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Applied Math Lab: Newspaper = Structure
February 4, 2010 - 5:36 pm
Posted in 8th grade | 2 comments
The engineering section of 8th grade Applied Math Lab (AML) has just finished a unit on structure building. Using a required number of newspaper sheets, students worked in groups to create a structure that could withhold the weight of one small book, two small books, a math book…?!, a dictionary…?!, two dictionaries…?!, all of this combined, and [...]
Chemistry – lemon batteries
October 30, 2009 - 7:44 am
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By Annaliese F. and Cillian M.
On Wednesday, October 21st, the 8th grade class A created actual working batteries out of nothing but copper rods, zinc coated nails, and lemons. The lemon batteries were connected to LEDs by alligator clips, and the LEDs actually lit up! You might wonder how a plain old lemon can power a [...]
