Congratulations to Year 9 competition winners!
Tag: Year 9 Summer School 2020
Inspire Virtual Summer Schools in review
Following last week’s Virtual Summer Schools on the Inspire Programme, we are excited to announce the winners of last week’s Year 9 and Year 12 competitions!
Submission Instructions: What is the power of a volcano?
During the past week, we have examined this question from four different subject perspectives. Now it’s time to submit your answer!
Biodiversity and Conservation for Year 9, Day 2
In this session you will consider biodiversity, and the impact of human activities on endangered species.
Biodiversity and Conservation for Year 9, Day 1
There is a huge variety of wildlife found locally, in our gardens and local green spaces. It is important to monitor this diversity, to see whether it changes seasonally, or over time as our green spaces in Britain become more urbanised.
UK Parliament for Year 9: Day 2
Today, you’ll be able to put your learning to the test with some interactive online games put together by the UK Parliament outreach team!
Ashmolean Museum
Welcome to our virtual tour of Oxford’s Ashmolean museum!
Pitt Rivers Museum
Welcome to the Pitt Rivers Museum! Take a virtual tour of the museum and practice your observation skills with the Museum’s collection of masks.
Museum of Natural History
Welcome to the Museum of Natural History! Take a virtual tour and explore the museum’s highlights here.
History of Science Museum
Welcome to the History of Science Museum in Oxford! Explore the museum virtually and learn about the fascinating instruments in its collection here.
UK Parliament for Year 9: Day 1
In this session you will get to know the UK Parliament, and you will learn about some ways in which you can get involved. We will start by learning about Parliament and its history, and finish off the day with some votes and debating exercises.
Year 9 Virtual Summer School: Timetable
Welcome to the Pre-GCSE Inspire Programme’s Virtual Summer School! Click here to see the timetable for the week.
Natural Disasters
Define a natural disaster and describe one way in which natural disasters have impacted on human civilisation, using an example.
Inspire Virtual Summer Schools
One of the highlights of our year at St John’s College is our Inspire Programme summer schools – and this year they are happening virtually! Click here to learn more.
Did volcanoes kill the dinosaurs?
Scroll to the bottom of the page for today’s task! It’s the age-old question – how did the dinosaurs die out? What if volcanic activity was responsible for their extinction? And are we heading for another mass extinction today? Step back 66 million years and try to uncover the answers to these questions and the…
Telling the time with volcanoes
Scroll to the bottom of the page for today’s task! It’s not all gushing lava and pyroclastic flows – sometimes the excitement of volcanoes lasts long after they erupt, in the form of radioactive rocks! Find out how radioactive decay and preserved ash can be used to date volcanic eruptions… Dating volcanic eruptions For geographers…
The power of Vesuvius in the ancient world
Scroll to the bottom of the page for today’s task! The eruption of Vesuvius has led to an interesting combination of destruction and preservation… Although the volcano buried the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, this means they are very well preserved. But recently they’ve come under threat from more destruction thanks to human activity. So…
Eruptions and transformations: volcanoes in poetry and songs
Scroll to the bottom of the page for today’s task! Volcanoes, plate tectonics and Roman gods – not necessarily your standard subjects for poems or songs… Read on to discover where the word ‘volcano’ comes from, and what volcanoes have come to signify in literature and music – and have a go at writing your…