Hello and Welcome to the Science Department Pages

 
Science is fun at Willowfield! Everyone gets a chance to study this exciting subject. It is full of wonderful, amazing facts that really make sense of the life we lead on a day to day basis.
 
Pupils learn science through their own experiences by investigation and experiments and going on field trips.
 
Did you know that every single thing that we do in life is connected to science? Only by studying and understanding science can we appreciate the world around us. 
 
As the informed citizen of the 21st century and that of Willowfield, we are really well positioned to apply our knowledge and become informed individuals who should do well in life.
Year 10’s Win Scientific Debate.
On Wednesday 14th March Daniel, Alex, Safia, Sabrine and Nicholas from Year 10 went to Highams Park School to take part in a scientific debate.
 
The question the students answered was about whether we should use genetic screening to produce healthier or even designer babies. They were given help by Mr Smith on how to improve their communication skills. The students were up against five other schools across the borough to try and win the debate.
The schools had to have good speaking skills and scientific knowledge. Each school had good points and good arguments but overall the judges believed Willowfield had the best knowledge and won the debate.
Overall, the students had a good experience during the day and were pleased to win the debate for Willowfield.
Science is Fun.
 
Year 8 Krypton science group have been working on Different states of matter.
 
The class has been working on 3D models for presentation. Their imaginative and thoughtful work is evident in the pictures you can see here.
 
Why not have a look at the Science Department page to see what we have been up to recently.

Year 11 repeat Nobel prize winning exercise in their science lessons.
 
In 1953 James Watson and Francis Crick astounded the world by announcing that they had discovered the structure of DNA.
 
This discovery was based on the work of Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin.
 
In 1962 Crick, Watson and Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
 
Rosalind Franklin was not awarded the Nobel prize. The official reason was that she had died in 1958 from cancer and that the Nobel prize can only be awarded to living people. Most people now believe that is was a clear case of sexism.
 
In 2010, in their science lessons, Year 11 were able to build on the work of these Nobel greats and create their own DNA models. This time the girls took a leading role again and here they are taking credit for their work.

  
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