Colorful Chemistry!
Chem students use their knowledge of dyes
The chemistry students recently used their knowledge of dyes to create personalized headbands. They had studied the use of mordants earlier in the year and discussed why they were used to change the polarity of fabrics. They also . . .
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Preschoolers get down and dirty at science fair!
8th graders introduce little kids to the fun of science
The EPS 8th graders recently hosted the annual preschool science fair! The event began as the preschoolers were divided into small groups; they then traveled around the room to five different sessions hosted by the older students. . . .
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State Health Science Meet participants chosen
Three Elgin Public 8th graders chose to create a project for and present at the regional Health Science Meet sponsored by AHEC. Ivy Prater, Hunter Thramer, and Abbi Couch put in extra time and effort to create their individual science . . .
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Science Fair is a big hit!
It was another great year for the annual EPS science fair! Visitors to this year’s fair saw creative new project ideas, new uses of technology, and learned a great deal more about everything from water purification to force to . . .
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Life Science class explores the body!
The human body is an amazing piece of work! That is what the 7th graders are currently learning about. In pairs, they have each created a Power Point presentation dealing with one of the body systems, then have taken turns . . .
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Environmental Science field trip gives a behind-the-scenes look
A closer look at renewable energy sources
On December
3rd, the first really cold day of the year, the Environmental
Science class took a field trip to learn more about renewable
resources and how our choices affect the earth. The students
visited four locations: Siouxland . . .
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Recycling continues at EPS!
"Each ton of recycled paper can
save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill
space, 4000 kilowatts of energy, and 7000 gallons of water."
From October of last year to
October of this year, EPS has sent . . .
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EPS Hosts City of Elgin Punkin Chunkin
Intro to Engineering designs trebuchet
On a beautiful Friday afternoon, Elgin Public School hosted a
Punkin Chunkin competition with Pope John. Both schools, including
St. Boniface, came out to watch two trebuchets go head to head to
see who could launch a 10 lb pumpkin the . . .
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The exciting world of plants!
Life science students explore plants
For the past few weeks, the Life Science students have been
studying plants. Prior to the lesson began, most expressed
that plants were NOT the most exciting organisms in the world.
However after students learned that roots, . . .
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Mol Day has arrived!
The long-anticipated Mol Day has finally arrived! Students
celebrated from 6:02 am to 6:02 pm by playing mol games, eating mol
food, and paying tribute to Amadeus Avagadro--"Father of the
Mol."
The mol is an . . .
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Chemistry students have gone nuts!
Which nut has more calories:
roasted peanuts or roasted walnuts? The chemistry students were
recently asked this same question and completed a lab to find out.
Using a homemade calorimeter setup, the lab partners lit a nut on
fire and . . .
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Creativity shines in solar system models!
Earth Science students show off their creative sides
To
wrap up our outcome of solar system studies, the Earth Science
class recently created solar system models. Their
requirements included the sun, 9 planets (including dwarf planet
Pluto), our moon, and the asteroid belt. . . .
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Earth science students explore the stars!
Since school began, the 8th grade Earth Science students have
been studying the universe--the features, theories about how it
began, as well as our small role in it. The days have been
filled with everything from skits to acting out . . .
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School-wide recycling is back underway!
The Environmental science class
is jumping right into the new school year by kick-starting the
school-wide recycling efforts! They have been busy painting
new recycling and reusing boxes for classrooms to replace worn out
or . . .
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! read more
