International Marine Science: French Pass expedition, December 2011

International Marine Science: French Pass expedition

Our international marine science students enjoyed a couple of days of boating and fishing in the French Pass / D’Urville Island area … and learning about the science behind the new cod fishery regulations. Read the rest of this entry »

Students Prepare for the Science Fair

Students Science Fair 1

Many of our students are currently busy carrying their experiments for the upcoming science fair. Read the rest of this entry »

What’s in our food?

Students titrating

Level 3 Chemists were busy today determining the nutritional content of various foods for an internal assessment. They titrated samples to assess vitamin C content, and how this might be affected by, for instance, cooking or contact with oxygen. Read the rest of this entry »

The only bird that can fly backwards is the…

Kimberley Science quizzing

Nine senior science students sat the University of Otago Senior Science Quiz. The quiz was made up of 45 multiple choice questions to be completed in 50 minutes.  The answers have been sent for marking. Read the rest of this entry »

Horticulture students leave a lasting footprint

Students with native seedlings

 

Horticulture students have grown native trees from seeds collected around the school grounds. Read the rest of this entry »

Hort students growing enterprise

Students work together to plant seeds


Level 1 Horticulture students are planting seeds for flowering plants that they plan to sell at the farmers market in time for Spring.