English in grades 7, 8, 9 and 11

by Geetika MEKHALA | Dec 6, 2018 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary English, The Grades

Grade 11 has started the HL part of the course. While the SL students are excused from the classes to use their time focusing on other HL subjects, English HL students have become familiar with the requirements of written task 2. Grade 9 has taken a break from...

Presenting stop-motion videos

by Jonathan ADAMS | Dec 3, 2018 | Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), The Grades

Grade 7 has completed their unit on stop-motion videos and presented their finished product to Grade 6 students. The Grade 6 students were surveyed to see if the message of the video is clearly identifiable. Ask a Grade 7 student to show you their final video and see...

Dissections, models, explosions and sparks.

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...

Electrolysis, enzyme action and primary visits.

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...

Back in business.

by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Nov 8, 2018 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science

Half term is over and we have been frantically covering new materials in Science. Grade 12 Biology students finished a Human Physiology SL and got started with the HL part of the unit (immunity and vaccination). Grade 12 Chemistry students built a voltaic cell and...

October break!

by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Oct 25, 2018 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science

Things are moving so fast at ABIS! Looks like we are just getting started with the year and suddenly we are nearly in November. This week was a week to test and finish topics off in Science. Grade 11 Biology students finished properties of water and will get started...