Sixth Form
As geologists, we didn’t waste time at the start of term to get
out in the field. The second week into term saw us heading off to
Charmouth and the Jurassic coast to look for dinosaurs (or any
other, rather smaller, fossils that might come our way).
Sadly the day started off badly when we discovered that the
café didn’t accept credit cards – bang goes the geologist’s
sumptuous breakfast.
However, Phil, our ‘fossil ranger’, made up for this with his
enthusiasm and know-how–and the fact that he let us smash
rockswithhammers!Charmouthitself isgeologicallyinteresting,
as it is home to the most preserved dinosaur fossil in England.
Thomas Tysoe, Max Lana and Rowan Halkes (geologists)
In the summer term, we female Geologists,
Geographers and Environmental scientists were
invited to a conference at Plymouth University,
highlighting the wide range of employment
possibilities for woman in the geoscience sector.
We enjoyed the fact that it was an all-girls' gathering
and that we got to see professional female scientists
and their scientific journeys.
In the afternoon, a series of practical workshops were
held, where we were able to look at ‘real’ fossils. We
particularly enjoyed the microfossils workshop which
gave us a feel of the sort of work we would be doing
if we continued our geological studies in a university
environment; all in all, an excellent day, much
enjoyed by all.
Phoebe Holden and Runa Sanford
Geologists out exploring
Girls into Geoscience
Back to the Past
Some of our new Year 12 A level chemists show their imagination, as well as their science knowledge, when presenting
the chemistry induction task which was to chart the progress of our ideas on the structure atoms.
Chemists and the Atom
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