Pancakes!

Year 7 had a great time learning to cook pancakes during their first Food Technology lesson. With so many new things to learn, weighing accurately, consistency, food hygiene and using equipment, they eventually were able to cook the pancakes.

There were smiles all round, as they made pancakes to enjoy with their families. The students also learnt to flip them and none fell on the floor!!

Dissection

This week in Biology, students worked in pairs to dissect various organs. Mr Hough`s and Mr Russ`s classes -10C3 and 10W4 - identified the cortex and the medulla in lamb kidneys. They were able to see where the blood vessels and ureter entered and exited . 9CE and 9CG dissected chicken hearts under the supervision of Miss Spurrier and Mr Russ, as a visual tool to discuss the functions of the atria and ventricles . 9W2, 9C1 and 9WE were treated to Mr Rose demonstrating the dissection of an Ox heart. The students applied this knowledge when they opened the chicken hearts and threaded strings through the blood vessels. The size comparison of the two hearts amazed the students , no surprise when a chicken heart is about 3 cm in length, whereas the ox heart is the size of a human head.

The Rice Challenge

9CE were set a challenge this week, to work out how many grain of rice would fit into their classroom.

They had to plan their approach to the problem, decide on the equipment that they would need and then allocate roles within their teams, before they got started.

At the end of the lesson they discussed which of the Winston 13 Skills helped them to complete the task and had to justify their answer.