Classifying Chemical Reactions
Ruby Kopel ('20) 

Understanding Religious Doctrines
​Charlotte Drake-Dunn ('19)
In part 1, a combustion reaction occurred between solid magnesium and oxygen gas. I know it’s a combustion reaction because when the burning Mg strip was taken out of the flame, it glowed and radiated light. 
For millennia, humans have consulted religious doctrines for insight into the word of God. Books such as the Torah or Bible, many claim, contain the words of God and consequently people of the Judaic and Christian religions study...

Christmas Project
Jasper Covey ('18)

Christmas present: handmade high carbon steel kitchen knife. My mom had asked me for a good knife for christmas and I thought what better way to do that than to make one from scratch. I began by making the propane forge, then used the forge I had made to smith the steel into a knife shape...

Study of Sound
The Kindergarteners ('30)

Study of Sound: In Kindergarten, our focus on hearing led into a study of sound, specifically how sounds are made, ways in which sounds can change, and the various ways in which scientists can study them....

Study of Senses
The Kindergartners ('30)

Study of the Senses: Students bring their science tools with them to class every day: Their eyes, ears, noses, mouths and hands. Our five senses allow us to make scientific discoveries anywhere and anytime...

Skittles Science
The First Graders ('29)

Skittles Science: ​First Grade scientists were thrilled to experiment with skittles candies....

Specific Heat Capacity Lab
Jordyn Pierre-Raphael ('20) 

The Science of Long Jumping
Zamien Allard ('19)
​As a class, we were given the assignment to identify three different unknown metals by using the heat transfer data that we had collected in the lab to determine their specific heat capacities. The goal of our investigation was to compare...

The Dumas Method
Wiley Turner ('18)
For several years, I have been a member of Packer’s three running teams thoroughly enjoying each of the pros and running events each team has had to offered. Recently in the spring of the sophomore track season I tried the event long jump for the first hoping...

Cation Qualitative Analysis
Wiley Turner ('18)
The objective of this lab was to determine the molar mass of an unknown, volatile liquid using the Dumas Method and the Ideal Gas Law. Overall, we were fairly successful in using the Dumas Method to determine the molar mass of the unknown volatile liquid...
The objective of this lab was to test an unknown solution to successfully determine what cations are present in the unknown solution by using qualitative observations of reactions the solution is put through. Overall, we achieved our goal of determining the ions in an unknown solution by qualitative analysis. In our lab, we decided to test unknown solution C...

From Water to Conflict : Capstone Essay
Bella Pitman ('21)

Physics Project
Jasper Covey ('18)
The symbol in Chinese for water is also the one for control; rival in Latin comes from the word river. These terms from ancient languages represent the control and power that comes with holding water. Only 3% of the water on Earth is freshwater, which is essential to all life...
On the first or second day when I decided that I would be working on a sidewalk sweeper, I thought of a couple different possibilities. The unkemptness of the streets is both an eyesore, a potential health risk, and an environmental problem if trash ends up in the sewer system. After settling on the problem of cleaning the streets, I thought about how to improve the street sweeper itself to clean the sidewalks.

Electrostatic
Jasper Covey ('18)

Good Will Hunting Maths Problem
Honor Stringer ('19)
The dust precipitator is a device that uses static charges to remove smoke and other suspended particles from the air. The device works when placed in a flow of moving air such as in a smokestack or air purifier. The main components of the device are a set of positive and negative electrodes with a high voltage difference between them.

Product Design Reflection
Ivan Fithian ('18)

My invention is an automated ice pick. When I was shoveling snow over winter break, I kept hitting a bunch of ice on the sidewalk. The ice was hard and it took a lot of effort with a shovel to break it up...

​Kinetic Design Thinking Project Reflection
Taiki Chung ('18)

​For this kinetic design thinking project, my invention aims to improve the level of cleanliness in New York City. Specifically, my invention works as a building sprinkler and washes the tall skyscrapers of New York City. When coming up with this project during the ideation phase, many things were going through my mind...

The Copper Cycle
Wiley Turner ('18)

The objective of this experiment was to put a certain amount of copper through a series of reactions and to, in the end, regain as much of that same copper as possible. Through this, we would be re-familiarizing ourselves with reaction types, experimental procedure, and experimental error...

Climate & Heat Transfer Lab
Naaz Valvani ('22)

How does the Earth’s environment affect temperature during the day and during the night?...

Paper Towel Absorbency
Naaz Valvani ('22)

My group hypothesized that the Bounty paper towel would be the most absorbent due to its thicker consistency. We imagined that the heavier the paper towels texture was- the more permeable and absorbent it would be...

The Chemical and Human Impacts of Water Contamination 
Christina Leonard ('19)

In America, drinking water comes from lakes, rivers, and groundwater. In most states water will go through a comprehensive purification process: water goes through intake points to treatment plants to storage tanks to the pipes in our houses.  

Myriapods
The Second Graders ('28)

During our study of arthropods, Second Grade scientists closely observed and made scientific drawings of various live specimens. 

High School Comes!
The First Graders ('29)

In the Fall, the AT Bio class teamed up with the Leaping Lizards to conduct research...

First Lego League Jr.
Lower Schoolers

On Thursdays after school, lego lovers meet to build and program with Lego WeDo2s...

