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🌟 MVLS Under the Microscope 🌟 Brightfield microscopy reveals HeLa cells undergoing apoptosis (programmed cell death) after chemotherapy. 💊 This research advances our understanding of cancer treatments, bringing us closer to transforming oncology care. 🧬

👩🏻‍🔬 A great afternoon spent with our fellow scientists, working across the authority to carry out moderation. 🧑‍🔬 @Alva_Science @AlloaScience ⭐️

🌟Top of the Bench🌟 Huge well done to team chemistry who came 2nd in tonight’s top of the bench competition. A fantastic experience for these budding scientists! 🥼🧪👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬

Good luck to our team of pupils who are competing in the Royal Society of Chemistry top of the bench competition at Forth Valley college this evening! 🤞 Thanks to Mr Sturridge for organising!

P7 open session 🔭🔬🧬🥼🧪👩🏻‍🔬

P7 transition evening ready! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 . @Alva_Science

Delighted to get our S1 Skills Hub break out sessions underway this afternoon! Developing our communication skills through the use of animation, podcasting, bike maintenance and even flat packed furniture building! #metaskills @genplus_

Fantastic day at Career’s Hive @EdSciFest learning all about different STEM pathways and careers! 🔭🔬🧫🧬🥼🧪

S1 classes are coming to the end of their S1 introduction topic where they have been learning all the important skills to be successful in Science. Today our classes rounded of the term with a fun game of revision snakes and ladders!🎲

💚💚💚£52,665.07💚💚💚 What a lovely way to end the term. Celebrating what has been a monumental month of fun, laughter, memory making and smiling! We are now officially the only school in the world that has raised over £600,000 for @macmillancancer lovely to thank so many too

Tooooooooomorrow!!!!! 🫣🤩🥶

Our Senior Leadership class have launched Alva's Kindness Lockers 👇for pupils/families needing: stationery, toiletries, food or school uniform.Scan the code, leave their email address and items will be placed in lockers throughout this school year. 💜💙💚💛❤ @AlvaAcademy

S3 were learning about the negative effects of fertiliser use and used this to create storyboards to display this information 🌿! . Here are some examples of the incredible work that they created 👏! . @Alva_Science . #biology #Science #plants #plantbiology #STEMeducation

This week our S1s have been learning about measurements in Science, so today 1.1 had a chance to test their reaction times! 📏

A huge well done to our S5 physicists who have made it through to the semi finals of the West of Scotland Physics Education Group Competition @UniWestScotland 👏. Well done and good luck for the next stage! 🤞

Ending the week with some of our fantastic new S1s showing off their Science skills and creating their rainbow column. 🌟🌟

What an amazing prizegiving tonight with over 100 pupils recognised and celebrated for all of their achievements within and out with school. Phenomenal music too. Highlight of the night…..younger brother Murray piping in our new Dux…big brother Finlay. Congratulations 🏆

A lovely way to end the term at the end of a very busy year! We’re delighted to have been awarded a Gold Scottish Languages Employability Award by @scottishcilt. Well done everyone! 🌟🌟🌟 @AlvaAcademy @AlvaDyw @DYW_ForthValley

14th Alva Pals Day 1. Starting to understand. #respect @MercatToursInt