by Theophilus WUSU-GOWU | Aug 17, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science
It is the beginning of a new academic year and I hope you all had a wonderful summer break. I am very excited to teach you for this new academic year again in ABIS. We expect to continue with our lessons immediately we finish with normal house-keeping activities next...
by Oscar DASS | Jun 15, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, The Grades
For teachers, it is a busy time of year and there are not enough hours in the day! But it also provides a good opportunity to reflect, as we write up reports and review our practices through the year. As students, you should do the same. Most tests, summatives and...
by Theophilus WUSU-GOWU | Jun 8, 2023 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Science
The week saw grade 8 students debating a very controversial issue in our world today; ethics in genetic engineering. Students looked at various perspectives of research in the field of genetic engineering. The purpose of this is to open the students understanding to...
by Theophilus WUSU-GOWU | Jun 1, 2023 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary Science
For our grade 9 students, their preoccupation for the week had been the Periodic Table. Students have been studying properties of various elements in nature, the trends in the Periodic Table, and how these elements are able to form compounds. Science is incomplete...
by Theophilus WUSU-GOWU | May 25, 2023 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Science
Our grade 8s have started learning about genetic engineering, a technique of taking a gene from one organism and putting it into a second organism in order to develop desired traits in the recipient organism. Our unit will eventually culminate in a debate for students...
by Oscar DASS | May 18, 2023 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science
There are still 5 weeks to go! And many students already think the year has ended. Some work that is being done now is just as important and necessary as all the work during the year. So don’t slack off or you will come short next year. Work done now is relevant...