Making DNA.....and eating it too!

Chicks' genders revealed (sex linked traits)

Genders revealed......
Sorry Fran you are a male.....now called Frank
Inigo..........luckily we gave you such a manly name!
Benedict and Pingu our two cute soon to be hens!!
Find out more about how sex can be determined in young chicks using secondary sex characteristics in sex linked traits
http://www.ehow.com/how_6101169_tell-barred-rock-baby-chicks.html

The 'cute chicks' in B11

Inigo the 'fourth born' - a real attention seeking and needy chick who is just so cute!

   Left to right - Fran (Frank), Inigo (photo bombing!), Pingu, and Benedict,

Pingu, Fran (who we think is the most dominant of the chicks at this stage), and the others enjoying their first experience of grass.

Inigo and Benedits (youngest and oldest) snuggle up.

Investigating Carbon Compounds as Fuels

Our first internal assessment for the year involved some serious flames.

11 Science 2012

We have begun the year with a topic that looks at the implications of using carbon compounds as fuels. So far we have met a family of hydrocarbons known as the alkanes. These are the compounds found in petrol, diesel and LPG and are currently being used around the world in enormous quantities.

In our practical work we've been comparing complete and incomplete combustion using the laboratory Bunsen burners.

 

We have also attempted to calculate the amount of energy produced from a candle flame.

 

Stick Insect

March 17 to April 11

The genetics of dragons

Recent advances in biology have finally identified the genes responsible for the various characteristics found in Dragons. This spell we have isolated the dragon genome and using some specialist equipment we have prepared gametes. Random matings have produced a wide range of different Dragon phenotypes including the ones pictured here.

Cut and Paste Friday

DNA models with gold stars for the best ones!!

Energy in candle wax

4.2 joules of energy is required to raise the temperature of 1ml by 1 degree Celsius.