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,...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Nov 9, 2017 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Secondary Science
Grade 12 students have been working hard on their internal assessments and they have been collecting data to be used for their investigation first drafts, due at the end of next week. The Biology students were finishing Genetics HL and the Chemistry students studying...
by Todd DAVIS | Nov 9, 2017 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science, The Grades
Hands-on chemistry is a great way to explore and learn about chemical reactions, how they occur, and how we know what happened in the reaction. G7 students practiced identifying gases released from chemical reactions using gas testing procedures including the...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Nov 2, 2017 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Secondary Science
This week has been intense for the grade 12 students, working frantically in the experimental part of their internal assessments. This is an area that students always find difficult, as they have to decide the investigation, design the experimental methodology and do...
