STEM
Stem Club
Great Bug Hunt
On Thursday 6th
June, 60 students
from the
Coppice Primary
School came to
Woodrush to
take part in the
Great Bug Hunt
2013, which is
a national competition
organised by the Association for
Science Education. The aim of the
competition is to find out what lives
in the school grounds. Students had
opportunities to pond dip, analyse
soil samples, use quadrats and even
use pooters to suck up some bugs!
Students completed a booklet on the
day and the best booklet has been
entered to the competition. Well done
t o Tom from Coppice who was the
winner for the day!
Miss Hollingworth
Year 10
Science Fair
On the 25th March, Mr Ellis, Mr Virdee
and I took forty year 10 students to the
Science Fair at Birmingham University.
The aim of the day was to give our
students an insight
into student
life and what it
would be like to
study science at
university. The
day involved
different lectures
on sports science, IT engineering and
geology and also gave the students an
opportunity to build robotic cars and
then race
against each
other.
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This year in stem club, our
students are entering the first Lego
League National Competition. At
STEM club, students take of the
roll of engineers and scientists to
explore the awe-inspiring storms,
quakes, waves and more that we
call natural disasters. Students are
currently forming teams to enter
this years’ national Lego challenge
‘Nature’s Fury’. Teams will discover
what can be done when intense
natural events meet the places people
live, work, and play. The teams
are currently building, testing, and
programing an autonomous robot
using LEGO Robotics kits to solve
a set of missions in the
National Robot Games.
Regional Tournaments
are to take place between
November and December
2013!
As well
as the
possibility of
entering a
national competition
with our robots, our
students have also
been eligible to apply
for a CREST award.
Universities, colleges and
employers are looking for
people who can problem solve, work
hard and work well with other people.
A CREST Award says ‘I can do this!’
CREST Awards are also endorsed by
UCAS for use in personal statements.
If you would like to become involved
in STEM club, please see Mr Roberts
in S6 or just turn up on the day! Every
Tuesday from 2:50-3:50.
The Biology
Big Quiz
On The 22nd March, Ten year 10
students entered the Biology Big Quiz
at Birmingham University. The event
was held in the Great Hall and was
attended by over 25 Birmingham and
Worcestershire schools. The event was
hosted by two leading biologists at Birmingham University. There were rounds
on adaptations, genetics, medicine and
even a round in which the students
had to make a model of any biological
concept. Our teams created excellent
models of evolution and of
a food web. Unfortunately
we did not win but we
beat lots of other schools
from the area. We even
got a guided tour of the
university and got to find
out lots about student life.
Facebug
competition
Congratulations To Mia, Harry And
Maisy For Winning The Woodrush
House Competition To Design A
Facebook Page For A Microbe Of
Their Choice. These Entries Received
Certificates From the Microbiology in
Schools Advisory Committee for their
fantastic efforts. Well done!
Biology
Challenge
2013
Students in year 9
and 10 entered the
biological society’s
annual competition; the
biology challenge. Students
are set questions online
that expect them to apply what
they have learnt in science to weird
and wonderful scenarios. In year 9
Lanchester were overall winners and in
year 10 Cadbury students scored the
most points and so put them top……..
Good luck to Brindley next year!