Students turned delicious chocolate cookies into a tasty model of the moon's glowing journey through its phases! From twisting cookies into lunar treats to crafting glowing 3D models with polystyrene, posters, and more, students explored the Moon’s cycle in creative, hands-on ways that are truly out of this world!

Year 8’s Science - Growing Crystals

Growing crystals was a fun and educational experiment where students observed the process of crystallization firsthand. It was a fantastic way to learn about solubility, evaporation, and supersaturation. In this experiment, students varied the temperatures to produce crystals of different sizes, allowing them to see how temperature affects the rate and size of crystal formation.

Year 9 Chemistry – Conservation of Mass in reactions

The baking soda and vinegar reaction is a classic science experiment that demonstrated an exciting chemical reaction between an acid and a base. It was a fun, fizzy, and easy way to explore basic chemistry principles, such as acid-base reactions, gas production, and even the idea of chemical equations. The vinegar and baking soda were mixed, and the eruption was more dramatic than anyone had expected!

Year 10 Chemistry – HYPO X

Students had fun with a classic experiment using sodium thiosulphate and hydrochloric acid with the "Disappearing Cross" experiment. Students could visually see how the reaction rate changes over time as sulphur forms, though it can get a bit smelly! Students varied the temperature and the concentration of hydrochloric acid to explore how these factors affect the reaction rate.

Year 11 Biology – Potato Catalase and Yeast Experiment

The Potato Catalase Experiment was a fun, hands-on, and interactive way for Year 11 students to explore enzyme activity! It’s not just any typical lab activity—it was an exciting science adventure where students saw enzymes in action, watched oxygen bubbles form, and explored how temperature affects the rate of an enzyme-catalysed reaction. Students chopped up a potato and added hydrogen peroxide. Boom! Bubbles form as oxygen gas is released.

The Yeast Fermentation Experiment was a thrilling way for Year 11 students to dive into the world of anaerobic respiration and explore how different factors, like temperature and sugar concentration, impact the speed of carbon dioxide production during fermentation. It wasn't just a typical science experiment—it was a living, bubbling reaction that gave students a chance to see the power of yeast cells in action!

Year 11 Chemistry – Measuring heat of combustion

Calorimetry is the science of measuring the heat involved in chemical reactions or physical changes. It's an important tool in thermodynamics, helping scientists understand how energy is transferred in different processes.

Year 12 Biology – Gel Electrophoresis

Gel electrophoresis is a technique commonly used in laboratories to separate molecules like DNA, RNA, or proteins based on their size and charge. Students had fun with an educational experiment using food coloring which visually demonstrated the process. In this simplified version, different food coloring molecules with varying molecular weights were used, allowing students to see how molecules of different sizes move through the gel. This hands-on experiment provided an accessible way for students to explore the basic principles of molecular separation and how size and charge affect movement in a gel matrix.

Year 12 Biology

Students created colourful and informative posters to illustrate the stages of meiosis, showcasing their understanding of cell division through creative visuals and clear explanations.