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This term our yr 7 & 8 Scientists are working towards their first Crest Award. Some groups are working out the density of coins to test their identity 🪙, some are making adapted games controllers 🎮, we have 2 groups making and testing the different ingredients in bath bombs 🛁
🌟 Time to shine year 11 🌟.
Tomorrow marks the first of the Science GCSE papers for 2022.
🍀 Good luck in your first biology paper and remind you that we are available before school should you wish to finish your revision with us. 🍀
🎆🎇 Bonfire night is coming 🎇🎆Year 7 had fun doing flame tests and making sparklers at science club after school today! @ReddenCourt
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Today we took two groups of Yr. 8 students to take part in the Faraday challenge at Royal Liberty school. They competed against students from @Royallib and @Drapersacademy.
All the students done amazingly well and a great time was had by all. Well done to everyone who took part.
📣 CALLING ALL YEAR 8 STUDENTS! 📣
Your first house competition of the year is here! Get creative and make some 3D solar system model! 🪐🌏💫
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❗️WE ARE BACK!❗️Yr. 7 and 8 Science club starts again on Wednesday 29th September!
If you love an experiment then this is the place for you. Come and collect a letter from your science teacher join us from 3-4pm every Wednesday 👩🔬🧪🥼🔬🧑🔬🧫🔭🧬👨🔬.
Today we say goodbye to our year 11’s. It’s been a turbulent time but you have shown so much resilience and been a pleasure to teach and see through the school over the last 5 years.
We wish you all the best of luck in your next chapters. 🎉🍀📚🎓✅
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More practicals today... year 9 have been learning about forces and motion. Today they tested their own reaction times in a bid to help them understand how reaction times affect stopping distance 🚗🏁.
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One final practical for the week. Today year 8 were learning about light and Camera Obscura. They were able to see how this works for themselves by making some pin hole cameras 📷🕯.
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It’s been practicals all-round for us this week. Today Year 9 were learning to calculating acceleration 🚗.
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Today year 7 had fun making series and parallel circuits. They were able to see the difference that current and voltage have on the brightness of a light bulb 💡. @ReddenCourt
⭐️Year 7 and 8⭐️ THIS WEEK IS SCIENCE WEEK! We are combining learning and house competitions this week. Details can be found in your google classroom.
There is a £5 amazon voucher up for grabs for the winner and many HP’s available. Please have entries submitted by 12th March.
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Some of our year 8 students have been taking part in mini practicals at home. Joe M completed a practical that looks at how temperature can affect the rate of diffusion. 🥼🧪
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A new month means a new science-based career. This one also kicks off the start of National Careers Week.
E is for...
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Mr Hikel is spending the afternoon completing his bathroom tiling. It will be a great feeling once it’s all done. @ReddenCourt #RCSWellbeing
Miss Brotherton has spent the afternoon at the park throwing snowballs for her dog to catch. @ReddenCourt #RCSWellbeing
Mr Ruthven is spending the afternoon watching a film on Netflix. We hope he’s got the popcorn ready. @ReddenCourt #RCSWellbeing
