During their latest topic, cells and organs, Year 7 have been learning about specialised cells and how they have adapted to be best for their job.
Some examples are:
Root Hair Cells, which have a large surface area to help get as much water as possible into the plant,
Red Blood Cells, which have a high surface area to absorb as much oxygen as possible,
Nerve Cells, with long bodies to pass signals efficiently,
Sperm Cells, with tails for movement,
And many more.
To help learn this, they drew a chosen cell on a piece of shrinkable plastic, put it in the oven for a few minutes, and made them much smaller to simulate cells a little more. They then made them into cool keyrings.
Kirk Wootton
Teacher of Science/Chemistry
Welcome to the BISB Christmas Story Advent Calendar! Each day you can enjoy the countdown to Christmas by clicking on the date and enjoying a Christmas story, poem or song from one of the teachers at Primary.
On Tuesday evening we welcomed the BBIS Girls' Football team to play in a Festival of Football celebrating the year so far. The whole event was played in a friendly and fun environment where the girls from both teams could show off their talents that they have been working on in training sessions.
RoboCup Junior is an international educational robotics initiative that has been inspiring young students worldwide to engage with STEM subjects through hands-on robotics competitions for over 25 years.
This week in English, Year 8 shared their completed magazines in a collaborative press event. There was a lovely buzz in the classrooms, and we were very impressed with both the quality of the work produced and the professionalism with which they pitched their final products to each other and the Year 12 Muse students who came along as well.
