Saturday, July 21, 2012

Science of Color (Day two week three)

coffee filter chromatography
Practicing tidying on small pieces of cloth
Some of the results:
 After analyzing their pattern they got to do their t-shirts
 They had to let them sit overnight!
Results of t-shirts coming UP!

Friday, July 20, 2012

Chemistry with the JMU Chemistry Department (Day one week three)

More pictures of the chemistry day with Dr. Caran

What do you think happened? 

videos will be added soon!

Week Three-Summer Enrichment!

Week three focused on chemistry getting started with Dr. Caran & Casey from the JMU Chemistry Department spending the day conducting demonstrations. Dr. Caran hosts WHS students during the year at the Take a Peek Day.  Some of the students met Casey doing demonstrations at the Math Conference for Young Women in the Spring on JMU's campus at the College of Education.



Students learn more about latex and the effects of cold temperature on latex towards learning more about polymers.



Students get scientific explanations


Is that solution clear or blue?

Preparing for the day's last experiment


Let's watch!

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After the science, comes more science... but this was fun, cold and eatable! 
Strawberry, chocolate or vanilla - it all goes down well on a hot summer day.



Students learned about Latin culture and a little Latin Dance with instructor Edwin Noa