Science Insights opportunity for current S5 pupils
Apply at this link: https://www.ed.ac.uk/medicine-vet-medicine/outreach/science-insights
Apply at this link: https://www.ed.ac.uk/medicine-vet-medicine/outreach/science-insights
Pupils may find the commentary and evidence provided on the SQA Understanding Standards website useful in preparation for doing their assignment https://www.understandingstandards.org.uk/Subjects/HumanBiology/Assignment/Introduction
Can all S3 National 5 pupils click on the link below or use the VR code to access and complete an Assessment evaluation for their End of Unit 1 Assessment: S3 Unit 1 Assessment Evaluation
Congratulations to those who have been selected as Pupils of the Month for their presentation of classwork! November The focus for next month will be Most Effective Contributor
During Wednesday’s gene-editing conference in Hong Kong, He Jiankui was grilled over whether his experiment had crossed ethical boundaries. http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1003269/chinese-scientist-defends-first-gene-edited-babies
Reminder to Higher Pupils that there is a Scholar Session on Mutations tomorrow, these are very beneficial and should be useful for revision! Scholar sessions
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland are running their annual Science Summer School at Edinburgh Zoo or Highland Wildlife Park for S5 and S6 pupils. This is a fantastic opportunity for pupils interested in studying Zoology or Veterinary science at University. The Summer School is a week long course for S5-S6 pupils to attend alone in the school holidays designed to give them knowledge and skills in behavioural research and
All pupils in S2 have been asked by their teachers to complete a Microsoft forms evaluation for their experience of S2 Planet Earth Unit by Monday 19th November 2018 Please click on the link to complete the evaluation. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKaxXySW9hftCjCLprtVYD0lUMUNQUEFIT0xDTUVZSDM1WjIzMkdJRk1LOS4u Alternatively if you would prefer to access the evaluation using the VR code then please visit the Biology department.
The names of the Pupils of the Month for October have been revealed, click the link below, well done to all involved! The month of October focused on the Most Improved and next month will recognize pupils for their presentation of classwork. October Pupils of the Month