Thema: Science & Technology

Students in grade 10 spent the morning visiting the Gläsernes Labor, where they learned the technique for collecting and isolating DNA samples that could be used in crime scene forensics or parentage testing. They then learned the theory and techniques for generating a “DNA fingerprint” and simulated a crime scene ...

Last week, Grade 9  performed experiments as part of the Science Days / International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO). The students worked in groups to complete the tasks for the Olympiad.  This year, the topic was "Ink". Students investigated the chemistry of ink, how "ink killer" works, how to use ink in biology ...

With over 20 000 teams worldwide, the VRC robot competitions are one of the most popular amongst students. See press release here. In 2020, Berlin Cosmopolitan School (BCS)will host the Berlin qualifications on January 10, 2020 for the German final. A total of five teams from various schools in Berlin, ...

On Thursday, 12th of September 2019, the 12th grade students of Abitur Grundkurs Chemistry visited Gläsernes Labor in Berlin Buch to conduct hands-on chemistry experiments dealing with the topics of pigments and colorants. They synthesized colorants that belong to different structural groups, such as AZO dyes, carbonyl dyes (Indigo), phtalocyanine ...

On Monday, June 24, our 11th graders (Biology Abitur-LK) investigated ecosystem forest and lake in Brandenburg's beautiful landscape. The students compared the diversity of plant and animal species of different ecosystem. They also measured abiotic factors such as temperature, humidity and pH in various locations. In addition, the students took ...

Last week, the 8th grade students had the special opportunity to work as scientists for two days in the laboratories of the Gläsernes Labor in Buch. On one day they participated in Chemistry workshops to try different methods of extracting scents from various natural substances, and in one instance, synthetically generate esters ...

Today, the grade 7 classes went on a field trip around the Nikolaikirche in Berlin-Mitte to discover medieval life in Berlin with a local archaeologist. The students were able to visit a live archaeological dig site just around the corner from the Nikolaikirche to learn about how archaeologists uncover buried ...

On Wednesday, May 15th Berlin Cosmopolitan School hosted its second inter-school Geography Bee with guests from Dresden International School and Berlin Brandenburg International School. Each school was represented by a team of four geography experts, which competed to answer questions about the political geography of Germany, Europe and the Americas. ...

Having prepared for the last couple of weeks, each social studies class selected two representatives – based on their knowledge of political geography – to compete in the school-wide Geography Bee (grades 6-10) today. For the main event in the assembly hall, with their classmates cheering and playing along from ...

Yesterday's information evening at Berlin Cosmopolitan School presented by Operation Wallacea (Opwall) was a very good turnout. Opwall is a conservation research organisation that is funded by, and relies on, teams of student volunteers. The students get the chance to join expeditions for the opportunity to work on real-world research programmes ...