We are now in the middle of British Science Week and S2 pupils in a variety of different subjects are completing a set of of  problem with the heading; “Mission to Mars”.

In Science, pupils are considering the key areas and problems with living in space over an extended period of time. They are also looking to provide solutions to these problems. This task is predominately research based and their information will be displayed as a poster style presentation.

In Design and Technology, pupils are designing a Mars rover that is suitable for carrying astronauts on Mars. They are considering problems such as the terrain, an ability to take rock samples and the ability to control the rover from Earth.

BICT are looking at designing a program to control the rover from Earth. They will be considering problems, such as the time taken by radio waves to travel from Earth to Mars.

All pupil work will be displayed in the Street over the next couple of weeks. Check back here for some pictures of the work.

We are now at that time of year when pupils in S2 are set to work through their S2 exam. This test is exceptionally important and covers all of the work completed this year.

Revision materials, including individul revision notes for each unit, can be found HERE.

Good luck!

All of our S2 pupils are currently making hard decisions about what subjects to take in S3.

In addition to the upcoming Parent’s Evening  on the 20th February, information has been prepared on the National Parent Forum of Scotland website which we would recommend that you read to help your children make their choices.

Click HERE for the website.

Our S2 pupils are due to sit their S2 exam towards the end of January. This is a highly important test, which can potentially contain any of the work completed in S2; Forces, Body Systems and Earth and Water.

Links to information about each unit, including comprehensive revision notes, are available HERE.

Good luck!

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The Science department witnessed a huge series of changes this summer, with several much loved staff members leaving the school. These teachers not only contributed greatly to Science but also to the wider life of the school.

Long serving Chemistry teachers Mrs McKenzie and Mrs Frew retired after many years of outstanding service to Williamwood High School. They were joined by Mr Parker who gained a much deserved promoted post at another school.

In Biology, our American visitor Mr Sullivan returned to New Jersey after his successful year at Williamwood. The teacher who he replaced, Miss Tagore, also announced that she would be leaving the school. The Biology department would also like to thank temporary teacher Miss Smith for her superb work during 12-13.

Finally, the Physics department lost the popular Mr Boyce for a promoted post elsewhere. Like all of the teachers mentioned here, he will be sorely missed.

Fortunately, those staff members have been replaced with a new group of enthusiastic and talented teachers; Mr Allan, Dr Baillie and Miss McLaughlin (Chemistry); Miss McKenna and Ms. Shearer (Biology); and Mr McLaren (Physics). The department extends a warm welcome to all of our new teachers.

The summer holidays are now over and Williamwood High School has had a couple of weeks of tough work since the break. We’d like to extend our thanks to the pupils who have now left the school, as well as welcoming all of the new pupils who are taking classes in the Science department. Check out this website for stories and information about all of our pupils progress through Science, whether in class or at after school clubs.

We would also like to offer our congratulations to our pupils for another excellent set of exam results in 12-13. You should be very proud of your achievements.

Last Wednesday, 21 P6 pupils from our feeder Primary schools competed in cluster stage of the 2013 K’Nex Challenge, run as part of the Glasgow Science Festival. In pairs, the pupils had to design and build a bridge that fulfilled several challenging criteria.

The winning pupils were Reece McKay and James Nicol from Netherlee Primary school and you can see their excellent bridge below. Reece and James will now go on to represent the cluster in the area final during May.

Other pictures of the event can be found HERE.

A huge thanks to all of the pupils from the three schools, as well as their teachers, for making it a superb afternoon!

S1 pupils have now finished their S1 rotations and have started their S2 topics. As part of the S1 Cells topics, classes are given a homework task to design a model of either a plant or animal cell, using items found in their homes. A gallery of some of the best models can be found HERE.