Sunday, 17 February 2013

Monday 18th lesson

I won't be in the lesson Monday 18th
Work on your science in the media assignment due Thursday 21st
Email me any work you want checked- see you all Thursday

Thursday, 7 February 2013

Deep impact clips

detonating first nuke:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nIwFGmgYMs

Impact with earth:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNtsVP42bOE

The impact of the comet was based on a real comet impact and is actually quite accurate.

Deep impact 1998 Mimi Ledar

E.L.E. - extinction level event
mass extinction of dinosaurs
paleontology
astronomy
comet-size of NY (500billion tons)- on path to hit earth
prediction of time of impact
rock & meteors hit earth all the time- they are in orbit around the sun and ifthey collide their paths can change
largest ship- "messiah" - will orbit earth and land on the comet to stop it
crew to land on comet to implant bombs "moles" that will drill into comet and detonate
"messiah" has nuclear proulsion for fuel and bombs
What comets are made of

How to make a comet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OttjwJY8A-0

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Monday, 4 February 2013

Deadline for pressure groups

You should be working on an assignment for unit 5 called pressure groups in the lessons you have free or would have been with Mr Snell.

The deadline for this assignment is 7th March

Come speak to me if you are having issues with the assignment

by Friday

Can I please see

-completed questionnaires
-graphs of questionnaire results
-draft of report of questionnaire results
-film research sheets
-draft report about films


These will need to be completed for the Thursday after half term!
21st February

Any work that you complete can be emailed to me and I will mark and return feedback


The day the earth stoof still- 2008

microorganism growth
microorganism growth in extreme conditions- lactobaccillus in sulphuric acid
astrobiology
nuclear physicists
collision with earth
gravity & orbits
asteroid-
-uses of missiles to destroy asteroids
-impact at speed

Aliens-
-humanoid
-speak language
-blood is red- must have haemoglobin
- human DNA

DNA mapping-
-genetic testing
-3 DNA sources found (human DNA, placental tissue

Claim- that extra terrestrial life exists and that it is intelligent and humanoid

Maintaining equipment

Maintaining equipment