These chemistry students were doing a lab called Stoichiometry and Gravimetric Analysis.  The procedure they used is similar to one that could be used commercially to determine how much of a particular compound is present in a large amount of solution. The students combined aqueous sodium carbonate with aqueous calcium chloride.  This reaction produces sodium […]

Third graders are learning about the moon.  In lab this week, craters were made by dropping marbles from different heights.  Students found that the craters became larger as they dropped the marble from higher points.  Then, they tested their jump height to see how high they could jump on the moon by multiplying their jump […]

Sixth graders are studying  how scientist learn about the earth by using core samples.  To bring this concept home, each student given a model earth (cupcake) in which they took core samples and then predicted what the inside of their cupcakes looked like.  Once 8 core samples were taken, the students were allowed to open […]

The AP Environmental Science class has been learning about the importance of certain insects that start their lives in the bottom of streams and ponds. They took a short walk to the pond in front of Founder’s Hall this week to get a first-hand look at these insects. They found many different types of organisms […]