by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Mar 30, 2017 | Grade 10, Grade 12, Secondary Science, The Grades
Our Grade 10 Scientists and Grade 12 Physicists reached a major milestone today… The completion of the syllabus. Both year groups have now completed the teaching part of their respective courses and will now begin full-time revision in preparation for their...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Mar 23, 2017 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9, Secondary Science
Grade 12 students are finishing the last Genetics Biology topic and the last Organic Chemistry one. This should give us a good couple of revision weeks before the Spring break, which is approaching really fast. Grade 9 students finished the Energy topic and got...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Mar 23, 2017 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Secondary Science, The Grades
Grade 12 completed the SL section of the IB DP Physics course this week, with our HL Physicists getting close to the finish line as well. The pictures below show the group putting together a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (which is more fascinating than it sounds) based...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Mar 9, 2017 | Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9, Secondary Science
5 more weeks to go before Spring break and we are finishing off all the materials with the exam classes. Grade 12 Biology students finished meiosis and are starting with applied Genetics, whereas the Chemistry students finished with the option and are starting with...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Mar 9, 2017 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science, The Grades
Grade 7 started a new topic today: Sound and Hearing. We looked at how sound travels and why astronauts require communications equipment to talk to each other. The students also enjoyed visualising the sound waves they produced using a virtual oscilloscope pictured...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Feb 23, 2017 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science, The Grades
Grade 7 put their knowledge on acids and alkalis to the test today by testing the effectiveness of three brands of antacids. They worked safely during the experiment and found an answer to their research question.
