On Friday 6 March, A Level Physics pupils travelled up to Manchester to visit Jodrell Bank, home of the Lovell telescope (one of the world’s largest steerable telescopes). As well as enjoying the museum and exhibits, pupils took part in two workshops; one on Pulsars and one delving deeper into the mathematics of the telescope […]
The Science Department marked International Women’s day this year by inviting Year 6 girls from Belmont to a morning of activities focused around the theme of DNA. We celebrated Mill Hill’s link to Francis Crick whilst also recognising Rosalind Franklin, whose x-ray image helped Watson and Crick work out the double helix structure of DNA. […]
Last Wednesday 31 January, there was a special astronomical event. There was a ‘super blue blood moon’! The super moon is a phenomenon that occurs when the orbit of the moon is much closer to earth than usual which makes it appear larger to us. The blue moon is an occurrence of two full moons […]
