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April 6, 2021
Following on from our recent announcement, we are delighted to announce the launch of the OSC Study app! Building on years of experience and creativity, OSC, SMARTPREP and Studynova have come together to create the...
February 11, 2021
Oxford, United Kingdom - SMARTPREP & StudyNova join forces with OSC to deliver advanced revision resources for IB Diploma students.
August 25, 2020
I have previously made two blog posts on acids and bases. The idea of these posts is to either give you a heads up on some content that you have still to cover or to...
August 25, 2020
Who could not be moved by the deadly accident that occurred at the start of August in Beirut. An estimated 2750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) exploded in spectacular fashion after the warehouse storing the...
August 4, 2020
While you are at home, or unable to see live theatre, to do dance classes, or visit the library, there is still a lot you can do to keep active physically and mentally. In this...
August 4, 2020
For this blog I thought it would be useful for me to share with you some links for theatre and other performances you can watch at home. The links that follow are all free, and...
July 21, 2020
This month’s blog post aims to follow on from last month’s post that was an introduction to acids and bases. This has some (but not all) of the more advanced stuff. The idea behind this...
July 21, 2020
I hope this blog post finds you well, wherever in the world you are. It is likely that you are either on holiday or working remotely at the moment (due to the ongoing global COVID-19...
June 15, 2020
The aim of this blog post is to give you some introductory notes to the acids and bases unit. I have just been covering this online with my IB2 class so I thought it was...
June 15, 2020
This blog post is aimed at those of you who are at the very start of your IB course, and may not have even started your Diploma yet. It also serves as some useful revision...
May 13, 2020
The unprecedented situation that we have found ourselves in with the Corona virus outbreak has had some positives. One of these positives has been a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. This has been due to...
May 12, 2020
Ethene, C2H4 is a colorless and odorless gas. It doesn’t sound that interesting does it? However, do not be fooled by appearances. It is a much more interesting molecule than you may realise. In addition,...