Thanksgiving is approaching!
All turkeys should be watching out for themselves!
Christmas is not far away!
We are planning out some really special activities for the holidays, including having Brandon back from school for the first time.
Applied Science Research
A brand-new class this year.
This is a course for students interested in studying advanced topics in science, students who envision a career in science or engineering, and/or students who are curious about how things work. The first semester students will study topics including How a Car Engine Works, Atmospheric Science, Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, MRI imaging, and Green Energy. This course is student centered and student driven. Students will choose the topics, experiments, and projects that interest them. In the first semester, students will choose from a list of 12 or so topics and experiments. Students will learn how to design and build something, do experiments, analyze their data, graph their data, and compute the errors on their experiments. Students will also learn how to read and write scientific papers and technical engineering papers.
Lab projects included:
- Stirling Engine
- Radioactive Decay
- Wind Shear at Upper Altitudes - measured with a weather balloon
