Holy Cross Science Department

Mrs Wright's class have been investigating the conditions needed for germination

9a4 looked at transpiration and factors affecting this

7a1 have been learning about how plants are adapted for wind and insect pollination

8b1 experimented with static this week

7A1 have been identifying the parts of a flower to learn about plant reproduction

Holy cross engineers closing in on another success with their electric car. Not long until it’s first test run! 🤞

Year 9 finished their osmosis required practical today and looked at why percentage change would be used instead of just mass

Miss Marsden was impressed with Year 7 and their testing a leaf for starch practical

What are engineering club planning now….

Year 5 primary taster days are well underway! We’ve had a great time so far

Year 9 made slime today as part of their bonding topic and links to polymers

10RM looked at the required practical for water waves today

9B3 investigated the mass of potatoes when placed in different sugar solutions!

Year 10 have started learning about acids and alkalis as part of the chemical changes topic

A demo of elephants toothpaste when looking at catalysts 😮

10LP investigated refraction of light using glass blocks to see how light refracts in a different medium

8B1 investigated displacement reactions using some microscale practical work!

8B1 extracted iron metal from a match head during their lesson on extraction of metals using carbon! They proved the iron using a magnet! 🧲

8B1 investigated the effect of catalysts on rate of reaction on Friday using Zinc, Sulfuric acid and Copper

8B1 investigated polymers today using the Nylon Rope Trick @RoySocChem