Oratory Prep Science

Science department in an Independent Catholic Day and Boarding School for boys and girls aged 2 to 13

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Year 8 ecology morning has been fun, engaging and rather competitive! @OPS_OratoryPrep #stemeducation We've estimated blades of grass on a cricket pitch, used pooters and gone pond dipping using all our ecological skills and sampling techniques.

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Open morning at our wonderful @OPS_OratoryPrep! Lots of excited children and STEM Ambassadors doing what they do best!

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We're getting ready to welcome families to our exciting open morning here at the @OPS_OratoryPrep! We have lots of STEM toys and demonstrations this morning so come and see us! #STEMeducation #openmorning

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Our final celebration, chain catepillars to connect our school values to the life cycle of an insect. How we can metamorphose to shape ourselves to be better versions of ourselves through kindness and caring? Lots of inspired discussions! @OPS_OratoryPrep #BritishScienceWeek2023

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Paper chain catepillars, sherbert making and a quiz end our celebrations for British Science Week #BSW2023 this year! We've made a lot of connectios from chemical reactions to life cycles, dance mat forces to industrial uses of separation techniques. Phew! @OPS_OratoryPrep

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Where's my class gone!? We built periscopes in the first part of our lesson to show how light rays travel and 'connect' images to our eyes. Then we tried to take our notes using them... much fun for #BSW2023 @OPS_OratoryPrep @STEMLearningUK

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#BSW2023 has started with Year 8 looking at the 'connection' between stomatal density and where a plant lives. We're investigating desert and forest leaves. So far, 68 stomata on a forest leaf and 3 on a desert leaf! @OPS_OratoryPrep

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A great day for a dinosaur-themed inspiration lab! Making fizzy bathbomb dinosaur eggs with a dinosaur ranger! Happy #WorldBookDay2023! @OPS_OratoryPrep

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Learning the difference between irreversible and reversible reactions the only way the @OPS_OratoryPrep knows how to! With full engagement, super practical skills and tasty waffles. #STEMeducation

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What happens when we add oxygen to metals? Green flames and bright white lights! Year 8 have been exploring corrosion this week and investigated the reactivity in oxygen of some metals. @OPS_OratoryPrep #STEMeducation

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We adopted an elephant and an orangutan as part of our conservation unit! A fully pupil led project by our STEAM Ambassadors with over £200 raised for our newly adopted animals with the @WWF. Well done @OPS_OratoryPrep pupils! We proudly introduce Alex and Tiny! #STEMeducation

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Year 8s are 'rust' in time for this experiment! Which boiling tube contains the iron nail which will rust first? @OPS_OratoryPrep #STEMeducation

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What better way to enter the Exeat weekend than exploring physical changes?! No given method, lots of red herring apparatus and one aim... change the state of chocolate to show a reversible reaction! Well done year8 on putting your scientific skills to good use! @OPS_OratoryPrep

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More of our inspiration labs on this week in visiting reception and kindy! We've made colouring changing potions as part of our fairy tales and made marshmellow constellations! @OPS_OratoryPrep #stemeducation #inspire

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Year 5 are looking at the properties of materials and exploring with magnetism this morning. Can magnetism be induced in an iron nail? We think so! @OPS_OratoryPrep #STEMeducation

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Our unit on chemical reactions has begun! We love how practical and skills based our chemistry lessons are! What makes a physical or chemical reaction? Our Year 8s have been experimenting to find the answers. @OPS_OratoryPrep #STEMeducation

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Year 6 are investigating some real world science and designing their own experiment to test the strength of some well known antacids. Lots of interesting colours of the pH scale on show and lots of good discussion about accuracy! @OPS_OratoryPrep #STEMeducation

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@OPS_OratoryPrep The Head of Science and Head of Maths have been testing the air hockey table in preparation for some exciting lessons on forces and angles using the wonderful space! Team Science won 5 to 4 BTW!

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We've been growing crystals in the lab from super saturated solutions over the past couple of weeks so on the last day we could add some winter sparkle! They turned out pretty well! @OPS_OratoryPrep #STEMeducation #STEM