science phoenix

Thank you to Juliet, Peter and Michael for visiting us this morning. It was a great experience and we were delighted we could share our campaign for free school meals for all with you and GMB. Until the next time! Sue Evans-Phoenix Primary.

@yearonephoenix What wonderful happy faces!

Great day at the beach 🏖️

Well done year one. Amazing work.

Wow! What a start to Science week at Phoenix Primary. We had “Erica Explosive” from Mad Science come into school and show us some fantastic investigations. The children and staff loved it and knew that “It’s not magic, it’s science!”

@year3phoenix Well done to group one. We all had a fantastic time at Everton Nature Garden. Thanks to Izzie and Adam who showed us some amazing things and were impressed with the children’s science knowledge. The pizzas were brilliant and I hope all the children enjoyed them for their tea!

The first group loved their trip to Everton Nature Garden today as part of their food 4 thought work shop learning all about plants and where food comes from. Ending by making a delicious pizza to top it all off! The second group is looking forward to their visit next week!

Born today 1733, Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician and nautical astronomer noted for his studies of fluid mechanics and his development of instruments for navigation and geodesy, the study of the size and shape of the Earth.

Born today 1764 Joseph was an English surgeon who was born in London. He was associated with St George's Hospital and Duke of York Hospital in Chelsea. He was a skilled surgeon and popular lecturer of anatomy.

Today in 1932, a vaccine was announced for yellow fever for human immunisation. This first public announcement was made at a meeting of the American Societies for Experimental Biology at Philadelphia. It was developed by Drs. Wilbur Sawyer, Wray Lloyd, & Stuart Kitchen.

Born today 1753 Franz Karl Achard was a German (Prussian) chemist, geoscientist, physicist, and biologist. His principal discovery was the production of sugar from sugar beets.

Born today Phoebe Sarah Hertha Ayrton 1854, British engineer, mathematician, physicist & inventor, & suffragette. Known in adult life as Hertha Ayrton, she was awarded the Hughes Medal by the Royal Society for her work on electric arcs and ripple marks in sand and water.

Died today 2013, Shakuntala Devi Indian mental calculator &writer, popularly known as the "Human Computer". Her talent earned her a place in the 1982 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records.

Born today,1869 Herbert Atkinson Barker, Eng manipulative surgeon. Developed a highly successful technique, specialising in knee & other joints both with sportsmen & the public. Advocated avoidance of surgery. However, his methods were never formally approved by the medical est.

Born today 1913 Choh Hao Li Chinese-born U.S biochemist who discovered in 1966 that human pituitary growth hormone (somatotropin) consists of a chain of 256 amino acids. In 1970, he succeeded in synthesising this hormone, the largest protein molecule synthesised up to that time.

Born today 1813 Sir Henry Bessemer, Eng inventor, whose steel-making process became the most important technique for making steel in the 19thC for almost one hundred years. Played significant role in establishing Sheffield, nicknamed ‘Steel City’, as a major industrial centre.

Born today 1837 William Williams Keen Jr. was an American physician and the first brain surgeon in the United States. During his lifetime, Keen worked with six American presidents

12 days later Thompson received a more purified dose of insulin prepared by Dr. James Collin. His symptoms began to disappear as his blood sugar returned to normal.

Today in 1922, Leonard Thompson was the first person to receive an injection of insulin as a treatment for diabetes. He was about to slip into a coma & die. The allergic reaction displayed was due to an impurity in the extract provided by Drs Banting &Best.

Born today 1924 Roger Charles Louis Guillemin a French-American neuroscientist. He received the National Medal of Science in 1976, and the Nobel prize for medicine in 1977 for his work on neurohormones, sharing the prize that year with Andrew Schally and Rosalyn Sussman Yalow.

Born today 1858 Elizabeth Britton U.S botanist, bryologist, & educator. She & her husband,played a significant role in the fundraising & creation of the New York Botanical Garden. She was a co-founder of the precursor body to the American Bryological and Lichenological Society.

Born today 1922 Har Khorana, Indian-U.S biochemist. In 1968 he won the Nobel Prize for Physiology/Med with Nirenberg & Holley for research that showed the order of nucleotides in nucleic acids, which carry genetic code of the cell and control the cell's synthesis of proteins.