Composting 
Lower Schoolers

Our youngest students love to help when it comes to Mother Earth! 

Why Quantized Energy Levels Should be More Widely Known
​By Anna Simmons ('20)

Quantized Energy Levels So, it turns out that most neon signs aren’t actually made from neon. This might come as a surprise to some, but to those who understand the term “quantized energy” it makes total sense. If you were walking down the street and came upon a “neon” sign that said “open"...

The Scientific Approach 
By Zoe Mercado('20)

In the very first unit of my tenth-grade chemistry class, we learned about the “scientific approach”, a successful method used by scientists to answer questions or solve a problem. Step one of the scientific approach is to make an observation. Recognize the problem and state it clearly. Step two is to formulate a hypothesis and propose...

Capillary Attraction - Naming a Phenomenon
​By Joshua Epstein('20)

A lot like many of the wonders of the physical world, there are a lot of common-sense actions that we know work, however, lack a name for them. One term I believe should be more widely known is capillary attraction. That is, “a manifestation of surface tension by which the portion of the surface of a liquid coming in contact with a solid is...

Final Aspirin Synthesis Report
By Esme Ostrowitz-Levine, Georgia Fine, and Stella Simotas

We here at MEGELLA™  started off with a love for making people feel better. After realizing that our true passion didn’t lie in patient care, we began our best work behind the scenes in the lab. That’s when MEGELLA™ was born. We thought of the most widely used and effective pain reliever and acetylsalicylic acid came to mind...
The film ‘Good Will Hunting’ (1997) is about an undiscovered mathematical genius who works as a janitor at MIT. One of the most crucial moments in the film is when he is able to solve a graduate level math problem, intended for the students at MIT...

The Math Behind a Card Trick
Nicole Smith ('19)

To first understand what I came up with, first look at video #1 which shows the card trick itself. Right now, you're probably wondering how I did it. To start, when I count out the cards to 26, as shown, I am able to see...

Design Project Reflection
Nina Houston ('19)

This project definitely had many challenges, but I was excited to push through them to further understand the design process. My first challenge was the obvious, coming up with an idea and not just that but a practical one that fell within our constraints. At first I wanted to create something that would shield me from the rain when I was on a bike because I used to bike to school everyday in middle school...

Electrostatics
Itamar Greenfield  ('19)

​Electrostatics can be used to greatly increase the efficiency of spray paint. The paint particles can be positively charged, which causes the individual particles to repel each other when sprayed from the can. The individual paint particles then spread out more and can paint a larger surface...

Atomic Emission Spectra 
Daisy Zuckerman ('20)

Wherever we go, we see all sorts of color and light. That’s a natural part of human life, so few non-scientists question why different objects are different colors or shades. But it is an interesting prospect to consider, which is why Sir Isaac Newton developed the atomic emission spectra, or ...

Echinarachnius parma Development Lab
Ella Spungen ('19)

Echinarachnius parma, commonly known as the sand dollar, is generally found along the Atlantic coastline, North of Long Island, on sandy bottoms in shallow water. E. parma uses it spines for...

The Oxidation State of Copper
Wiley Turner ('18)

​The objective of this lab was to determine the oxidation state of copper through a procedure using precise stoichiometry and observing the reaction between copper and silver nitrate and their products of copper nitrate and silver...

Taxi Exploration
Ivan Fithian ('18)

For my first explore math project, I decided to study the economic and environmental impacts of a taxi in a city. I chose a Ford Crown Victoria as a standard taxi because these used to be very common taxis in New York City. These vehicles have...

Halloween (Insects)
The Kindergartners ('30)

Who was more frightening: The Kindergarten students dressed up for Halloween or the live arthropods? 

Eggs 
The Kindergartners ('30)

In the Spring, the Kindergartners welcomed chicken eggs into their classroom incubators and waited for the eggs to hatch...

Why can humans see color?
By Jordyn Pierre-Raphael('20)

As humans, we have the tendency to take things for granted because we assume that they are long lasting or permanent. Things like our health, our life, or our vision are seen as steady and dependable, and because of that, they begin to blend into the backdrop of our daily lives, which causes us to value them less...

Measurement as a Fluid Concept - What Scientific Term or Concept Ought to be More Widely Known?
By Lily Hupfel ('20)

The concept of measurements should be more widely known. Before I learned about measurements in my 10th-grade chemistry class, I, like most others, believed that they were accurate and final. Much to my dismay, I learned that they are not at all...

The Weight of a Kilogram
By Evan Meyers('20)

You are in line at the grocery store weighing your bag of fruit to calculate the price, or perhaps you are at home and weigh yourself to see how well your diet has been working. While you may be confident in the information provided to you, have you ever wondered where that measurement comes from?... 

Past Discoveries Matter
By Eli Harrell('20)

Early contributions to science are the foundation for our current understanding, despite how ignorant or primitive they might seem through modern eyes. While it is difficult to remove ourselves from a modern perspective on scientific knowledge, this presentism should not cloud our appreciation and understanding of the past...

Humanitarian Air Drop Project
By Isabel Levine, Luna Prochnow, and Mia Hovey 

We were going to use some sort of plastic bag as a parachute. Instead of a box, we were going to use a pillowcase with a zipper and fill it with stuffing and materials. We were also going to include a handwritten note to help with the lack of human interaction.