Thursday 28 April 2016

Tomorrow's Engineers – Energiser Event


Hello JRCS Scientists! 

On Wednesday, two Y7 top set Science groups took part in the Tomorrow’s Engineers Energiser Event which has been designed to encourage the next generation of scientists and engineers.  Our students had a chance to work with an engineer, Mr Nigel Moore, and learn about his job. The pupils looked at the following areas: 
- Our World, Your Future – the effects of a growing world population;
- Potential Energy – the global energy mix including renewable and non-renewable energy;
- Kinetic Energy – building and testing a Solar Car;
- Engineering Careers – looking at what engineers do and the routes into engineering careers.


We had a lot of fun building wind turbines and cars of the future. Here are a few quotes from the students who participated.

“It was great finding out about all the different types of engineers, I have learnt a lot throughout this experience” Hannah Tolentino 7G


“After this experience we now know about many job opportunities in engineering” Matthew Korbuch 7I


“It was so fun, I forgot we were learning!” Devika Ahtty 7I


“This experience made me change my view on engineering completely. Now I think that any idea could be a reality with engineering” Joel Walpole 7A


“I feel like today’s engineering project opened up many career paths for me, as they taught me all the requirements of becoming an engineer while being incredibly fun” Jeremiah Ogunturin 7E


“It was a new experience for me and was very interesting to be able to do something an engineer does. Altogether, it was really fun.”  Renee Moundjongui-Bastos 7F


“My favourite part of the workshop was building the car. I enjoyed the creative part of the building process. I will probably consider engineering as an option for the future” Maya Quagraine 7H  












Check out our learning journey on the Carbon Capture and Storage Project (click here)

Tuesday 26 April 2016

Follow the Smarties Science Club on Twitter!

Hello JRCS Scientists!

Our friends from the Smarties Science Club have recently joined the Twitter family. Follow them @JRCS_Smarties to get all the updates.



Friday 22 April 2016

Earth Day 2016

Consider your planet, it's the only home we have.

Thursday 21 April 2016

Science Center NEMO, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hello JRCS Scientists!

Science Center NEMO in Amsterdam is a must-see when you visit this city. The world of Science and technology opens its doors there to everyone who wants to explore it. You can feel like a true scientist and conduct an experiment in a real lab!








Tuesday 19 April 2016

JRCS to grow seeds from space!

Hello JRCS Scientists!

The scientists at The Smarties Science Club are preparing to become space biologists and embark on a voyage of discovery by growing seeds that have been into space.

In September 2015, 2kg of rocket seeds were flown to the International Space Station (ISS) on Soyuz 44S where they will spend several months in microgravity before returning to Earth in March 2016. The seeds have been sent as part of Rocket Science, an educational project launched by the RHS Campaign for School Gardening and the UK Space Agency.

JRCS will be one of up to 10,000 schools to receive a packet of 100 seeds from space, which they will grow alongside seeds that haven’t been to space and measure the differences over seven weeks. The pupils won’t know which seed packet contains which seeds until all results have been collected by the RHS Campaign for School Gardening and analysed by professional biostatisticians.

The out-of-this-world, nationwide science experiment will enable the students to think more about how we could preserve human life on another planet in the future, what astronauts need to survive long-term missions in space and the difficulties surrounding growing fresh food in challenging climates.

Rocket Science is just one educational project from a programme developed by the UK Space Agency to celebrate British ESA astronaut Tim Peake’s Principia mission to the ISS and inspire young people to look into careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects, including horticulture.


Follow the project on Twitter: @RHSSchools #RocketScience

Thursday 14 April 2016

Science through your eyes

Hello JRCS Scientists!

We would like to invite you to take part in a photo competition called Science through your eyes. Your task is to send us a picture you have taken yourself which represents an aspect of Science. Have a look at these examples: 


"Landing on the Moon, Science Museum London" by Rokas Radskas 8C

"Spider" by Clare Morgan 8F

"Water condensation" by Evita Ahmed-Hashmi 9D

Here are the rules:
1. You have to be the author of the photograph (no Google images will be accepted due to the copyright laws).
2. The photograph has to be emailed to Miss Ochwat by 4pm on Monday, 2nd May 2016 (KOchwat@jorichardson.org.uk).
3. In your email include the following:
- the photo
- the title of the photo with a short description where it was taken
- your name and form
4. You can send more than one photograph.
5. Winners will be chosen by the Science Ambassadors and announced on our blog on 5th May 2016.
6. LOCs for the winners and credits to everyone who participates will be awarded.
7. See Miss Ochwat in SC3 if you have any questions. 

Wednesday 13 April 2016

The Chemistry of Egg

Hello JRCS Scientists!

How was your breakfast today? Did you enjoy your eggs? We are sure you did :) Have you ever wondered about the chemistry of the egg? Have a look at this poster:

Source: www.compoundchem.com

Click here if you would like to find out more.

Science Ambassadors