Olympics Homework for Year 10

Hi guys, sorry had a technical issue with the website and access from College!

Here is a link to the results you need:

http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/Schedule/AT.shtml

Good Luck!

Thanks to Clare Gill for the link.

Mr R

Podcasts are here!

At last podcasts have started to arrive. Check them out in the menu on the right. Try looking for them in Itunes as well. Let me know what you think as they are still in the development stages.

GCSE Extension Biology: New Video Material

Have a look at the Links on the right. I have posted some links to material about Chimpanzees and Meerkats that will be useful over the next few months.

Add Science Geek to your favourites list so you can easily get to all the resources you need.

BTEC First Certificate Science: Work Experience

Its that time of year when Yr10 disappear for two weeks to undertake their work experience placements.
Its important that you don't forget the need to complete your BTEC assignments. Download the assignments from the menu on the right and research as much as you can. This will keep you up to date and organized.
Mr & Mrs Roberts wish you good luck on your placements.

BTEC First Certificate Science Resources

Here's some links to stuff that may help with your assignments:

• Exothermic Reactions GCSE Bitesize
• Exo and Endo reactions (Quite hard)

Investigation Planning Graphic Organiser

GCSE Extension Biology (or any Science!)

Here is the Planning Grid for your Huddling Penguins Investigation! I've also included some other resources about drawing and interpreting data from graphs that should help.

• Investigation Planning Graphic Organiser (Word)
• Interactive Graph Drawing Programme (Web based resource)
• A Guide to Drawing & Interpreting Graphs (PDF)

Homework Assignment: Imprinting

Heres a download of the homework sheet set last week on Konrad Lorenz and Imprinting

• Imprinting Homework 1

GCSE Extension Biology: Huddling Penguins

The idea that Penguins instinctively huddle together on Antarctic ice flows is a fasinating area of animal behaviour to study. Here are a couple of resources that you can use to help with your revision.

• Website: Cool Antarctica
• Huddling Penguins Concept Cartoon
• The Surface Area:Volume Ratio concept explained.
• Operant Conditioning B.F. Skinner

GCSE Biology: Behaviour in Humans & Other Animals

The final topic in the Programme of Study for GCSE Biology is Behaviour in Humans and Other Animals.

Take a look at these Websites for help and ideas:

Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
Worldwide Fund for Nature
Bio Links from Cornell University

I have posted a couple of Vids at the bottom of the Blog that will be useful over the next couple of months; take a look and let me know what you think.

Check back for more soon.

Mr R

Ski Winter Park 2008

Having just returned from a successful Ski Trip to Colorado I have decided to post my favorite photographs on the blog........enjoy!

After the 1/2 Term Madness!!!!

Hopefully you all had a restful 1/2 term and were able to recharge your batteries. The Ski trip to Colorado went well with only a small mishap at the end with a lost Passport!

This post is for the BTEC Science students. You can download the Assignment Briefs for Chemical Applications using the links below:

• Assignment 1: Atoms & Bonding
• Assignment 2: Changes During Chemical Reactions
• Assignment 3: Organic Compounds
• Assignment 4: Affecting the Environment

Look out for updates soon.

Check out Mr R's Playlist!

Now added a revision playlist........ Some of my favourite tracks........ Enjoy.

Biotechnology Resources.

Click on the links below to download resources on Cloning:

• Cloning poster
• DNA poster
• The history of DNA poster
• Selective Breeding poster
• Recombinant DNA: What is it?
• Reproductive Cloning
• Therapeutic Cloning

A piece of student magic!

Year 8 have recently been studying the digestive system and tried their hands at a bit of creative writing. The brief was to produce a comic strip detailing a trip through the digestive system from the beginning to the yucky end. I had some great entries from the group and one young lady has allowed me to post hers here:

The future.......

News of the moment...........I am currently working on a series of Podcasts that will help you revise for KS3 SATS in May. Look out for the links on the right hand side of the page and download them to listen too. You should also be able to find them in itunes as well!!!!

Please let me know what you think as I am always looking to improve them.

For those of you heading off to Winter Park with me in February and anyone else who's interested, I have set up a website for you to follow our adventures it's called BHCC Skiing. We aim to update it daily while we are in resort and hopefully post pictures as well.

Keep checking back regularly for new updates and links.

Mr R

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog.
From time to time new stuff will be appearing to help you with your Science learning. Keep checking back to see whats new........