NGHS Chemistry

There are 4 teachers in Chemistry: Our HoD - Mrs Wilson-Wood, Mrs Burton, Dr Critchley and Mrs Tilley. Supported by our lab tech Dr Sekowski.

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A short clip from our mini Science Fair this week! Students displayed their projects and enjoyed showing staff and other students what they had been working on 🤗

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Good luck to all our y11 students who start their exams this week! 👏👏 😁 @NottmGirlsHigh

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Our enthusiastic scientists from KS3 have been busy working on their #sciencefair projects to display in June. In our session today we have had coding, photosynthesis experiments and elephant’s toothpaste! @NottmGirlsHigh

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Congratulations to our STEM Spelling Bee finalists, who successfully completed Round 2 for #BSW23 @ScienceWeekUK @NottmGirlsHigh They were superb and deserve a big well done! 👏👏

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Posters for the #BSW2023 competition are well underway! We’ve also had students planning exciting projects for our KS3 Science Fair! 🤗 @ScienceWeekUK @NottmGirlsHigh

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It’s @ScienceWeekUK and we are celebrating @NottmGirlsHigh with a number of exciting activities this week! These include the yearly poster competitions, an extra special Science Club, Spelling Bees and the launch of a KS3 Science Fair…🤗🤗 keep an eye out!

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📢The #BSW23 activity packs for schools are out now 🥳!

The three 'Connections'-themed packs are FREE to download, and include activities for young people of all ages groups!

Why not try burying your pants to learn more about soil 🩲, or making a moon dial🌚?

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Today is the day, British Science Week 2023 has begun 🥳🤩! Don't forget to tag us @ScienceWeekUK and use the hashtag #BSW23 to show us all the brilliant ways you celebrate!

It's not too late to find ways to get involved - check out our What's on page:

https://t.co/P32HaaTmL5

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📢#BSW23 starts one month today! The Week runs 10-19 March, and we're so excited to see how you all celebrate🥳!

If you're looking for advice on how to get involved, check out our 7 top tips here: https://t.co/qPlK46FyZI

Don't forget to tag us @ScienceWeekUK in your pics!

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Ending a busy half term with the extraction of limonene from orange peel! We’ve been enjoying the citrus fragrances 🍊🍋🤗 @NottmGirlsHigh

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Congratulations to our y7 students who took part in Round 1 of the STEM Spelling Bee 👏 here are a few of them with their certificates! The top three are going to compete in Round 2 @TrentCollege in March for @ScienceWeekUK We’re very excited! @NottmGirlsHigh

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Both challenges completed ✅ just waiting for the final scores! Well done girls 🤗👏 @RoySocChem @DerbyUni @NottmGirlsHigh

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Our Chemistry A Level course involves lots of exciting practical work and ample opportunities to develop investigative skills and techniques @NottmGirlsHigh This week, A level chemists have been making aspirin using sophisticated reflux and recrystallisation methods 👩‍🔬

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We are here @DerbyUni for the @RoySocChem #TopoftheBench Regional Finals! Our four brilliant students are currently completing part 1….the Chemistry Quiz ✅ Ready for the Practical Challenge later 😁 Good luck! 👏👏 @NottmGirlsHigh

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We are very proud of some of our y9,10 and 11 chemistry students who completed Round 1 of the @RoySocChem Top of the Bench competition! Two groups have been selected to represent @NottmGirlsHigh at Derby University in January! 👏👏

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Y13 chemists @NottmGirlsHigh really enjoyed an afternoon of spectroscopy @ChemistryUoN , putting their A level Chemistry into context and getting a taste of university! It was a brilliant experience for our students🌟 thank you!

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Y12 Chemists enjoying modelling compounds in 3D using balloons! 🎈🎈🎈 @NottmGirlsHigh

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Science Club today involved students making their very own sparklers! 🌟🌟@NottmGirlsHigh

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Come to @NGHS_Chem for our @NottmGirlsHigh #Openmorning to see some exciting flame tests, pH testing and methane bubbles! 🧪 🔥 👩‍🔬

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Our y13 chemists really enjoyed their afternoon out this week @ChemistryUoN putting their A level chemistry into practice by trying out infrared spectroscopy and seeing how a real mass spectrometer works! What a great experience for our students 😀