|
Jackie Prather students are required to write a research paper and keep a journal on the process.
In spite of being worried about the result of the judging process of her two-month project in the Science Fair, Claire Myers, a fifth-grader at Denmark Elementary, won the first place in the life science division for her soil experiment. Myer’s theory proved that the soil in her grandmother’s garden would harvest a bigger plant than one from her own. |
|
|
Most of us would love to make guyabano fruit juice, puree, tea and shake. This fruit is grown in Central America, sub-Saharan parts of Africa and Southeast Asia. Filipinos believe in the wonders of guyabano. It is known to relieve pain, inflammation, asthma, lowers fever, spasms, heart rate and blood pressure. It is also good for diabetic individuals and its extracts can prevent cancer cells from forming. Viruses, fungi and harmful bacteria can also be prevented when you eat guyabano because of its anti-microbial potential. |
|
|
A Science Symposium was held at Hardy Elementary School last October. The event was participated by students from Hardy, Parmley and Turner Elementary Schools in the Willis Independent School District. The participants performed science experiments. Symposium participants focus on real microgravity experiments for the International Space Station. About 100 students of Hardy Elementary listened to Dr. Lisa Brown, a former NASA employee, as she discussed the history of space exploration. She also pointed out that schools should give importance in making science projects. To follow the protocol set by NASA, students use salt solutions, grass seed, ants and fleas in their experiments. |
|
|
Bio-Processing Division of PhilMech and Department of Science and Technology have shared their resources to conduct further research in a process called Ohmic heating. Ohmic heating is an advanced thermal processing method wherein the food material is heated by passing electricity through it. Electrical energy is dissipated into heat which results in rapid and uniform heating to kill pathogens and microbes. Ohmic heating is also called electrical resistance heating, Joule heating, or electro-heating, and may be used for a variety of applications in the food industry. |
|
|
A research study in Australia revealed that Philippines is rich in marine biodiversity which is connected to other marine ecosystems in the Pacific ocean. Filipino marine students are now studying the decreasing count of coral reefs which will have a great impact on our lives in the future. According to the study of Prof. Terry Hughes, Australia's foremost marine biologist on coral ecosystems, marine biology students in the Philippines could do a big help to further study the problems in coral ecosystems to learn the possible outcome on aquatic life and Filipino livings. |
|
|
