WHAT SCIENTIFIC TERM OR CONCEPT OUGHT TO BE MORE WIDELY KNOWN? - ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
By: Jack H.

The electromagnetic spectrum is the human species’ explanation and reasoning behind all rays and light. Humans created the spectrum with preexisting units such as wavelengths, and as a result we are able to...

THE FORMULA UNIT
​By: Genesis A.

Molecule, atom, and formula unit are terms that are often mistaken for one another in classrooms. The least popular of the three is the formula unit, which is used empirically to describe the smallest unit of an ionic...

WHAT SCIENTIFIC TERM OR CONCEPT OUGHT TO BE MORE WIDELY KNOWN? - SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY
By: Luca C.

Have you ever wondered why coffee cups are made out of styrofoam, or why we use metal pots? Everything is made of elements, and those elements are categorized by different qualities or measurements...

WHAT SCIENTIFIC TERM OR CONCEPT OUGHT TO BE MORE WIDELY KNOWN AND APPRECIATED?: THE IMPORTANCE OF MEASUREMENTS
By: Hannah G.

Every day billions of people use units; they are important tools that often get overlooked despite being a vital part of our scientific work. We take for granted the ease provided by units...

SMUGGLING AND BLACK MARKET TRADING OF CFC'S
By: Eve B.

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are organic gaseous compounds that are used as refrigerants, cleaning solvents, and aerosol propellants, but are also found to be a major cause of ozone depletion. They were seen as the “perfect refrigerants” in the 1930s...

WATER: WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT
​By: Nick R.

72 hours: that’s about how long you’ll survive without a drop of water to drink. Other than oxygen, there’s nothing more important to keeping us alive than clean and pure drinking water. Without water, none of the important molecules in our body...

THE CROSS LINK BETWEEN HEALTH AND BEAUTY
By: Lia D.

Over the past couple of years, disputes around the potential health risks of semi-permanent hair straightening and curling process, such as the Brazilian Blowout® or Japanese thermal straightening, have flooded...

GOOD EATS: BLUEBERRIES
By: Jing Jing K.

Ever wondered how you could turn blueberries into an all-year around treat? Well you are in luck! In episode 15 of the Food Network series, Good Eats, Alton Brown, creator of the show, talks about specialty...

BARBIE TAKES ON STEM
By: Hawthorne R. and Becca H.

A small label on the front of Mattel’s Barbie STEM kit box reads, “You Can Be Anything.” Toys have the power to influence how children perceive their potential and form goals, and STEM kits, specifically, could even...
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WHAT SCIENTIFIC TERM OUGHT TO BE MORE WIDELY KNOWN? ISOTOPES
By: Kai C.

Isotope is a word used to describe different types of atoms of the same element which have different numbers of protons in the nucleus. The difference in the number of protons in the atoms of an element affect the...

WHAT SCIENTIFIC TERM OR CONCEPT OUGHT TO BE MORE WIDELY KNOWN? - SCIENTIFIC BIAS
By: Joe P.

The scientific term or concept that I think should be more widely known is experimenter bias. A term that has become more relevant with the development and widespread distribution of social science and other..

"THE INDIAN CLERK" BOOK REVIEW
By: Liney K.

Hello! Today I am going to be talking about “The Indian Clerk,” by David Leavitt. “The Indian Clerk” is classified as literary fiction, which is a novel about people who really existed, recreated by the author who plays with the facts and various nuances...

EXPLORATION OF INFINITY
By: Julien S.

Because of our last unit and the discussions it incited about infinity I was fascinated by the concept and its application in our work, however, I wanted to learn more about it and its properties...

PASCAL'S TETRAHEDRON 
By: Sam K.

I decided to explore the properties of Pascal’s Triangle. Pascal’s Triangle can be applied to many different mathematical situations, such as the chances of only flipping heads on a quarter. In class this year and in past years...

REACTION TO "THE CULTURAL CONSTRUCT OF THE FEMALE BODY IN CLASSICAL GREEK SCIENCE"
By: Henry M.

​In the article The Cultural Construct of the Female Body in Classical Greek Science, Lesley Dean-Jones investigates Greek views on bodies and how they use physical characteristics to define societal roles...

GOOD EATS: MARSHMALLOW CHEMISTRY
By: Sophia P.

Marshmallows are a nostalgic treat that most associate with lovely memories of childhood: sipping hot cocoa with mini marshmallows by the fire, roasting marshmallows while making s’mores, or baking tasty rice...

WHAT SCIENTIFIC TERM OR CONCEPT OUGHT TO BE MORE WIDELY KNOWN?: THE LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MASS
By: Saskia G.

The Law of Conservation of Mass, which states that mass in a closed system can neither be created nor destroyed, is indubitably one of the defining characteristics of our universe. Developed during the 18th...