Our Lady's Enter Young Scientist's Competition

Biology students performing demonstrations on Open night

Our Lady’s Secondary School shown here at the Ulster Regional Finals of the Eco Unesco Young Environmental Awards.  The project was shortlisted from 90 applicants to present their project "Human Impact on the Environment". The project was a culmination of a cross curricular work of the Transition Year Art, Biology, Environmental and Geography classes.The project is a testament of the wide variety of activities open to our Students in Transition year.  The students devised the theme themselves after completing projects on Acid rain, Slurry run off and water systems in Miss Foxes geography class.When Miss Mc Manus asked the class would they like to get involved with Eco Unesco they united all their experiences and decided to team up with the Art class to make their school aware of the impact we have on our environment.Their design is a good v evil theme. on the back of the costume we see how oil and commercial pollution leaking into our river systems coupling with overfishing is destroying the marine life in our oceans. On the positive side they show how we can combat this by living a greener lifestyle using renewable energy can keep our oceans thriving and healthy.

Biology Treasure Hunt:

The four Transition year Biology classes were taken on a Biology treasure

 hunt on Oct 13^th/14^th 2010. The students were given clues to help them

 locate and identify biology related items within a mile radius of the

 school. This event proved both enjoyable and successful and it has been

 decided to hold this event on an annual basis.

Biology, Chemistry and Physics are all very interesting subjects (which are not compulsory for the students of Our lady's Secondary School to study.) Students get the option of doing Biology, Chemistry or Physics in fourth year and if they decide to do any or all of these subjects they can then study it for their Leaving Cert.

What is Biology?

Biology is the study of all living things, meaning that in Biology students get to go into great detail on how particular things function example the eye. Biology can be divided into ten main areas which include:

Botany: The study of plants

Zoology: The study of animals

Cytology: The study of cells

Biochemistry: The study of chemical reactions

Microbiology: The study of small organisms

Ecology: The study of organisms and there habitats

Anatomy: The study of cell structure

Genetics: The study of the mechanism of heredity and variation

Taxonomy: The classification of organisms

Physiology: The study of overall functions

`The course also consists of 22 experiments which is less than any other science subject.

Biology is a very detailed subject with quite a vast course to cover but it is an enjoyable subject at the same time which gives you the opportunity to learn more about the human Anatomy through the dissection of several organs.