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Past projects 55

• Appreciate Our Planet By Investigating Biogeochemical Cycles

  Funded Aug 20, 2017

  Thank you so much for funding this amazing inquiry based lab experience for the biology students. They learned about renewable and nonrenewable resources and how energy was produced. This amazing lab came with eight different activities including water electrolysis (which was a favorite to many) and the students were are to actually measure the amount of energy produced from solar, wind, and water powered models (these are are renewable resources). The water electrolysis was a favorite to many because it involved detailed steps in the procedure and if the students performed those correctly, then the payoff was huge because they were able to ignite the hydrogen gas produced and hear a "POP" sound!

  Thanks again for helping fund this wonderful experience!”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Snodgrass

  This classroom project was brought to life by Tom's of Maine and 2 other donors.

• Best Lab Experience Ever!

  Funded Mar 14, 2017

  Thank you all so much for your extremely generous donations towards the kinetics and equilibrium labs. Your support was very much appreciated, especially considering this project was funded in one day! I was very thankful for the immediate support from each of you.

  The kinetics lab allowed students to investigate the changes in rate of chemical reactions as the concentration of reactants increased. They successfully collaborated as each student had a role in determining the orders and rate laws.

  I truly enjoyed teaching chemistry to your kids this last year. I hope they enjoyed the experience also.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Snodgrass

• React to This!

  Funded Apr 13, 2017

  Thank you so much for helping fund this very fun, relevant, and collaborative lab. All of the students participated in eight different activities involving testing various reflexes and reaction times.

  Many of the reflex testing were foreign to all of us, such as testing the Achilles tendon and bottom of the foot. This was the PERFECT project for them because everyone was involved, unlike previous years in which only half the class dissected the brain while the other half observed from a far.

  The kit consisted of eight different activities that lasted over the course of two days. Lastly, I can reuse this kit next year!

  Thank you for donating towards towards one of the most meaningful labs I have ever assigned to the biology students.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Snodgrass

• Hey Dad, Which Colors Do You See?

  Funded Feb 20, 2017

  Thank you so much for your very generous donation towards the spectroscopy project. The chemistry honors and general chemistry classes studied eight different spectral tubes by analyzing the intensity of the diffraction of light which produced different emissions of varying wavelengths. I remind the students that they are very fortunate to have incredible STEM resources and they showed appreciation by carefully recording the results, Some students stayed into Panther time so they could get the most of the experience!

  Thanks again for allowing them to have this activity. Studying spectroscopy in my class will help those enrolled in either chemistry or physics AP (next year). Unfortunately, those teachers won't have FIVE spectral tube carousels with EIGHT different spectral tubes within each carousel. No worries, the students are welcome to return and use the equipment that all of your donated.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Snodgrass

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and one other donor.

• Name That Human Tissue Slide!

  Funded Dec 16, 2016

  Thank you so much for human tissue slides that my biology students have been carefully studying during their human anatomy chapter. The tissue slides coupled with the digital camera truly help my students understand the concept of cell determination and differentiation. Now that they have captured the images, then students will study the tissue slides at home while teaching their family member the differences in structure and function which is unique for every cell type.

  Thanks again for your continued support.”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Snodgrass

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 4 other donors.

• Pretty Light!

  Funded Jan 28, 2017

  The students really enjoyed experiencing the spectral tubes as they investigated the various wavelengths produced using the spectroscopes. Teaching light, frequency, and wavelength can be confusing for some students; therefore, having this amazing STEM equipment really helps! The students were instructed to take spectroscope home and observe LED lights around the house and neighborhood and then explain to their parents what they learned. They all said it was a lot of fun and their parents were impressed!

  Thank you so much!”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Snodgrass

  This classroom project was brought to life by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and 2 other donors.

• So Many Environmental Variables That Affect Photosynthesis

  Funded Nov 19, 2016

  Thank you so much for donating towards the oxygen sensors which were used to measure the rate of respiration of oxygen gas in three different settings. The students were VERY excited to used the STEM equipment during this ecology unit. Our goal was to compare the rate of oxygen gas consumption of crickets in a cool, room temperature, and warm environment. The students were appreciative to use technology in a biology experiment. My science students at Peninsula benefit from the use of STEM technology, which may not be available in other schools. We have the generosity of the caring and supportive community to thank!”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Snodgrass

  This classroom project was brought to life by Tom's of Maine and 16 other donors.

• Wonderful STEM Based Bio Labs

  Funded Oct 9, 2016

  Thank you for this really cool equipment! We usually have to use the microscope lenses but now we can take pictures, save files, and study larger images of what we are looking at through the microscope. Another fun part of lab is how we connect the digital cameras to those fancy labquest computers! It is nice to use technology as part of the microscope labs and not place our eyes against the same lens that other students are placing their eyes against! Oh! I almost forgot that we were able to save the pictures of the tissue slides and study them at home with our parents. That will help me get an A in this class!”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Snodgrass

  This classroom project was brought to life by ExxonMobil & Think It Up Supporters and one other donor.

• Which Colors Are Those Lights?

  Funded Feb 16, 2017

  Thank you so much for helping fund this amazing project. The students expanded on their understanding of the behavior of light by using spectroscopes to see the various wavelengths and intensity that was emitted. I was able to connect the spectral tube carousel to a Labquest in order to measure wavelength versus intensity, then real-time graphs were produced. The results of the graph agreed with what was seen using the spectroscopes. This lab may opened up their interest in physics because in that class, light is studied in more detail. Well, if they decide to enroll in physics AP I am sure they will be more confident!”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Snodgrass

  This classroom project was brought to life by Overdeck Family Foundation & Simons Foundation and 10 other donors.

• Heart Rate Monitors are the Perfect Tools for Fitness Labs

  Funded Oct 7, 2016

  We had to much fun playing and learning with the Vernier Go Wireless heart rate sensors. It was cool to see the graph form as we ran around the classroom and could visualize our increasing heart rate.

  It was an easy to use product yet it is a very neat and complex piece of equipment. It was nice being able to run around the room freely because of the Bluetooth wireless connection.

  We saw something similar like this in our middle school PE course and it was interesting to find that it could be used for scientific purposes as well.

  Thank you for your generosity!”

  With gratitude,

  Mr. Snodgrass