by Matthew TAYLOR | Dec 19, 2017 | Grade 8, Secondary Science
This week Grade 8 Scientists were conducting a titration experiment. They were investigating how pH and temperature when an alkali is, gradually, mixed with an acid. This experiment came from their enquiries when they were learning about how salt and water are formed...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Dec 14, 2017 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 3, Secondary Science
For the last few weeks we have had a Biochemistry overdose around here. Grade 12 Chemistry students finished with the Biochemistry option and grade 11 Biology students are currently covering DNA structure and heading to new complex units in DNA replication,...
by Eletia THOMAS | Dec 13, 2017 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, Secondary Visual Arts
This week students in grades 7 & 8 competed in their Egg Drop Challenge. Students have spent several weeks designing and building their Egg Drop Packages, hoping to be the teams whose egg survives being dropped off the LC3 roof. It was an Egg-citing afternoon for...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Nov 30, 2017 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Secondary Science
December already! Time flies when you are having fun. This last week has been very intense in terms of lab work. We have done practical work in Biology and Chemistry grade 11 (rate of catalase enzyme action, determination of concentration of reducing sugars using a...
by Todd DAVIS | Nov 16, 2017 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Maths, Secondary Science, The Grades
Congratulations to the whole G7 & G8 classes for successful completion of their STEAM Roller Coaster projects. This project tapped into some very creative design ideas that were both aesthetically pleasing and mechanically sound. Following a Pizza celebration...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Nov 16, 2017 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Secondary Science
Indeed it is that time of year again with the grade 11 Chemistry students, studying complex ions, colored complexes and interesting facts about why gems have a particular color depending on the presence of transition metal ions. Models were built, videos were watched,...
