by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Dec 14, 2017 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 3, Secondary Science
For the last few weeks we have had a Biochemistry overdose around here. Grade 12 Chemistry students finished with the Biochemistry option and grade 11 Biology students are currently covering DNA structure and heading to new complex units in DNA replication,...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Nov 30, 2017 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Secondary Science
December already! Time flies when you are having fun. This last week has been very intense in terms of lab work. We have done practical work in Biology and Chemistry grade 11 (rate of catalase enzyme action, determination of concentration of reducing sugars using a...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Nov 16, 2017 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Secondary Science
Indeed it is that time of year again with the grade 11 Chemistry students, studying complex ions, colored complexes and interesting facts about why gems have a particular color depending on the presence of transition metal ions. Models were built, videos were watched,...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Nov 9, 2017 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Secondary Science
Grade 12 students have been working hard on their internal assessments and they have been collecting data to be used for their investigation first drafts, due at the end of next week. The Biology students were finishing Genetics HL and the Chemistry students studying...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Nov 2, 2017 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Secondary Science
This week has been intense for the grade 12 students, working frantically in the experimental part of their internal assessments. This is an area that students always find difficult, as they have to decide the investigation, design the experimental methodology and do...