by E Mackie | Feb 26, 2018 | Front Page, Science
[soliloquy id=”3944″] Some Year 9 pupils beginning the Materials topic by trying to create the tallest free standing tower from straws and sticky tape, learning about the properties of materials but also how it is not always the material that is the...
by E Mackie | Feb 9, 2018 | Front Page, Science
by E Mackie | Jan 15, 2018 | Front Page, Science
[soliloquy id=”2973″] Mr Laverty’s Year 11 Single Award Science class modelling the different penetrating power of radioactive emissions. Some pupils were alpha particles, some were beta particles and the final group were gamma rays. They either...
by E Mackie | Nov 28, 2017 | Front Page, Science, Technology
On Monday 27th November 2017 all year 10 pupils took part in a visit from the RAF STEM Roadshow. The roadshow was devised in response to the Governments acknowledgement that there is a shortfall of ‘home grown’ scientists and engineers. [soliloquy...
by E Mackie | Oct 5, 2016 | Science
Welcome to Science The transition from Primary to Secondary school can be a daunting prospect for many. Here in the Science Department we want to make it a fun and exciting experience. We teach science in a real laboratory kitted out with state-of-the-art equipment....
