Historical and Current Explanations 

  1. Birds Vs. Turbines:  Lily P. ('17) was interested in the potential cons of "green" energy sources. Her article discussed the negative impact wind turbines have on birds, and the changes being made to lessen this impact. 
  2. The Curve Shapes of Nature: Sae Rheen K. ('16) and her father, Isaac K. wrote this submission about two different geometric curves. 
  3. Energy in the Obama Era: This article was written by Leo G. ('15) after he developed an interest in the climate crisis, and wanted to educate himself on the political issues of climate change. 
  4. The Future of Neuroscience:This submission by Ellie S. ('17) was written in response to a New York Times article she read on advancements in neuroscience. 
  5. Gender Gap in Math: Jordan A. ('16) looks critically at information about the differences in math performance between genders and creates a hypothetical study that she would carry out to learn more. 
  6. GMOs--Yes or No?: Michelle A. ('17) wrote this article, describing the role of scientists in ensuring public health, for her chemistry class.
  7. The History of Minecraft: Minecraft enthusiast Will M. ('15) synthesizes the history of the popular game in this self-assigned essay.
  8. Prozac and the Brain: This research paper was written by Copeland M. ('15)
  9. Philae Lander's Discovery of Organic Molecules: Dylan P. ('17) wrote this essay in response to a question regarding organic molecules that came up in his chemistry class.
  10. Advantages and Disadvantages of Wind Turbines: Blake M. ('17) wrote this article for his chemistry class in response to an article he read about wind turbines.  
  11. An Overview of Lupus: Spurred by a fascination with autoimmunity, Lily C. ('15) chose to research lupus for her final paper during her AP Biology Class' unit on the immune system. 
  12. The Methylhex Ban: Organic chemistry student Jared C. ('16) wrote this paper comparing the recent ban on Methylhex to the ban on chlorofluorocarbons. 
  13. The Effect of Lyme Disease on the Immune System: This paper on Lyme Disease was written by AP Biology student Copeland M. ('15)  
  14. Infectious Mononucleosis: AP Biology student Lucas F. ('15) chose Mononucleosis as the topic for his immune system research paper.
  15. The Switch: In her submission, Kristen H. ('17) discusses why areas around the world tend to follow in New York's footsteps when it comes to scientific progress.  
  16. Replacing CFCs: Lily C. ('15) wrote this short paper after her Organic Chemistry class read about and discussed the use of chlorofluorocarbons and their damage to the environment. 

Mathematic and Scientific Explorations

  1. The 43rd Figure: Will S. ('17) explains the process by which he found the solution to a tricky geometric pattern. 
  2. The Clock: This math project by George B. ('16) provides a mathematical and scientific explanation to the functions and shapes of a clock
  3. The Collatz Conjecture: In this submission Jay G. ('16) provides an explanation of the Collatz Conjecture and his personal attempt at proving the conjecture using a tree diagram.
  4. Constructing a Soccer Ball: Soccer fan Cecilia M. ('16) tackled a challenging geometric puzzle by assembling a miniature soccer ball model.
  5. Determining how Ballparks Affect Batter's Ability to Create Hits: Passionate baseball fan Mitchell B. ('16) has long been curious about the effects of baseball parks on the results of the game, so he decided to use math to get some answers.
  6. The Rotating Conundrum: George B. ('16) enjoys a good puzzle. He also likes circles. He combined these two interests in a puzzle-solving-rotating-circle quest. Read about it here.
  7. Pythagorean Puzzle: Jay G. ('16) investigated this geometric phenomenon for his precalculus class.
  8. Kinetics Lab: Get a glimpse of AP Chemistry through Michaela D. ('15)'s lab report, completed during the oxidation unit.
  9. Math in the Restaurant Business: Bari S. ('16) interviewed two restaurateurs to gain insight into the finances of the restaurant business. 
  10. Math As a Vessel for Social Change: In an exploration for her precalculus class, Zoe E. ('16) jumped at the opportunity to use math an a "different and meaningful light." 
  11. Sustainability of Bottled Water Vs. Tap Water: Olivia F. ('20) submitted a lab report she did in her sixth grade science class.
  12. Thoughts on the Lottery: Lucy M. ('17) uses mathematical reasoning to question whether it's really worthwhile to play the lottery. 
  13. Understanding Player Efficiency Rating: Harris W. ('16) uses mathematics to comprehend the meaning behind basketball player statistics. 

