Secondary Science
🌱 Unveiling Nature’s Secrets: The Organic Chemistry Odyssey 🧪
#Fun fact: Our beloved beverage -coffee- contains 99% Caffeine which is made up of 8 carbon atoms, 10 hydrogens, 4 Nitrogens and 2 Oxygen atom.It is known by the IUPAC name 1, 3, 7-Trimethylpurine-2,6-dione and has a chemical formula...
🔬 Exploring the Microscope: A Journey into Cell Structure 🔍
Grade 8 science students have been advancing their knowledge of cell structure. This week, their focus was on the crucial aspects of microscope safety and usage, including the proper preparation of slides. Ensuring microscope safety is of utmost importance to...
G.9 Science: Unveiling the Mysteries of Electricity and Magnetism
Grade 9 science students are gearing up for their end-of-unit test, which will assess their understanding of the recently completed unit on electricity and magnetism. Throughout this week, students delved into electromagnets during their lab sessions. They've...
Grade 7 Science- Inquiry in action
For our students in grade 7, science wouldn’t make sense without an experience of what is studied in class. We have been looking at ecological factors and it was time for our wonderful grade 7 students to take their lessons a step further by designing their own...
⚡️G9 Science: Sparking Curiosity-V= I . R ⚡️
. Grade 9 Science have been immersed in an electrifying journey through the wonders of electricity and magnetism! They have explored the dynamics of static charges and the intricate workings of current, voltage, and resistance. This week, they experimented with...
Grade 10 MYP Science
The Grade 10 students just ended the unit on motion. In this unit, they explored the motion of objects in a straight line and they also looked at the motion of objects falling under gravity. As part of the exploration, they had an activity to determine the...
Exploring DP Chemistry: A Journey through Inquiry-Based Learning!
At the core of Al Batinah International School's mission lies inquiry-based learning. With a commitment to delivering high-quality education, our school encourages teachers to motivate and challenge students to achieve their utmost...
🌿 Embracing Outdoor Learning🌱Connecting Knowledge to Nature!🌳
At ABIS, we believe in the power of outdoor learning to enrich our students' educational experiences and deepen their connection with the world around them. Recently, our Grade 9 science students embarked on an exciting journey where they seamlessly integrated...
Grade 11 and 12 Chemistry
Our students successfully completed their end-of-semester exams in Chemistry . Their outstanding performance sets a positive tone for the upcoming semester. For the grade 11 chemistry students, our focus now shifts to exploring topics on periodicity and bonding, along...
Grade 11 DP Biology
Our grade 11 students have just completed their unit on the cell. This is the first out of 4 major topics they have to complete in the 2-year program. They are on track and it is expected that they will complete the syllabus ahead of time. In this unit, they had the...
G.9 Sci: Integrating Service As Action to our unit on ecosystems.
Service as action stands as a fundamental component of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP), aiming to cultivate compassionate community members dedicated to making a positive impact on others and the environment. After...
G.8 Science: New Unit Alert!!What makes matter Alive?
Commencing their latest unit, eighth-grade science students are delving into the intricacies of the cell cycle, encompassing interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis, and delving into the development of cancer. This unit aims to foster interactions amongst the students...
Grade 9 science: BC summative tasks and Service as action
We're thrilled to welcome back our Grade 9 science students for their final semester. It's heartening to see them return well-rested and full of eagerness to dive into the world of science. This week, they've been hard at work collecting and...
Grade 12 DP Biology
Not many weeks from now, our final-year students (grade 12) will start their Mock exams as part of their preparation for the final exams in May. We understand the moment you find yourselves in because we have been in this situation before. This is why we are offering...
🧪🌟 Celebrating our Grade 11 Chemistry Stars! 🌟🧪
. As we wrap up the first two terms, it's with immense pride that we acknowledge the remarkable journey of our grade 11 chemistry students. 🎓🔬 After delving into the intricacies of the models of the particulate nature of matter, these young minds have exhibited...
🌿🔬 Celebrating Our Grade 9 Science Class! 🎉📚
. As the semester winds down, we're thrilled to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our grade 9 science students who have successfully completed the unit on human interactions with different ecosystems. 🌎💡 In a hands-on...
Grade 11 &12 IBDP Biology, Grade 7, 10 MYP Science
Finally, the long-awaited Winter break is here and you are all going home for the break. I must say this is a well-deserved break. All the hard work throughout the term makes this break a well-deserved one. Take some time to meet up with friends and families, make new...
G8 Science: Visual learning: An effective and valuable tool!
Incorporating visual learning, such as having students draw posters of scientific concepts like the scientific method and lab safety, has been an effective and valuable tool in grade 8 science this term. Visual learning engages students in a different way than...
Contextualized learning in Grade 9 Science!Our mini-ecosystems.
In this term, Grade 9 science class is exploring the sustainable ways humans can interact with ecosystems. The students were tasked with creating mini-ecosystems to foster contextualized and inquiry-based learning. Building the mini ecosystems provided students...
G8 Science- investigation, observation, and wondrous discoveries!
The world of science is about investigation, observation, and wondrous discovery. It’s exactly these kinds of learning experiences our modern students crave. As teachers, we can ensure science remains an exciting and often magical subject for...