Science Homework: Year 9 (Mrs Downing)How does an object gain gravitational potential energy?Name the different layers of the Earth.How is igneous rock formed? Give two examples of igneous rock.What are the vertical columns in the periodic table called?Describe the process of photosynthesis. Use a word equation to help.Why does blood from a smoker contain less Read More …
Year 9 options for 2017/2018 (A letter for year 8 parents)Dear parents,Over the past few years the expectations of student attainment at GCSE level has increased, following government led initiatives. To support and prepare our students Turton staff have increased the expectations for our key stage 3 students. During lessons students have been working hard and Read More …
AcademisationAn interview with Ms. Gorse (Head Teacher) by Joe(Team: Joe, Charlie, Katy, Emile, Tom, Jacob)
Annual News Day with BBC School ReportsToday a selection of year 9 students are participating in the “BBC News School Report” which gives 11-16 year-old students in the UK the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience.Articles and videos will start to be published from this afternoon onwards on our LIVE PAGE! (Please check Read More …
Science Homework: Year 9 (Mrs Downing)Why do some rocks have bigger crystals that others?How does an object gain gravitational potential energy?Combustion reactions are exothermic reactions. What does this mean?Describe what is meant by the ‘law of conservation of energy’.How do we test for the presence of water?Describe the process of photosynthesis. Use a word equation Read More …
Science Homework: Year 9 (Mrs Downing)Carbon reacts with oxygen to form an oxide a) what is the name of the oxide? b) What is reaction like this called?How do we test for the presence of water?Define the word ‘fuel’.Explain how you could use a metal to tell the difference between water and dilute acid.Describe the Read More …
Science Homework: Year 9 (Mrs Downing)How can we test for carbon dioxide gas?What is the word equation for anaerobic respiration in humans?Write a word equation for the reaction of sodium with water.What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction?Describe the process of photosynthesis. Use a word equation to help.Microorganisms are an important part of Read More …
Celebrating GCSE Art & Design, GCSE Graphic DesignSome wonderful GCSE Art & Design and GCSE Graphic Design work on display from Thursday night’s Year 9 option evening… [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”38″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_pro_mosaic” row_height=”180″ margins=”5″ last_row=”justify” lazy_load_enable=”1″ lazy_load_initial=”35″ lazy_load_batch=”15″ captions_enabled=”0″ captions_display_sharing=”1″ captions_display_title=”1″ captions_display_description=”1″ captions_animation=”slideup” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
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Rising Stars: A careers talk by Gunan Shang.Turton recently hosted a careers talk by Gunan Shang (a former student in material science) for our design technology students. “I really enjoyed the Turton career talk of material science. I found the subject very interesting and Gunan made the job of material scientist seem very enjoyable and compelling. Read More …