Category: Physics

12 April 24

On International Women’s Day, four students from Middle 5 competed in the annual physics competition at St Helen’s in Northwood. The team was chosen from 20 students, all keen to represent Habs. As expected, the competition was fierce to secure a place on the team, with Tia (M5 Aleph), Odelya (M5 Aleph), Sophie (M5 Aesc)…

15 March 24

This year, 3,137 students from 482  UK schools took part in the British Physics Olympiad. Proving ever-popular, the event has nearly doubled in the size from 1,616 students and 270 schools in 2020.  Alongside a handful of overseas schools and a further 3,500 students from China, our Habs entrants yet again embraced the competition.  About…

15 March 22

On Tuesday 8 March, four students in Year 10 from our school took part in the St Helen’s Physics Tournament, where we were competing against 11 other schools. There were three different activities which we took part in during the course of the day, such as an experiment, where we learnt to plan a practical…

9 March 22

On Thursday 3 March, six Lower Sixth Physics students attended the Physics in Action day in Westminster. The day was spilt into five sessions of phenomenal physics, where each demonstration was presented by a different bright light in the respective field. From observing levitation while getting to know the cutting edge of superconductors, discovering  the relationship…

19 March 21

Nine of our Lower Sixth students participated in the British Physics Olympiad (BPhO) Senior Physics Challenge recently. It was a two-part online Physics Assessment with 40 problems, testing general knowledge as well as problem solving and mechanics. Particular mention must to go to Hattie Bolchover who received a gold certificate and placed in the top…

27 January 21

This week Miss Percy’s Lower 4 class have been finding the speed of sound using toilet rolls. Following instructions from the National Physical Laboratory, Lower 4 have been using their iPads, headphones and toilet rolls to find the speed of sound.  The speed of sound in air is generally given as 330 to 340 m/s…