Scientific Research

  1. A Pain That Never Ends: Based on the research he is conducting in his science research class, this paper by Joseph B. ('16) is about a nervous system disorder and was submitted to the Dupoint Essay Competition.
  2. Ampacity of a Single Core Horizontal Cable: Toby J. ('15) wrote this research paper as a summary of his experimentation done for his science research class.
  3. cGAS and STING Expression: Jonathan D. ('15) has worked at the Cornell Medical Center for the past two years as part of the Packer Science Research Program. The paper here is the culmination of that research. 
  4. Communicating With Computers: Will M. ('15) wrote this essay for his science research class, and describes the purpose and effects of his research regarding language. 
  5. Rapamycin Resistance:  This submission by Lucas F. ('15) was the culmination of three years of lab work regarding prostate cancer.
  6. The Nanoscopic War Against Cancer: Alexandra K. ('16) details the use of nanotechnology to treat diseases in an essay written for the Dupoint Essay Challenge.
  7. Morphological Properties of Texting Acronym Formation: William M. ('15) wrote this scientific article summarizing his findings from an experiment conducted as a part of his science research class.
  8. The Mystery of Asthma: Nadia G. wrote this essay, summarizing her work Science Research, for the Dupoint Essay Competition.
  9. Phytochemistry: Mitchell B. ('16) details a preferred cancer treatment in this Dupoint Challenge essay.
  10. Solving the Energy Crisis with Intermediate Band Solar Cells: Giancarlo S. ('16) describes his work in Science Research in this DuPont Challenge essay.

Reactions and Responses

  1. Can Humans Survive the Climate Crisis?: The Symposium group entitled "Can Humans Survive the Climate Crisis?" spent the two weeks of symposium learning about climate change and sustainability. They read many works on the subject, had discussions, went on field trips, and even built wind turbines. This is their final presentation that they presented to parents to summarize their experience and learning. 
  2. My Experience as a Teacher's Assistant: Mitchell B. ('16) described his time pursuing his passion, as a TA, in this descriptive article.
  3. TED Talk Responses: Maddy S. ('17) watches and responds to three TED talks as part of her ExploreMath project. 
  4. Teens for Food Justice: In this article, Diana S. ('17) and Gabriela H. ('17) explain how they became involved with the organization Teens For Food Justice and describe what the organization is for and what goes on there.

Artistic Creations

  1. Chandelier: Ruhi S. ('18) experimented with color and drawing kites in her Geogebra creation for her geometry class. 
  2. Deltoidal Hexocontrahedron: Maja M. ('16) attempts to make a deltodial hexacontrahedon out of cards for her explore math project.
  3. Dodecahedron Card Trick: This submission by Kiara B. ('16) is an artistic creation that uses an interesting geometric technique with playing cards to create a dodecahedron.
  4. Eye of the Triangle: Kali B. ('18) created this artistic geometric piece in her geometry class using a computer application called Geogebra.
  5. Free Radric Delantic Davis:  Ben S. ('17) created these images of math art using a multitude of mathematical formulas.
  6. The Grid: Ms. Copeland's lower school class did this project to investigate how shapes can produce art.
  7. What Does a Randomly Composed Song Sound Like?: Ben B. ('16) used a random number generator to randomly compose some music. 
  8. Science Wing Mural: This mural, created by Lisa S. ('15) was painted directly onto the wall in the prep room in the science wing on the second floor.