by Maram Al Nairat | Nov 13, 2014 | Secondary Science
Intense practical week again. Grade 7 students used lasers and ray boxes to study reflection of light in plain mirrors and refraction. Grade 8 students experienced the reactivity of metals with acids and investigated the salts produced. They also performed their first...
by Maram Al Nairat | Nov 6, 2014 | Secondary Science
On Tuesday this week the Science lab received a very special visit: grade 4 students came in to perform a polymerization lab. Using all safety equipment required and looking pretty much like forensic scientists, they performed a very thorough and accurate practical...
by Maram Al Nairat | Oct 30, 2014 | Secondary Science
Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions. Grade 9 students have been researching how enzymes work and how some factors affect them, in particular the temperature. Just like with enzymes and chemical reactions, the pace in Science has been...
by Maram Al Nairat | Oct 23, 2014 | Secondary Science
This week the IB Biology students were identifying different phases of mitosis from onion root slides, Grade 8 students continued talking about forces and investigated how shape affects water resistance, Grade 7 students finished the topic of elements and compounds,...
by Maram Al Nairat | Oct 16, 2014 | Secondary Science, Uncategorized
This week our IB Biology students completed successfully their first IB Biology mandatory practical about osmosis. This practicals will be internally assessed and will have a weight in their grades. It is also good practice for the investigation they will have to send...
