We survived the eclipse! Welcome back to school!

Hello Visitation Academy Family and Friends,

Welcome back to school! I am excited to be back and to see everyone again. Hopefully everyone had an eventful and exciting summer, full of wonder and science. I look forward to hearing stories about the solar eclipse and having a fun and productive year. As the year progresses there will be more posts to come.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact me at KLee@VisitationAcademy.net

All the best,
Ms. Lee

Strawberry DNA extraction with 7th grade

The 7th grade mashed some strawberries and extracted DNA.

Strawberry juice was mixed with salt water soap. The mixture was strained into a clean cup. Ice cold isopropyl alcohol was carefully added to the mixture to separate the DNA from the other substances in the mixture. 

The white string-like substance is DNA. 

The girls collected the DNA from the mixture.

 

 

This is DNA under the microscope at magnification 10X. 

8th Grade Oreo Moons

The 8th graders were learning about the phases of the moon.

With Oreos, they made their own moons.

Osmosis lab with the 7th grade

The 7th grade observed a red onion under a microscope.

Image 1: Red onion cells.
Image 2: Red onion cells treated with a salt solution.
Image 3: Red onion cells, salt solution washed away with water.

8th Grade Volcanoes!

The girls made some beautiful and interesting volcanoes. The eruptions were exciting.

Happy New Year!

The Earth has made its way around the sun, again!
Let's have a fun return to school and science!

The Awkward Yeti Website

Happy New Year!

Weathering and Erosion of SKITTLES!

For this activity, the 5th grade class was asked to observe and illustrate what happens to skittles when water is dropped on them.

After the activity, the girls were asked to compare what they observed about the skittle to the weathering and erosion of rocks.