Mr Burrett’s 2.6 Science class have been researching the conditions on moons in orbit around other planets in the Solar System in order to decide if there could be any forms of life on them.
They have produced Sway presentations on their findings.
Please feel free to leave a comment on their work!
As part of the ‘Microbes and Disease’ section of their Dead Earth topic 3.7 have been researching diseases.
Students were given the name of a disease, and asked to focus their research on –
Click on the titles below to view the Sway presentations.
S3 have been investigating the impact of climate change on plant growth. We planted cress seeds and exposed them to different conditions aimed at simulating drought, normal and flood conditions. Some of the plants were cultivated in mini greenhouses to mimic warmer temperatures. The results from our experiment are plotted in this graph. Flooding conditions gave the least plants growth, drought conditions allowed the plants to grow but not as well as normal watering. Our experiment shows that extreme changes in weather can impact plant growth. ![IMG_5295[1]](https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/na/public/ardscience/uploads/sites/4382/2016/06/IMG_52951.jpg)
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As part of our dead earth topic we have been investigating contagious diseases. Here are some of our information posters. We hope these posters will educate and inform people and stop the spread of these diseases.
As part of our Dead Earth topic we have been investigating contagious diseases
S1 classes have been studying the properties and uses of waves in the Electromagnetic Spectrum.
Pupils in Mr Burrett’s classes have made short videos using Animoto – an online video tool.
To see their videos, please click on the pupils’ names in the classes below.
1.2 Science
1.3 Science
1.5 Science
As part of their work in the ‘Scotland the Great’ unit, S2 pupils have to conduct research into the work of scientists from Scotland and beyond.
This class have taken a slightly different approach to the normal ways of completing this task by researching scientists working in Scotland today.
Pupils were put in pairs, given the name of a university in Scotland and a department within that university. They were then asked to find the name and contact details for someone conducting research in that department, and to send them an email asking the following –
Not all of the pupils received replies – this is entirely understandable, as it might not always be easy for these busy people to respond. In these cases, pupils were given the name of a scientist to find information on from the usual internet sources.
With the information they had, either from the replies to their emails, or from their research, pupils were instructed to put together a presentation using Sway – a new presentation tool built into the Office 365 tools in Glow.
David & Tyron – Dr Victoria Martin
Mhairi & Rebecca – Dr Matthew Pitkin
Billy & Cal – Dr Alison Pease
Aaron & Robert – Prof S Ashbrook
Harvey & Craig – Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Chahna & Nadia – Prof Ian Wilmut
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