AUTUMN TERM EVENTS - 2008

17th Sept	Biology rock & shore fieldwork - Upper 6th
23rd Sept	Biology river study trip - Year 10
10th Oct	Repto-Bug visitor - Years 7 & 8
13th Oct	Biology visit to Bristol Zoo - Year 7 & 6th Form Biology
14th Oct	EXPLORERDOME am The Body Show - Years 7 & 8 pm The Light Show - Visiting Junior Schools
28th Oct	EXPLORERDOME Planet Earth - Year 10
10th Dec	Science Christmas Show : Mike Coles am State of Matter - Year 11 pm Bubbles - Sixth Form

EXPLORER DOME - 14th Oct 2008

Staged by hands-on science show company "Explorer Dome" inside their inflatable dome in the Assembly Hall, the highly entertaining event featured two shows.Years 7 and 8 took an endoscopic journey through the human digestive system “from top to bottom”! Prep 6 and visiting children from Abbotsham and East- the-Water Primary Schools enjoyed an innovative and involving show about Light .

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SNAKES & ADDERS - 10th Oct 2008

Arachnaphobes among the audience of Year 7 & 8 students kept well to the back of the laboratory when Repto-Bug presenter Joe de Witt Vine brought some of his favourite creatures to Grenville College last week. Invited by Head of Science Steve Gurr to run a lesson, Joe combined erudition with entertainment as he introduced a tarantula, a bearded dragon, a cockroach [which at one point he appeared to eat] and a six foot constrictor snake to the students, nearly all of whom were eager to have a “hands-on” experience to remember.

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River Sampling - 23rd Sept 2008

Year 10 Biology students spent a few hours looking for water plants and creatures in a nearby river. They were helped out by a local field studies expert, on hand to advise on the sampling techniques required and to help identify and classify any of the interesting finds!.

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ROCK & SHORE BIOLOGY - 17th Sept 2008

Upper Sixth Biology students can be seen here investigating the biodiversity of the local seashore at Abbotsham Cliffs near Westward Ho! A wonderful opportunity to explore the coastline 10 minutes from school. Everyone had a great day, all got down to the serious business of "sampling", some enjoyed wearing their wellies, others enjoyed lunch, some got excited at the discovery of a fairly large crab and all learnt a great deal.

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