Day 5 – The thrilling conclusion!
Were you right? Did you guess who it was?
Category: Science
Day 4 – Mr Gray and some chromatography
Footage of Mr Gray Chromatography A dropped pen was recovered from the scene. The ink was tested and compared against pens in boxes from the suspects’ desk drawers to look for a match. Results below the video. After analysis, the ink in the pen that was dropped at the crime scene matches the ink in […]
Day 3 – Mr Morris, fingerprinting and a suspicious white powder
Footage of Mr Morris Fingerprints Fingerprints are unique to an individual and are formed in the womb. They can even be more reliable than DNA evidence at times! Fresh and clear prints were found at four places around the crime scene. Results below the video. Fingerprints found on kettle: Ms Stevenson Fingerprints located on a […]
Day 2 – Ms Stevenson and coffee analysis
Footage of Ms Stevenson Analysis of coffee found at scene A coffee cup was recovered near the scene along with its contents. Analysis of the coffee shows a high percentage of sugar. The suspects’ coffee cups have been located and tested to see if they have sugar in their coffee. Results are show below the […]
Day 1 – Mrs Brown, blood spatter and DNA extraction
Footage of Mrs Brown Blood spatter analysis Blood spatter analysis can show how the victim was attacked, if the perpetrator used a weapon and the way the blood pattern forms can show how the blood drops fell. Results are below the video. In this case, after the analysis show below, we have the following updates […]
Day 0 – Introduction
BP Ultimate STEM Challenge: Wearable Tech.
Students from The After School STEM Club have taken part in this year’s BP Ultimate STEM Challenge: Wearable Tech. Students nationwide have been learning about wearable technology and were challenged to use their imagination and develop a new device that could improve lives in the future. Three teams from The STEM Club have submitted their […]
Ex-students take the lead in Science!
Three of our students from last year’s Year 11 returned to share their knowledge and understanding during a Science revision session
Amazing Results Day
Well done class of 2019!!
We are absolutely delighted with the brilliant performance of our students this year in the ‘new, harder GCSEs’ – meaning that once again Admiral Lord Nelson School students have done much better than students nationally!
Winchester Science Centre with The University of Southampton
On Tuesday 11th June, 31 Year 8 students were invited to the Winchester Science Centre by The University of Southampton to evaluate their latest exhibit. We were very lucky as we were the only secondary school to be invited. During the visit we worked with researchers from The University of Southampton to explore why transistors […]
The Rock Cycle Project
On Thursday 13th June all of the students from Mr Wisbey’s Year 8 Science set brought in their homework about the rock cycle and the structure of the Earth. Some students made models showing the 4 layers of the Earth; some created volcanoes that erupted and others made cake to share with the class. As […]
Solar cookers for the Gambia project!
Mrs Burrows and her year 7 science class making solar cookers for The Gambia project! The competition is getting intense!
Mr O’Neil cycles the length of Gambia
During the half term I took part in a challenge which was to ride 440 kilometres in 7 days. I cycled this distance to raise money for the students of ALNS as there had been a unexpected expense in the trip to Gambia which could not have been foreseen. My target was to raise £500 […]
IET Faraday Challenge
Year 8 students had the opportunity to take part in this year’s IET Faraday Challenge. The IET is one of the world’s leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community. The Faraday Challenge Days give students across the UK the opportunity to research, design and create solutions to genuinely tough engineering problems. This year’s […]
Visit from Professor David Wilson
On Wednesday 28th April, Years 9, 10 and 11 students were fortunate enough to have the opportunity to meet Professor David Wilson. Professor Wilson is Professor of Human Developmental Genetics within Medicine at the University of Southampton. Professor Wilson was appointed to the Chair of Human Developmental Genetics in 2000. He completed general professional training […]
Follow us on social media!
Did you know Admiral Lord Nelson School is now on social media? Follow us on your network of choice to see the latest news and information. Plus, we’re trialling something new this holiday – our teams on the various trips (The Gambia and the ski trip) will be updating live with photos and videos throughout […]
‘Friends of ALNS’
Thank you all for supporting the ‘Friends of ALNS’ this term. We have been able to donate books to The Science Department, visualisers to The Maths Department and have given a donation to The Performing Arts Team. Please find below the winners of our Easter Egg draw: Ticket Pink 397 – Mrs Etherington Ticket Pink […]
Young Engineers Lego Competition
Last month the Computing Club competed against other schools to see who had the best young engineers. Students competed using their brains and two Lego Mindstorm’s kits that were kindly donated to us by AIRBUS. The competition was broken down into several categories; Speed Challenge, Team Work, Research Presentation and the Robotics Rescue Challenge. The […]
