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Here at The Ongar Academy we love to celebrate our student’s achievements! This post is to

highlight just some of the incredible work and projects being produced and to share rewards that

have been presented by their teachers!

Student Shout Outs:

Miss Cook from Science would like to give shout outs to:

Year 8: Charley K, Oliver R

Year 9: Leah F, Annabelle S and Alana W

Year 10: Philip L, Abbie W, Jodie J, Beau L, Sofia R, Charlotte W and Jackson S

Mr Cooper gives a big shout out to Y9’s Ted B and Zac C for their science work on Osmosis and

Fermentation. Y10 Larissa M for her posters on the circulatory system.

Osmosis

Water molecules will always move to the area that has more sugar or ions dissolved in it- we say the area is concentrated in sugar/ions

Challenge question:

What would happen if you would drop a potato into a glass of water with lots of sugar dissolved in it or a glass with not much sugar dissolved in it?

The potato in the water with lots of sugar will lose mass and become softer and the potato with little sugar would still lose mass but nowhere near as much

Task:

Write a method for investigating the impact of different concentration sugar solutions on carrots

Control variable- The carrots

Independent variable- Teaspoons of sugar

Dependant variable- The mass of the carrot

Step 1- Pour 100ml of water into 5 separate Glasses/ bowls

Step 2- Add a separate amount of sugar in each container so for example in Container 1 no sugar in container 2 one teaspoon of sugar, container 3 two teaspoons of

sugar and so on

Step 3- On a scale Weigh Each piece of carrot per bowl (Try and add roughly 30g) and note it on your results table

Step 4- leave it for 30 mins

Step 5- Take each bit of carrot out of the bowl and each time record how much it weighs and write it on your results table

Step 6- work out the change in mass

Research task:

How many electrons are you allowed on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd shell?

Each shell can contain only a fixed number of electrons: The first shell can hold up to two electrons, the second shell can hold up to eight (2 + 6) electrons, the third shell

can hold up to 18 (2 + 6 + 10) and so on. PCO: the third shell can actually hold 18. You are absolutely correct. At GCSE, you will never be asked to find a ‘home’ for no

more than 8 electrons in the outer shell.

Which part of an atom controls the way the atom reacts with other atoms?

The distribution of electrons determines an atom's chemical properties and how they will react with other atoms. Atoms with an incomplete valence shell will react with

another atom to fill their outer shells.

In terms of electrons, why are all the elements listed in group 1 found in group 1?

In group 1 elements are very reactive - they will even react (causing an explosion) with water. The reason why they are so reactive is that the elements are desperate to

get rid of that single, untidy electron in the outer shell, and the bigger the atom is - the more it wants to get rid of the electron. PCO: perfect - well done!

What happens to how reactive the atoms are as you go down group 1?

As you go down the group, the atom gets bigger. ... Therefore, the attraction between the nucleus and the last electron gets weaker. This makes it easier for the atom to

give up the electron which increases its reactivity. PCO: a fantastic answer - well done!

Ted B

Fermentation

Write down in your own words, what is anaerobic respiration, what cells carry it out and when do they carry it out?

Anaerobic respiration is when energy is produced without any oxygen being present in the muscle cells, glucose is converted into lactic acid.

Describe what fermentation is, including what cells carry it out?

Fermentation is the conversion of glucose into ethanol and carbon dioxide which is found in yeast.

Name two ways the products of fermentation can be useful?

Yeast is essential for the making bread; the carbon dioxide produces bubbles which causes the dough to rise and, in the production, alcoholic drinks.

Compare anaerobic respiration and fermentation, what is similar and what is different?

Anaerobic respiration and fermentation are similar as they both produce their energy without oxygen being present in cells Due to the lack of oxygen in anaerobic

respiration less energy is produced. Whereas in fermentation the lack of oxygen produces gases that are vital for the reaction in the yeast.

Zac C

Larissa M

Mrs Miah praises the following students for their efforts in Computing:

Year 7- James O, William H, Ava B, Annie L and Charlie G

Year 8- Alice K

Year 9- Ted B

Year 10- Myles R, Harry M and Jackson S

Mrs Worboys gives shout outs to:

Kaitlin P in year 7 for her constant enthusiasm

Harvey W in year 7 for the most inventive marble run so far

Ben E in year 8 for a super effective parachute

In year 9, shout out to Keira W for her amazing Textiles work

Joe F in year 9 for amazing effort and enthusiasm for DT

Mrs Worboys also gives praise to Alana D, Courtney S, Courtney R, Cadence, Demi and Joe for

fab effort and consistency in Child Development!

Miss Taylor says well done to Hermione M in 8B Spanish for your efforts with your Spanish work!

Also, I'd like to say a massive well done to Arann, Daniel, Leila, David, Hollie, Mimi and Chloe for

their hard work in their 2-hour French Masterclass this week. Such fantastic linguists!

Mrs Holland of MFL shouts out the following students:

Mr Coleman gives a shout out to:

Lucy F in Year 7 for sending screenshots of all of her homework questions to me because her

computer wouldn't allow her to submit it properly! That's resilience!

And another shout out to Ruby R in year 7 from Mr Coleman! Going the extra mile and completing a

hard maths challenge!

Miss Jeff’s in Art gives a big shout out to:

Leah B for outstanding dedication.

Larissa M for truly wonderful and marvellous progression of work.

A special thank you to Mr. Fisher for all his help and dedication to the art department and the

exhibition preparation during his time at TOA. Miss Jeff’s is beyond grateful and will miss you!!

Congratulations to all students for their continued efforts in their home learning.

We are as ever so incredibly proud of each and every one of you!

Keep up the amazing work!

Birthday Shout Outs:

TOA would like to wish the following students a very

Happy Birthday! We hope you have an amazing day!

Alfie S, Calum P, Frankie F, Hollie C, Olivea S, Oliver B,

Reece R, Carys M, Nancy W, Rocco B, Daisy P,

Harrison L, Iannis C, Roxy F and Jessica L!