by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Jun 13, 2019 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science
This week we had the visit of our future IB Biology and Chemistry students, with which we were introducing the coming course and doing some interesting introductory labs. Grade 11 Biology students continued completing the unit on Human Physiology SL, to be finished...
by Matthew TAYLOR | Jun 13, 2019 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Science
This week grade 8 Scientists were looking at rates of reaction. They planned experiments to investigate the effect that changing temperature or concentration would have on the speed of a reaction. They were using the reaction between sodium thiosulphate and...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | May 30, 2019 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science
Not much happening this week in terms of teaching, since all the grades were busy with final exams. The only activity in the lab happened when the grade 6 students proving their abilities with the design of some match propelled rockets.
by Sarah Kathleen LARSEN | May 23, 2019 | Grade 6, Secondary Science
The Grade 6s had a blast in the lab with Mr. Lopez this week!? http://abisoman.com/broadcaster/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2019/05/img_6534.mov After some exciting demos Wednesday, the Grade 6s designed their own rockets to varying degrees of success. Hans was the...
by Sarah Kathleen LARSEN | May 15, 2019 | Grade 6, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science, The Grades
Sunday through Wednesday Grade 6s are in reading groups. Three groups are reading novels and completing various jobs. Ask your child about how to be a vocabulary enhancer, discussion leader, literary master, connector, image maker or summarizer. Sometimes students...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | May 2, 2019 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science
Grade 12 students are off timetable preparing independently for their exams, starting this coming week. Good luck to them! Grade 11 Chemistry students were finishing the HL section on rates of Rates of reaction, whilst the Biology students were starting with animal...