Challenge: Our head teacher has banned fizzy drinks - can the Y7s scientists separate water from Coca Cola?! Applying their knowledge of separation techniques 🥤💦🧪👩🏼🔬🧑🏽🔬🥼 @KewHouseSchool#KHSScience#KS3#science
Human touch receptors with year 13 biologists. Place one hand in cold water, one hand in hot water. After 1 minute, place both hands in room temperature water… what do you think you would feel? #biology#KS5#neuronalcommunication
Year 7s getting practical in science! Lots of new skills learnt this term including how to use a Bunsen Burner safely! 🔥👩🏼🔬🧑🏽🔬 @KewHouseSchool#science#KS3
Battle of the Beaks with 10.1! Which beak is best adapted for the food items? What will happen to the tweezer beaked population if the rubber band food source is no longer available? Natural selection in action! 🦅🦆🦜🐥🦢🐦🐦⬛🦩 #KHSScience#biology#STEM#evolution
What a fantastic #ScienceFair ! Well done to all Y7 students and thank you to everyone who came to visit #KHSScience Our most well attended fair yet! 🔭🔬🧬🥼🧪
Time capsule! Our list of promises for the next academic year to revisit next year. Lots of great ideas from our eco-warriors! Starting with collaborating with other schools @KewGreenPrep @RPPS_Eco 💚 @KewHouseSchool#sustainability#ecofriendly#environment
What a fantastic day! We visited @RPPSlondon’s Environment and Sustainability showcase to share how we are working to make @KewHouseSchool a more sustainable community. It was great to see the other schools presentations, efforts and ideas! @RPPS_Eco ♻️💚 #sustainability#eco
Fibre ‘X’ was left at the scene and fibres were collected from each suspect. Can our Y8 scientists use their microscopy skills to match the fibres!? 🔬🧶🧐 #KHSScience#STEM#forensics#Y8ForensicsWeek
Someone has stolen Mr Williams’ prized Boba Fett and baby Yoda Lego models! Y8s have collected samples from the crime scene and are using their science skills this week to find the culprit! Y8 forensics week is GO! 🔬🥼🧪 @KewHouseHead#KHSScience#STEM#forensics#Y8ForensicWeek
Note that high-accountability classrooms are not mean or unpleasant places. You MUST be supportive and realistic with your expectations.
But if you don't expect students to work and pay attention...they won't. And one way you communicate that expectation is via accountability.
Congratulations Y13 #bioscience students - @KewHouseSchool awards to Haakon for achievement, Yrsa for independence, Aenaes for progress (not pictured) and Alice for spirit of KHS 🏆 Good luck in your coming exams 🍀
Congratulations to our Y12 chemists for achieving bronze and silver certificates in the @RoySocChem#Olympiad 2023! Well done Samuel, Clio and Will! ⚛️🧪🥼 #KHSScience#STEM