Half-life simply explained

This is for all of you year 11's that are learning about radioactivity and half-life in physics. If you are still having some trouble understanding the "half-life" concept, spare a few minutes of your time, click on the link below and watch this video. 

Hope it helps:)

Half-life and carbon dating

Heart Dissection!

So this happened yesterday :)

Check out the photos and the 2 videos from Mr. Carter's year 10 heart dissection lesson.

Here is a question for all you heart experts out there:

Why is there a difference between the left and the right side of the heart?

ok, and another one:

Why are arteries thick with elastic properties but veins are thin?

The heart "looks like fish" (Iza) :)

You girls are brave!!! 

Latest in Nanotechnology & Medicine

Hi girls!

In light of our discussion with 10-1 this week on smart materials and nanotechbology, here is an interesting article issued by Scientific American on use of super tiny nanoparticles in medicine. 

Have a read, it's pretty interesting! The future of medicine is quite amazing. (Click on the link to read).

Disguised Nanoparticles Slip Past Body's Immune Defense

Can you tell me, what obstacle did scientist manage to overcome when trying to use nanoparticles to fight disease and tumours?