by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Apr 28, 2016 | Grade 11, Grade 9, Secondary Science, The Grades
Grade 9 this began investigating rates of chemical reactions this week. The explored the effect of temperature on how quickly sulphur precipitate was produced, which turned the solution cloudy, therefore making the cross underneath disappear. G11 Physics...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Apr 28, 2016 | Grade 9, Secondary Science, The Grades
Grade 9 this week had the opportunity to view a rapid rate of reaction in action: we observed the rapid release of carbon dioxide from soda when mixed with mentos and how this is done safely (read: without getting oneself or one’s teacher covered in soda)....
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Apr 21, 2016 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science, The Grades
Grade 7 is currently learning about sound waves in Science. When exploring how sound waves travel through a medium, we took the opportunity to become particles ourselves. This was supposed to help visualise how the compressions and rarefactions that make up the...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Apr 14, 2016 | Grade 11, Grade 9, Secondary Science, The Grades
Grade 9 this began investigating rates of chemical reactions this week. The explored the effect of temperature on how quickly sulphur precipitate was produced, which turned the solution cloudy, therefore making the cross underneath disappear. G11 Physics...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Apr 7, 2016 | Grade 8, Secondary Science, The Grades
Grade 8 will spend the next few weeks investigating how our habits and actions have a great impact on our natural environment. This week’s first lesson on the topic was spent defining the terms of their central statement in small groups and then sharing their...
by Andrew CLARKE | Mar 24, 2016 | Secondary Science
Having finished all the contents required for the exam subjects, grade 12 and 10 students are starting with the challenging task of exam revision. Therefore it is important that they maximize their available study time over the holiday. Grade 11 students have been...
