by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Oct 14, 2015 | Grade 8, Secondary Science, The Grades
Grade 8’s new Science topic, ‘Speeding Up’, is off to a good start. We first learned how to calculate speed and had a go at comparing the speeds of different modes of motion (featured in the picture are the ever so popular Dora-The-Explorer hop...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Oct 8, 2015 | Grade 9, The Grades
Grade 9 began an investigation into osmosis and Gummibears this week. This experiment usually works very well and produces great results. However, our Gummibears decided that being part of a Science experiment was not for them and dissolved overnight, leaving behind...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Oct 8, 2015 | Grade 12, The Grades
The Grade 12 Physicists investigated the resistance of graphite contained in pencils this week as part of an investigation into resistivity (one of the prescribed Physics investigations by the IB). And by doing so, they were able to calculate the thickness of the...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Oct 1, 2015 | Grade 8, Secondary Science, The Grades
In addition to an end of unit test, Grade 8 also undertook an investigation this week into starch in different types of food, such as potatoes, rice crackers and apples. A much more enjoyable task.
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Sep 22, 2015 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Public, Secondary Science
This lovely lizard visited the Science department for a few days and drew a lot of attention from the students. He was a quiet guest, who demonstrated the behavior of cold-blooded organisms perfectly. He livened up considerably in sunshine, which he will now get to...
