On the 16th May I took 7 students up to Blundell’s to take part in the second year of Biochemistry challenges against other schools from around the South West.
The students were first tasked with solving an Iodine clock. They had to measure out various chemicals, mix and time them to see a colour change. Using the results, they had to draw a graph and use it to predict the time an unknown mixture would take to change.
Despite being up against Blundell’s, Millfield, Wells Cathedral, and Plymouth College, and using equipment they have never seen before, the year 9 team made up of James B, Cleo G, Francesca K, and Finley C came away with first place! They got a time of 1 minute 40 seconds and 13 milliseconds coming extremely close to the answer of 1 minute 40 seconds!
Then to continue the streak of excellence, our year 10 team of Will W, Sophie P, and Tristan F came away with second place in a science quiz challenge losing out to Blundell’s by a single point despite have 1 less team member than all other teams!
Please congratulate all the students when you see them for showing that THS has some fantastic science minds whose problem solving skills are second to none.
Mr Dunning
