Solar Eclipse Science Quiz - Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School
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Solar Eclipse Science Quiz - Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School
Week beginning March 23rd Issue 8 Solar Eclipse “The Solar Eclipse on Friday was of huge interest to scientists everywhere. The Earth, Moon and Sun all lined up so that the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth as it covers the Sun. Only some of the Many of our pupils had the opportunity to Earth is in the shadow and Wales view the long-awaited near-total eclipse of the was lucky on this occasion. Even better it was conveniently sun on Friday morning. timetabled for lesson one! No cloud cover meant that we could set up a solar projector outside of HQ to view the eclipse in complete safety. We managed to view from first contact to well after the maximum 86% coverage. The light levels dropped to an eerie glow and the weather turned chilly. It was a lovely atmosphere outside HQ with a mix of all year groups and quite a few excited teachers. I was of course a calm observer as befits a Scientist. “ Dr. Murray, Science Teacher. The Science department set up equipment to allow learners to view the eclipse safely. “I was really excited about the Solar Eclipse on 20th March as it’s the first one that’s happened since I’ve been alive. Dr Murray had set up a pinhole camera contraption outside with binoculars, so that the image would be a lot bigger than a normal pinhole camera. (I took a photo of him with it.) Some students had also brought special glasses to look at the eclipse safely. It got dark and eerie and really cool (and cold!) It was amazing and beautiful. I felt really lucky to see it because it’s not going to happen again for ages.” Jakob O’Neill., Year 10 Pupil. Science Quiz “The online Science House Quiz went well with a good number of entries. We were delighted that some of our primary schools also joined in. The quiz was a multiple choice format about famous British Scientists and was to celebrate British Science Week. I deliberately made the quiz very challenging! I scored the house portion of the quiz by taking into account how many people were entered from each house and how many questions were answered correctly. The results were as shown in the table on the right. First Place Wyvern Second Place Phoenix Third Place Griffin Fourth Place Chimera Well done to Wyvern who did win by quite a bit. “ Dr. Murray, Science Teacher. If you would like to contact us at Bryn This Week please email [email protected] Yr wythnos yn dechrau Mawrth 23 Rhifyn 8 Monday 30th March Year 11 Electronics 10am – 12pm Mr Cogan nd Thursday 2 April Year 11 Child Development Year 10 ICT Year 11 ICT Teachers at Bryn Celynnog have organised revision sessions during the Easter break, prior to pupils’ upcoming GCSE and A Level examinations. 10am—12pm Please find details of these sessions in the table on the left. Miss Whitcombe Mrs Phillips If pupils or parents have any Miss Edmondson queries regarding the Year 11 History Year 11 ICT sessions please do not hesitate to contact the school. 10am – 12pm 10am – 12pm 10am -12pm Tuesday 7th April Wednesday 8th April 10am-12pm Mr Nelson Mr Davies Year 11 ICT Year 12 ICT 10am – 12pm 12pm – 2pm Miss Bryant Miss Bryant We do hope all pupils take full advantage of these opportunities and are encouraged to attend any relevant sessions regardless of who their regular teacher is. Mr Davies Thursday 9th April Friday 10th April Year 11 Business Year 11 ICT Studies 10am – 12pm 10am – 12pm Mr Davies Miss Whitcombe Year 10 ICT Year 13 ICT 9.30am – 12pm 12pm – 2pm Year 10 Child Development Miss Bryant 10am-12pm Miss Bryant Year 11 Welsh 9am – 11am Miss Kalies UP COMING EVENTS Date Event Friday 27th March Ski trip Monday 30th March—Thursday 2nd April GCSE & A Level Revision Sessions Tuesday 7th April—Friday 10th April GCSE & A Level Revision Sessions Thursday 23rd April—Friday 24th April A Level Photography Exam If you would like to contact us at Bryn This Week please email [email protected] Miss Edmondson