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I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.

— Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727), From Brewster, Memoirs of Newton (1855)

Year 11: Choosing a GCSE Science Course

December 24, 2007

Guidance for choosing the GCSE course for Year 11 can be found on our Online Handbook!

(Errr…, hello , does anyone actually use the handbook to find information?!)

Information for parents

Information for Students

Generating Electricity using Wind Power

December 21, 2007

Students in Year 10 focus o­n a real environmental and energy issue.

Using a model turbine, they measure the output voltage as a function of distance (related to wind speed) from the wind source. The wind source is provided by a hair dryer…

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Online Revision: Physics and Biology

December 13, 2007

Interactive revision/consolidation activities are available for Biology and Physics at

http://www.webucate.org/moodle/