by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Jan 12, 2017 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9, Secondary Science
First week back and already full throttle. Grade 9 students have been learning about plant nutrition and investigating leaf structure. Grade 11 Biology students covered metabolism and respiration and the Chemistry ones metallic bonding and molecular geometries. Grade...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Jan 12, 2017 | Grade 8, Secondary Science, The Grades
Grade 8 had the chance to meet some members of the reclusive species of Reebops this week. Reebops are little marshmallow creatures who usually live in Science labs and come out when they realize that a class is learning about genetics, inheritance and variation. The...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Dec 15, 2016 | Secondary Science
Grade 12 this week had reason to celebrate a small milestone – the completion of the IB Physics core material. This means that the higher level students just have one HL topic left to complete. After this we will complete the option unit and then it is revision...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Dec 8, 2016 | Grade 8, Secondary Science, The Grades
… The Grade 8s will now be able to understand this admittedly awful joke. This week we looked at balancing chemical equations as part of our current unit on metals and their reactions. The molymods helped visualise some of the chemical reactions we looked at and...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Dec 1, 2016 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Secondary Science, The Grades
This has been a very busy but enjoyable day for our Grade 11 and 12 students. Once every two years, we run the Group 4 Project, an interdisciplinary Science project that focuses on team work and scientific method. This year’s topic was ‘Science on a...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Dec 1, 2016 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Secondary Science, The Grades
This has been a very busy but enjoyable day for our Grade 11 and 12 students. Once every two years, we run the Group 4 Project, an interdisciplinary Science project that focuses on team work and scientific method. This year’s topic was ‘Science on a...
