by Todd DAVIS | Dec 20, 2018 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, IGCSE, The Grades
The secondary last day event leadership team organized a surprisingly enjoyable “Carnival” event for all secondary students. This was a great way for all of us to have some fun before the holiday. The event included a blindfolded maze, bean bag toss, egg...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Dec 20, 2018 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science
We are in December already and the winter break is here. We have been covering topics non stop the last few weeks, especially with exam classes. Grade 7 students continued studying the periodic table, gave presentations about some elements and played with different...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Dec 6, 2018 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science
Yes, it is that time of year again when we get a sample of Omani crude oil and we separate and test the different fractions using a distillation. It is an interesting organic chemistry lab that logically has a clear connection to real life, since we are living next to...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Nov 29, 2018 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science, The Grades
Two intense weeks again in terms of practical work in Science. Grade 11 Biology students are dealing with proteins and nucleic acids. They performed experiments on factors affecting enzyme activity and made DNA models. Grade 11 Chemistry students finished the SL part...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Nov 15, 2018 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science
Another intense week in the Science department. Grade 11 Biology students are studying enzymes and enzymatic action, experimenting with enzymes to figure out how to measure the rate of enzyme action using a standard curve from a previous experiment. Grade 11 Chemistry...
by Todd DAVIS | Nov 15, 2018 | Community and Service, Creativity, Action, Service, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, IGCSE, The Grades
This week 15 StuCom Service students got to visit a group of 30 smiling 4th graders at Shumooa Al Watan primary school just a few minutes bus ride away from ABIS. They were excited to meet their new friends from ABIS, and wondering what was going to happen next..!?...
