Now you can download Advanced Level new syllabuses from web site of the National Institute of Education (NIE), Sri Lanka. Syllabuses are available in Sinhala, English and Tamil Medium. Following are download links for Sinhala Medium syllabuses: Communication & Media Studies |Buddhism | Buddhist Civilization | Sinhala Biology | Chemistry | Physics Business Studies | [...]

You can now download A/L, O/L or any other school syllabuses from official web site of the NIE. Major changes of the proposed curricula of Advanced Level Physics, Chemistry and Biology were presented at the seminar held on 22 February at University of Sri Jayewardenepura as part of the ViduJaya Science exhibition.  Powerpoint slides presented [...]

Seminars will be conducted for Advanced Level students as part of ViduJaya science exhibition from 19- 23 February 2009 at University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda. Entrance is free 19 Thursday – Biology (1 pm and 3 pm) Prof H G Nandadasa and Dr Hiran Amarasekera 20 Friday – Physics (1 pm and 3 pm) Dr S D [...]

Advice for those who are looking for GCE Advanced Level (AL) courses after GCE Ordinary Level (OL) examination in Sri Lanka. New version of this for selecting 2013 Classes. Streams of study You have to first settle on the stream you are going to study – Science, Commerce or Arts. Science stream consists of Biological [...]

Face 2 Face Interview conducted by Dhaneshi Yatawara appeared on Sunday 21 September 2008 on Sunday Observer. We are hoping for a hi-tech, sophisticated future for us and our next generation to live in. But how successful are we in achieving this dream? How are we faring in the field of science? Hence, ‘Face 2 [...]

UK Higher Education institutions offer internationally recognised Bachelor’s degrees (also called undergraduate or first degrees) on various subjects. Entry requirements for Bachelor’s degrees (e.g. BA, BSc.) programs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are two/ three A-levels (local or British) or equivalent plus English language proficiency (e.g. IELTS). According to the British Council, Sri Lanka [...]

Sri Lankan students can compete in several Olympiad competitions. Normally these competitions will be held just before Advanced Level examination, in May – June. School children can win Gold, Silver and Bronze medals and also they will be awarded certificates. Medalists will also be felicitated by National Science Day Celebrations organized by National Science Foundation [...]

The Naked Scientists Online science radio show and science podcast is a BBC science radio programme. This site contains great articles on Science. Some of them are listed here: The Science of Parasites – Alexandra Cheung We tend to think of parasites as evolutionary cheats, surreptitiously taking advantage of their hosts’ hard work while they [...]

Biology Human Genome Poster, chormosme viewer and tutorials Order free Human Genome poster. Online chormosome viewer is also available here. This site also contains a collection of guides and tutorials designed to help students and other novice users. Biology Interactive Animations A great Biology link page for students. Links to great and simple animations showing [...]

There are various types of projects you can do. But best way is to perform experiments where you ask a question, construct a hypothesis, test your hypothesis using an experiment and draw conclusions from your experiment. Parts of a Science Project 1. The Research Question First you should define your research question (what do you [...]