Friday, May 27, 2011

Chemistry - Browning Reaction

Students explored the browning reaction in caramelization of sugar and a modified banana's foster recipe.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Chemistry: Polymers

Our resident Italian chef was able to work the Gluep polymers into strands of pasta.

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Physics: Electric house spring Construction


The recovering economy allowed for a new wave of construction in the Physics room.






Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Chemistry: Chemistry songs?

Could you make a top 10 song using the words electronegativity, ionization energy and alkali metals?? For the Chem I students it was required.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Chemistry: Periodic Table Assignment

Following in the footsteps of Mendeleev students' created their own version of the periodic table!

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Chemistry: Guppy Tank

This Spring the guppy tank is back in operation thanks to Kathy!  We're experimenting with the addition of triops too!

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Physics: Museum of Science Trip

Students visited the Museum of Science and had a ride in a model space capsule.

Physics: Speaker Project

Have you ever wondered how a speaker works?  This group of students solved the problem and were able to turn their heads into a make shift speaker. Visit the link below to see how.


Physics: Electric House Project

After the construction finished....





Thursday, January 20, 2011

Physics: Electric House Projects

In this project students were asked to design and build a cardboard house complete with electrical wiring.  Components integrated into each house included: solar panels, ceiling fans, dimmer switches, door bells and lights.

Chemistry: Milk Chemistry - Making Butter

Students ended the term in Chemistry separating the components of milk and learning how butter is formed on the molecular level.  Of course we ended the class by sampling our finished products with some fresh bread!