by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Nov 10, 2016 | Grade 12, Secondary Science, The Grades
Grade 12 this week began studying resistance in electrical circuits. Part of their syllabus is to describe the current-voltage characteristics (and resistances) of different circuit components. They investigated how the current through a filament bulb changes with the...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Nov 10, 2016 | Grade 9, Secondary Science, Uncategorized
This week the grade 12 IB students have been finishing the practical component of their internal assessment, so we have been extremely busy in the lab. Investigations ranging from water quality to using henna as an indicator, oscillating reactions producing...
by Jorge Luis LOPEZ | Oct 20, 2016 | Secondary Science, Uncategorized
Week full of experiments in the Science department. Grade 9 students were comparing properties of ionic and covalent compounds and learning about new materials like the mighty graphene. Grade 11 students were learning about proteins and carbohydrates in Biology...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Oct 20, 2016 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Science, The Grades
As part of their new unit on atoms and elements, Grade 7 observed the changes of 5 different metals when heated. Magnesium showed the strongest reaction with an impressive white hot flame given off – which is so bright that it is best observed by not looking at...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Oct 13, 2016 | Grade 8, Secondary Science, The Grades
Grade 8 is currently studying Forces and Motion in Science. This week, we looked at different forces and how we can measure them, with a particular focus on gravitational force. The students measured the mass and weight of a number of different objects (for example...
by Lina HURST-MAWASSE | Oct 6, 2016 | Grade 11, Secondary Science
Grade 11 Physics learned about the use of video analysis to describe the projectile motion in basketball. Not only was this useful for our current mechanics topic on projectile motion, but it is also a great tool to be used for internal assessment work –...
