Category Biology

Biology

Having a heart for medicine

One of my groups of students were engaged this week in the common laboratory of dissecting a sheeps’ heart in class. One is never sure as a biology professor how students will feel about these sorts of labs, I can…

Kenny
March 24, 2023

Biology

Mesocosm smashes school record

Every year I challenge my class to research, design and build a self-sustaining mesocosm. A mesocosm is an ecosystem in micro, the abiotic and biotic elements sealed together behind glass. This is the kind of research needed to facilitate a…

Kenny
March 8, 2023

Biology, Exploring the Earth

Climbing to the top

ROCK CLIMBING TO THE TOP For the last seven years I have been responsible for the maintanence and instruction for rock climbing at an international school somewhere. It has been my pleasure to work with a fabulous team of professionals…

Kenny
February 28, 2023

Biology, Exploring the Earth

White water rafting takes teamwork!

I was lucky enough to end 2022 taking a rollercoaster ride down the Rio Paraiba de Sur, along with six rafts of young people and fellow educators. There is nothing quite like white water rafting for stimulating teamwork, effective communication…

Kenny
February 16, 2023

Biology, Internal Assessment

IB Biology Y1 students model climate change

From November 8th to 20th, over 100 heads of state met to hold urgent talks on how atmospheric global warming may be limited to a 1.5 degree rise. In IB Biology, students modeled the effect of carbon dioxide on the…

Kenny
November 29, 2022

Biology

LET´S GO CLASS OF 2024

Welcome to the New IBDP Biology Class!

Kenny
August 5, 2022

Biology

Juniors engage with the concepts of Classification

Kenny
March 4, 2022

Biology, Exploring the Earth

2022 Seniors RAFTING TRIP Success!

A dream came true as 23 Gavea Seniors and 3 Barra seniors spent the school last day of 2021 December paddling down the Rio Paraiba de Sur, what an achievement!