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13 Jun 2024 | |
Written by Will Humphries | |
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Over the last month, Year 10 students have completed the Junior Physics Challenge in their lessons.
Across the UK 14,000 students took part in an assortment of physics problems. The idea is to engage students by showing them that the physics they learn can be applied to examples outside school, to situations that they might come across in the news, to sorting out information and choosing reasonable answers, whilst participating in a national physics competition.
The techniques required are in part about using technical details that they have learned in lessons, but also seeing how they can deal with the physics style of question, which means looking for clues and eliminating unlikely candidates. It is a snapshot of their broader physics knowledge and interest; it is definitely not an exam. Obtaining a medal certificate is a good sign that their physics is going well.
Every SGS student who completed both papers received a medal place. Our students received 59 Gold Certificates, 63 Silver Certificates and 9 Bronze Certificates. These will be handed out in physics lessons over the next few weeks.
The challenge was also the Year 10 House Physics competition. The houses were ranked according to the average number of points scored per student from that house and the results are as follows:
1st - Greyhound - 36.84 (mean score per student)
2nd - Throwley - 35.16
3rd - Manor - 34.96
4th - Lenham - 34.42
5th - Warwick - 34.18
That puts Greyhound as clear winners, though it was very close at the other end.
Well done to all of our students and a huge thanks to Mr Turner for organising.
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