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A Guide To The Coronavirus: Origins, Genetics, Vaccine Testing and More
by Suren Grigorian Following the recent and particularly immediate development of the novel coronavirus approximately greater than 400,000 individuals remain dead, 7 million infected and millions of additional lives plunged into fear. A large majority of that fear appears to originate from fear of the unknown, specifically from the fact that among the individuals representing the statistical...Read More
Rube Goldberg Machines Compilation
document.createElement('video'); https://www.thescienceacademystemmagnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/rgm_compilation_low.mp4 by Suren Grigorian and Daniel Svediani The name of Rube Goldberg has become synonymous with the word “mechanism,” with his machines connoting images of complex chain reactions which accomplish a minor and relatively routine task at their end. However, the...Read More
Zyg Ramsay: 3D Printing Hero
by Ms. Kincaid and David Tang I’m sure there are many of us who read about what’s happening in the news and see how hard healthcare and frontline workers are working to keep us safe, and we wonder, “What can I do to help?” Well, 8th grader Zyg Ramsay went ahead and decided to do something about it. He saw the challenges that healthcare workers were having getting all the Personal...Read More
3D Printing
How 3D Printers Work By: Suren Grigorian and Everett Lane 3D printing is a technology which, prior to the beginning of the 21st century, remained exclusively confined to the subjects of industrial manufacturing and prototype production. It is gaining traction in the consumer/recreational world as one of the most ubiquitous and recent technologies of the early millennium; however, a...Read More
The Environment and the Effects of COVID-19
by Allen Choi and Payton Suh Although the Coronavirus has brought shutdown to many parts of the world, many things, both good and bad, have happened to our Earth due to a decrease in human activity. Ever since we have been in lockdown, the Earth has been changing slowly in many ways. From CO2 emissions to the ozone layer, quarantine may be bringing a positive effect on the environment. The Los...Read More
Nikola Tesla: The Genius Forgotten
Author: Shai Lang How much do you know about the creator of remote control and alternate current motors? Many don’t realize how an unappreciated man such as Nikola Tesla could be so vital to the world of electricity. Tesla is well-known for his Tesla coil and alternate current (AC) motor. Even though many people know of Tesla’s achievements, they may not know that Tesla had an interesting...Read More
Science Academy Takes 2nd Place at Battle of the Books
Science Academy Team Takes 2nd Place at First-Ever Virtual Battle of the Books by David Tang On Saturday, May 16, 2020, the Science Academy STEM Magnet took part in their first Battle of the Books competition in our school’s history! The ranks in the image above represent their placing in the local competition, which took place at the Science Academy, competing with the other Academy...Read More
