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
There’s always got to be that one kid who reminds the teacher to collect the homework!
Thank you to all who submitted captions and to those who voted. The winner was submitted by Leah Rosenthal, Gr. 10. 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
BreakThrough Junior Challenge Scholarship
https://breakthroughjuniorchallenge.org/ WELCOME TO THIS YEAR’S BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR CHALLENGE You get it. You’ve grasped an important scientific theory, concept or principle. Now can you share your insight? An inventive video can get across complex material that would take pages of text to communicate. To take part in the Breakthrough Junior Challenge (the “Challenge”), create a short video...Read More
2020 Science Academy Spelling Bee
by Edward Lee The Scripps Spelling Bee is an event that has been around for quite a long time. The first Scripps Spelling Bee was held on June 17, 1925 in Louisville, Kentucky. The founder of the modern American spelling bee was Frank Neuhauser, an American patent lawyer. The only time that the Spelling Bee was interrupted was from 1943-1945 during World War II. Scripps is an American...Read More
2020 Science Academy Science Fair Awards
By Milan Vuletic and Apollo Colligan The History of the Science Fair The Science Fair! Love it or hate it, the Science Fair is a tradition in most American elementary, middle, and high schools. The Science Fair originated back in 1942, when it was named the “The Science Talent Search” created by William Ritter and Edward Scripps. After this, the Science Fair grabbed the...Read More
Technology Central: Makerspace
By Jose Salamanca and Gideon Said This year, the Makerspace lab has been utilized more than ever! Here, kids are allowed to work on any projects they want. In this room, there is a wide selection of materials from flight simulators to VR. You can 3-D print anything you need for whatever project you are pursuing. In this lab at the Science Academy, students are working on very unique and...Read More
Make Your Own Mask
Making Masks At Home By Frederick Ernst Due to the coronavirus, it can be difficult to find masks in stores or on-line. CDC recommends the wearing of a mask when outside the home and when it’s difficult to remain 6 ft away from others in order to contain the microdroplets that can potentially carry the coronavirus. It’s important that we not buy and hoard the N95 masks that medical workers...Read More
Artist of the Week by Apollo Colligan
Born in Nancy, France on June 26, 1725, Joseph Ducreux may have trained with his father, who was also a painter. He went to Paris to be taught by the famous pastel artist, Maurice Quentin de La Tour. When the French Revolution broke out, he fled to England. Here, he made the last portrait ever of King Louis XVI before the king’s execution. Joseph is most famous for his uncanny self portraits,...Read More
#GraduateTogether
Join the Class of 2020 high school seniors for their virtual graduation with commencement speaker former Pres. Barack Obama and other special guests on Saturday, May 16th at 8pm. More info here: graduatetogether2020.com Read More