Dwr-Y-Felin Science

Some amazing colours created today from one group in 9H! A mini pH scale!

9H did a fantastic job at creating the pH scale by combining acid and alkali in different volumes. Great problem solving skills! Da iawn pawb! 🧪🥼🧪

Look who came to visit us in the Science department today!! 🎅🎄🧑‍🔬

Have you been one of our lucky winners yet in the Science department?? All you have to do is be awarded an MVP on ClassCharts in one of your Science lessons and every day one MVP will be randomly selected to win a festive treat!! 🎄🤶🎄🎅🏻🎄

7T’s diffusion experiment in action!

7T were investigating how diffusion worked by using Skittles and warm water! Da iawn pawb! 🌈🥼🧪

Year 10 Accelerated Triple were learning about our digestive system today. Da iawn blwyddyn deg!

Some more fantastic ‘creative chromatography’ designs from Year 10 last week!

Year 10 getting creative with Chromatography! 🥼🥼🥼

Today, Year 11 were investigating which type of fuel produced the most energy. They carefully collected all the scientific data they needed before carrying out their calculations and making their decision. Da iawn pawb! 🔥🔥🔥

A huge thank you to Ffion, Emily and Liz, our Year 11 helpers who as always were brilliant! A special thank you to Ffion and Emily who have been our helpers since they started with us! We will miss you next year!

Thank you to everyone who visited the Science department this evening. We loved meeting you all and hope you all enjoyed! Even Miss Richmond couldn’t resist having a go at making a sparkler!! 🥼🧪🥼🎆🥼

8H have been learning about Solar Panels and Cells recently. Today they carried out an investigation to see whether the colour of Solar Panels was important. Great investigative skills by everyone today! ☀️☀️☀️☀️

7C were investigating invisible magnetic fields today. They used iron filings to discover the hidden forces and were able to draw what they discovered. Da iawn 🧲🧲🧲🧲

8H enjoyed making balloon rockets last week. They investigated how changing the diameter of their balloons altered the distance they travelled. Their mission…to reach the moon (X) 🚀🚀🚀🌛🌛🌛

Year 10 Entry Level have planted some beautiful daffodils in the school garden with Mrs Lavery before picking some and dissecting them to learn about the different parts. 🌼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

What a fantastic set of specialised cell models from Mrs Lavery’s Year 7 class. Amazing creativity and effort! Da iawn pawb 🧫🧬🧫🧬

Year 9 enjoyed carrying out a heart dissection with Mrs Lavery as part of their Circulatory System topic. Great dissection skills demonstrated in the lesson 🫀🫀🫀

7C did a great job investigating what type of food contains starch 🥼🧪🥼

Heat limestone until it glows. Add a little water. Filter it. Add the carbon dioxide and wait for it to turn milky white! A great limestone cycle from Accelerated triple 🧪🥼🧪🥼