
| The Girl Scout
Conifer Council, in partnership with Texarkana College & TAMU-T and
the
Edgenics Learning Centers of Texarkana @ Iron Mountain conducted
Science workshops for 7th-12th grade girls during the 2007 spring
semester. Grant funds were provided by the Women's
Foundation of Arkansas and in-kind contributions from Edgenics Learning
Centers of Texarkana and Texarkana College. Map - Iron Mountain Center 1101 Couch Street - Texarkana, AR. (870-772-8652) |
| Date |
Student
Teachers |
Topics |
| Feb
10 |
Prof.
Storey |
Modeling
DNA (background
information) |
| Feb
10 |
Julie
Henderson |
Swinging
Washers |
| Feb
10 |
Brittany
Young |
Gravity - What Goes Up Must Come Down! |
| Feb
24 |
Prof.
Storey |
Transcription of DNA & Translation of a Protein (background information) |
| Feb
24 |
Samantha
Bryant |
GAK
- A Non- Newtonian Fluid Collodial Suspension |
| Feb
24 |
Kristen Turner | Modeling
Planet Earth Botanically! |
| Mar 10 |
SPRING
BREAK |
SPRING BREAK |
| Mar
24 |
Jennifer
Singleton |
A
Forensics Investigation |
| Mar
24 |
Heather
Moore |
A
Look
at the Food Chain |
| Mar
24 |
Prof.
Storey |
Chemical
Reactions - Endothermic vs. Exothermic |
| Apr
7 |
Kelwin Prater | Bottle
Blow Up |
| Apr
7 |
Christina
Adams |
Water
Pollution Data Analysis |
| Apr
7 |
Tiffany
Williams |
CO2
Chemistry |
| May
5 |
Prof.
Storey |
Isolating
DNA |
| May
5 |
Gayle
Higgins |
Disappearing
Glass |
| May
5 |
Brittany Sanders | Animal
Adaptations |
May 5 GIS Session Highlights "Disappearing Glass" - Investigating some of Light's Properties ![]() Gayle Higgins teaches a lesson on the properties of light refraction & dispersion. ![]() Animal Adaptations - Mrs. Brittany Sanders Aucoin ![]() Brittany Aucoin helps us understand how animals adapt as a species to survive. ![]() |
|
February 10 GIS Highlights |
![]() Gravity and moving objects was explored... Which object will hit the ground first? WHY?!! |
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![]() We also looked at trends in data that we collected and discussed trends and repetition when doing experiments. |
|
February 24, 2007 GIS Highlights ![]() Ms. Samantha Bryant & Ms. Kristen Turner lead the class in physical science topics ![]() Samantha assists a student with her GAK ! ![]() GAK is fun for the young and for those who are young at heart! ![]() Kristen leads on with a model of the plant earth... ![]() The earth's crust, mantle, outer & inner cores were all modeled using a peach! |
Science
Club for Educators @ TAMU-T & TC![]() |