will get to use our digital microscopes to examine all sorts of objects under magnification. Take photographs of these objects and then work with adobe photoshop to add filters and change colours. bring some small objects you wish to examine. this is a family learning activity and all children must be accompanied by an adult who will be expected to participate, so bring your granny for a fun day out!

8yv boys cleaning the school pond

woodchurchscience — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:44:20 +0000

here’s a few pictures of stephen, phil, dillon and robert cleaning out the school pond as part of the go for green project.

speed of sound in different materials

woodchurchscience — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:41:51 +0000

this flash demo proves that sound is faster in solids. you can adjust the distance (try 10000m then click on the hammer). use in unit 8l.

a better oscilloscope for whiteboards!

woodchurchscience — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:48:45 +0000

here’s a flash oscilloscope for showing sound waves. this one actually works properly! use it in unit 8l (sound and hearing).

instructions:
press ’start’ button
turn cro on with the red power button
drag any cable from the bottom to ch 1
adjust amplitude by adjusting voltage.
you can overlay displays by adding another cable to ch 2.

flash simulation of bell in a vacuum

woodchurchscience — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:05:49 +0000

here’s a projectable simulation of the classic bell in a vacuum demo. open the tap to let air particles in, then suck them out using the pump. remember to have your speakers on to hear the sound change.

mary anning resources

woodchurchscience — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:49:02 +0000

here’s a few places you could look for resources concerning mary anning:
mary anning wikipedia page
mary anning google search
mary anning images
plesiosaur fossil images

biology flash presentations

woodchurchscience — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:28:11 +0000

here are some .swf files to try:
teachers: use them on your white boards
pupils: challenge yourself to explain what is happening

click the links to activate, they should open up in your browser.
cells
gas exchange in alveoli
mitosis
the ear
the heart

gaddas, pooley are these any good? are they useful?

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.