by | Jan 22, 2013 | Grade 4
On Monday 21 January, students went outdoors with Mr. Tomalin to try to see if the kinetic energy created by combining DIET COLA and MENTOS would power a rocket. Mr. Tomalin, an enthusiastic rocket maker, helped the children set up the bottles of soda, with...
by | Jan 21, 2013 | Grade 4
ABIS Grade 4 students are expected to choose three of the six Transdisciplinary Themes on which to research, design and present Passion Projects. We recently viewed some Projects presented in the last couple of days. Prishanthi, Sanna, Courtney, Oleg and Newton...
by | Jan 20, 2013 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 10, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Kindergarten 3 (ICS)
Congratulations BLUE TEAM FOR THEIR WIN ON WEDNESDAY! I would also like to congratulate them for the lovely team spirit demonstrated by the students cheering each other on and helping each other during the day. Today, the team captains called a small meeting to...
by | Jan 20, 2013 | Grade 4
The students are moving on with their structures using the renewable resource of bamboo. They have created the floor plans of their houses, placed them on a site map where they want them and have determined that the most stable structures need triangles and support...
by | Jan 20, 2013 | Grade 4
On Saturday Jan 19, Michael presented his Passion Project. He shared a motor that ran when operated by batteries in order to show how potential energy became kinetic energy. His Unit of Inquiry is the one on ENERGY – where energy is renewable or non renewable....
by | Jan 20, 2013 | Grade 4
Students in Grade Four are investigating Measurement; at the moment specifically AREA. Here are some comments at the initial stage of the investigation: Sanna: Area is a side of something flat. Alla – The difference between Area and Perimeter is that Perimeter...
