"The activity I enjoyed most was the time we tried to guess what each bone was. We were in table groups, and we used the “Essential Skeleton” app to try to find the bone. It was very interesting to try and guess which bones were which before formally learning about them."
- Alex J.
"Our favorite topic so far was about the Muscular and Skeletal System. We enjoyed creating an experiment to test our flexibility, reaction time, strength, etc. It was also fun learning that our reaction time depends on the amount of sleep that we get."
- Sam, Aromi, and Siri
"I enjoyed the heart stations because we got to do many different activities that helped me remember how to heart functions and changes depending on your actions. It was enjoyable and also helpful, and kept me interested as I learned and did more. I liked how it showed the contrast of your hearts reaction when you warm up versus when you cooled down."
- Chloe
"My favorite human body activity was when we did the challenge where we had to look through the microscope and take pictures of the cells and label it on our bodies on Keynote. I liked it because it was interesting to actually look at and know how some of these cells look like."
- Ashna
"For the bug external stimuli lab, we picked an insect to experiment on and my group chose the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. We could test several different materials and investigate the reaction of the bug. We chose to use different habitats and environments. After building four different environments, we allowed the cockroach to choose where it wanted to settle, recording the amount of times it chose each habitat. We then concluded that the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach was more comfortable in the dead material (leaves, grass, etc.) environment."
- Laura
"The bug external stimuli lab was a lab to see how a bug would react to external stimuli or changes in its environment. My group tested a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach and saw how it responded to the presence of light. We saw that cockroach would rather be in extremely dark environments compared to neutral or bright environments. Other groups tested different bugs with different external stimuli to see how that certain bug would react. This taught us about how organisms react to stimuli, an also about the bug we tested. "
- Rishi D.
"The Bug External Stimuli ADI Lab was a lab that had the purpose to see how certain external stimuli affected certain bugs. The bugs you could test on included cockroaches, beetles, earthworms, beetles, mealworms, crickets, and snails; the external stimuli you could choose included humidity, light, temperature, texture, etc. The specific bug and external stimuli our group selected were the Bess beetle and humidity respectively. Our lab proved that Bess beetles don't have a preference when it comes to humid and arid areas."
- Philip
"For 21 days, Mrs. Deinhammer’s science classes were restlessly waiting for chickens to hatch. We learned about the life cycle of a chicken and how long it takes for a single cell to become a big, living organism. We named our chickens Albus and Minerva. I think this chicken experiment was a great thing to try because it taught us all about the life cycle of a chick. And it really makes me understand that what you think is just an ordinary egg with a yolk, could have been a cute little chick running in 21 days if it had been fertilized."
- Diya
"In science we recently hatched chickens. We kept them in an incubator to imitate a hen’s warmth. It was a 21 day process. They grew everyday. 2 chickens have hatched! We will use them to learn about genetics and growth in tissues and cell. "
- McKenzie and Nehal
"In class we experimented to extract the DNA from strawberries. We did this by blending strawberries in a mixer. After taking the mix out, we added laundry detergent to the mix to separate the cells. Then we added meat tenderizer as an enzyme to separate the DNA. Then, we added alcohol to see and capture the DNA of the cells. The result were stringy white threads which were actually the DNA of the cell."
-Anish, Sarang, Axel, Shreyas
Cell survivor was a educational game based off of the show, Survivor. We were given a specified organelle (an organelle is one of the many important parts of a cell which complete specific tasks that keep the cell alive). Each day, we would give a presentation about our organelle, it’s function, and a reason for why it should not be kicked out. Our goal for this challenge was to be the last organelle standing to win. Each day, we voted one organelle out because we thought it did not need to stay, based on the group’s speech and the information we had. (Every organelle is as important as the next)
- Rishi D., Dhroov P.
"We thought it was really cool that we could participate and they would actually use our data for help. We also thought that it was interesting that we got to learn about what objects could help us avoid damage from uv rays. We thought it was also fun to work with the UV beads and use different materials than we normally do."
- McKenzie, Sophie, Kate
"Being part of citizen science was great. This is because you are not only learning, you are helping other people with the knowledge you have gained. I learned different things about UV light, and what helps block it. All in all, it was a great learning experience."
- Roma
"We did a lab to see how sugary drinks effect our bodies. Our group used Dr. Pepper as our sugary drink and cow liver as our text subject. We at first measured the mass and volume, and then divided it to find the density. We then left the liver in the Dr. Pepper and water (our control) over the weekend. When we came to class on Monday, we measured the mass and volume again, and then divided to find the density. After comparing the results, we found that sugary drinks do effect your liver and that you should not drink sugary drinks."
- Nikhil K.
"In science class, we preformed this lab to see how sugary drinks effect tissue. First we recorded data such as mass, volume density and then we soaked the cow tissue into the drink over the weekend. After two days, we took data on the sample and compared it to before it was soaked and the control (which is water). Then we created an infographic presenting our data."
- Armani and Shravani
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