CHS Science Dept

Mrs Fitzsimmons' @CHSSciences Y8 students have been looking at microbes & the uses of fungus. They did a yeast investigation to find out what makes dough rise & which conditions are best. Two students even turned theirs into loaves of bread! Praise goes to Kieran K & Katalina W

Y9 students in Mrs Fitzsimmons' @CHSSciences group have been looking at renewable energy sources and some of them have built fabulous models as part of their work. Praise goes to Jessica L, Emma L and Amelia H. A great mix of Science and Engineering! #AchievingSuccessTogether

Our @CHSSciences teacher, Mr Holmes, encouraged students to take part in the @RSPBEngland #BigGardenBirdWatch and has received some lovely photos sent in by our eagle-eyed students.

Mr Tyrrell's Y10 @CHSSciences students have been working on the electromagnetic spectrum. Jacob C "went above and beyond what I asked him to complete as he put together this poster to show the different parts of the spectrum." Great work, Jacob!

Mrs Figiel's Y8 @CHSSciences students investigated the combustion of non-metals yesterday. They used a word equation: Fuel+Oxygen->Carbon Dioxide+Water & linked to the practical to predict what products would form & how to test if it's correct. #AchievingSuccessTogether

Mr Thomas' Y8 @CHSSciences class have been learning about wind power this week. To help to give them a greater understanding of the subject, he challenged them to make a wind turbine of their own. Here are Eva B and Jasmine L's models.

Not only did Year 8, Oliver H, make a working model for Mr Thomas' @chssciences Wind Turbine challenge, he also made a short video of it in action! Well done, Oliver, you have every right to be very proud of yourself!

Look away now if you're squeamish! Mrs Figiel's Y7 @CHSSciences students watched a live lung dissection this week on Teams as part of their study of a topic called A&E, all about the human body and how it works. The photos show the bronchi, trachea and a lung tissue sample.

As part of their @CHSSciences Ecology Topic, Mr Holmes' Y8 students wrote some really interesting questions about the subject, which are answered here by @KeeleUniversity Head of School of Life Sciences, Professor Dawn Scott bit.ly/2Omq9sk. Thank you, Professor Scott

Mrs Figiel's Y7 @CHSSciences students were challenged to make a wind turbine as part of their Energy Resource topic & they produced some marvellous creations. Mrs F has asked students to bring them into school in Sept so that she can create a wind farm display in her room!

Here's a small sample of the questions that Miss Figiel's Y7 @CHSSciences students have created for their Kahoot quizzes. They're learning about Energy Resources so needed to use their knowledge to think of questions. Some have tested their finished product out on their families.

What a perfect way to start the weekend! Y8 Louis K has shared this lovely video of badger cubs pottering round his garden #nature #friyay