This year two S6 students, Fergus Milne and Alistair Mackay, have been working on the Scottish Baccalaureate in Science.  This unique course is only open to students that are studying two science subjects at Advanced Higher level, along with an additional Higher subject.  The Baccalaureate project involves researching and collating information on a topic of the pupil’s choice, in preparation for a final presentation.  The presentation itself can take any form – it can be a written report, a talk, a video, or anything else that the student can come up with.  However, the majority of the work for the Baccalaureate lies in the many reports and progress reviews that the student has to complete throughout the course.

The topic that Alistair has chosen for his project is ‘Food Sustainability’.  This involves looking into the amount of food we consume in our culture and the inefficient practices inherent to their production.  Fergus’ topic charts ‘The Development of Prosthetics’, following the changing nature of artificial limbs through history from wooden Egyptian toes to thought-controlled bionic legs.  Alistair has chosen to present his findings in the form of a written report, while Fergus is planning to give an oral presentation to a group of students of different ages.