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

Messages from the Science Academy Faculty and Staff

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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

A Guide To The Coronavirus: Origins, Genetics, Vaccine Testing and More

by Suren Grigorian Following the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus resulting in an increasing number of infected people, we are entering a new era filled with fearful projections of the future. 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 majority of the public, a small...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

How To Draw A Minion

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Rube Goldberg Machines Compilation

document.createElement('video'); [video src="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

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