by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Aug 25, 2016 | Grade 11, Secondary Science, The Grades
This has been a great start for the Grade 11s to the IBDP Physics course. The whole class (all two of them) got stuck into the problem solving challenge and solved it successfully. We also discussed orders of magnitude and the size and age of the universe.
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Jun 9, 2016 | Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science, The Grades
This week in Science, we welcomed the Grade 6s for a crime scene investigation. The science department is happy to report that our new detectives solved the casesuccessfully and found the correct suspect. Our grade 7s investigated the prevelance of microbes around...
by Roshell WILLIS | Jun 9, 2016 | ECC, Kindergarten 3 (ICS), Secondary Science, The Grades
We had an interesting visit from our secondary science teacher. Mr Lopez shared a laser and mirror presentation. We learned that light moves in straight lines; it is reflected through clear objects and blocked by opaque objects.
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Jun 2, 2016 | Secondary Science, Uncategorized
Intense last two weeks with final exams happening, grade 10 students in India and grade 12 students…already graduated! Grade 11 Biology students will be busy next couple of weeks finishing the topic on Plant Physiology and lost with their first practice internal...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | May 19, 2016 | Secondary Science, Uncategorized
Nearly June again, lots of things to finish, practicals to do, exams to prepare…the summer is around the corner. With the exam classes already out and either finished with the Science examination or about to take it, our daily focus with the grade 11 students at...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | May 19, 2016 | Grade 11, Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Science, The Grades
After the Grade 12s had completed this experiment earlier in the academic year, it was now Grade 11’s turn to model the radioactive decay of an element using the foam on (non-alcoholic) beer. A mess was made, fun was had, and graphs were successfully plotted and...
