International Women’s Day and British Science Week assembly
Year 12 Diversity and Equality Prefect, Female Lead Prefect, and science ambassadors Sylvia, Iris, Sofia, and Ella confidently delivered a presentation to both Lower and Senior School highlighting the gender gap in science and sharing case studies to inspire future scientists.
Menstrual cycle bracelets
Year 7 Biologists made jewellery to represent the menstrual cycle when studying changes to the female body during puberty as part of their lessons on reproduction.
‘Fungigsaw’
Students worked tirelessly in the library all week to plug away at the fungi-themed jigsaw illustrating this range of organisms and how they are adapted to their ecological niches.
Stop the spread project
Year 8 students designed and pitched devices to increase sanitation in the developing world, making suggestions on how countries could adapt to sustainably improve healthcare whilst increasing population.
Dissection club
Students attending this weekly super-curricular event dissected owl pellets to uncover the changing diet in owls.
Biology quiz
Year 10 students got competitive in completing a fun biology-themed quiz. Do you know how many hearts an octopus has?
More to moss
Our generous Year 13 Biology ambassadors, led by Shreya, hosted a ‘pop-up’ microscopy stand in the Atrium at lunchtime and ran a live demo exploring the invertebrates living in garden moss.
British Biology Olympiad results
Congratulations to Year 13 Biology students Niriksha, Sana, Madeleine, Emeni, Imogen and Madison for taking part in the UKBC British Biology Olympiad. Niriksha juggled her university medical interviews alongside the competition and impressively secured a Silver award. Our talented team also brought home four Bronze awards, two Highly Commended, and two Commended awards. Their dedication and passion for Biology truly shone through as they extended their A Level knowledge beyond the curriculum. Well done to all for this fantastic achievement
Limestone cycle
Year 7 Chemists explored the limestone cycle with a practical activity to help them understand how the forms of carbon dioxide change in the environment and how we can adapt to live more sustainably as a result.
Oxidation
Year 9 Chemistry students enjoyed their hands-on experience of oxidation when monitoring rusting reactions as part of their wider work on chemical change and the reactivity series.
Barometers and space suit design
Year 9 Physics students enjoyed applying their recently acquired knowledge of pressure to build barometers to measure pressure and to design a space suit to allow Pascal the marshmallow astronaut to adapt to changing pressure and temperature in space.
Electric car race
Year 10 Physics students got competitive when building and racing electric cars. They expertly applied their knowledge of electricity to connect batteries and motors to power their cars. The future automotive engineers made some innovative modifications to their cars, including a dual-motor edition.
Astronomy talk and telescope workshop
Grace in Year 13 expertly led a fascinating workshop for A Level physicists on Astrophysics. She shared her own astrophotographs and personal research from her Silver Crest Project, explaining how our understanding of the size and scale of the universe has evolved over time. Thank you to Grace for inspiring our community with her passion and knowledge.
Future events
For students inspired by Science Week, SWPS Science has a full programme of enrichment events to look forward to, including…
- Year 8 Chemistry Forensics workshop (26th March)
- Year 10 National Scientific Thinking Challenge (15th May)
- Year 12-13 Chemistry Spectroscopy in a Suitcase Workshop (26th March)
- Year 7-9 Chemistry Club (Summer Term)
- Year 7 Mission to Mars Project (Summer Second Half-Term)
- Year 8 Climate Project (Summer Second Half-Term)
News:
Congratulations to Annabel D in Year 10 who entered the DNA Day Essay Competition and to Year 10-13 students who entered the Homerton Cambridge Biology Challenge Competition, writing an essay titled ‘How Biology Can Explain a Mysterious Thing’.
