Year 11 GCSE Product Design - coursework assignment.

Year 11 pupils have recently completed their GCSE practical assignments based upon the design of low voltage decorative lighting systems. All of the designs are original and fully functional.

'LOW VOLTAGE LIGHTING SYSTEMS'

Low Voltage Lighting Systems

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Year 8 Structures and Mechanisms project.

In this assignment pupils learn how to design and build a light weight but rigid structure which can be made into the chassis for a propeller driven buggy. They also study electric motors and make a mechanical system to power their buggies which are then tested by being raced.

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Buggy Testing

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Year 9 Conservation Project

Just in time for spring, Year 9 Technology pupils have been busy designing and making bird tables and nest boxes to help the local bird population.

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Sy Liebergot

Image of Sy Liebergot, Flight Controller for Apollo missions 8-15, Skylab and early shuttle flights. He was in charge when the major incident on Apollo 13 took place. He was the voice that said

Gene Kranz: EECOM, is this an instrumentation problem, or are we looking at real power loss here?

Sy Liebergot: It's, it's reading a quadruple failure - that can't happen! It's, it's got to be instrumentation.

Sy told us that he is still reminded of that comment 40 years on!

He was interviewed by three pupils of Year 11 as part of the BTEC Media programme. and recounted his experiences throughout his 25 years working for NASA. Sy continues to add to our impressive list of Lunar Astronauts and key members of the Ground Staff who played a key part in journeys to the moon and other space exploration.

Sky is shown meeting Alex James James Marris and Jonathan Boyle

Richard Gordon's Visit

Former NASA astronaut Richard Gordon visited the school at the end of March. He kindly agreed to be interviewed by the media group and Charlotte Bruce expertly asked the questions. The whole interview was recorded in high definition and will become the basis of a documentary to be produced by the media group about the Gemini and Apollo missions. A Calendar news team were also present and this gave our students an insight into the work of the professionals.

Richard Gordon blasted into Earth orbit aboard Gemini 11 in 1966 and conducted a 30 minute space walk at what was then a record breaking altitude. He subsequently became the command module pilot on Apollo 12 and flew with fellow astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean who became the second crew to successfully land on the Moon in November 1969.

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Ed Mitchell's Visit

Apollo 14 astronaut Dr Edgar Mitchell, visited the school on the 2nd of July to give an interview to the year 10 media group. He answered a number of questions about his expedition to the Fra Mauro region of the Moon in February 1971, and the interview was recorded in high definition - a first for our students. Dr Mitchell remains one of only 12 men to have walked on the surface of the Moon and his visit to Carleton follows those of four of his fellow astronauts - Charles Duke, Alan Bean, Buzz Aldrin and Fred Haise.