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Want to read it all? Just scroll down. Students complete a polymer lab in Honors Biology. They analyzed the chemical makeup of different polymers. In the end, they engineered their own biodegradable polymer cups! School is out for the summer, but students in Ms. Denise Puopolo's class are still learning. In a partnership with Tufts, these students are learning about different antiviral drugs. EBHS is proud of Ms. Denise Puopolo who has developed an Advanced Topic course in collaboration with Tufts. This science elective is open to seniors who are interested in further advancing their knowledge of biological science as it relates to the human body. The class consists of three modules: infectious disease, neurological disorders, and metabolic disease.
When students first arrive in this country, they take SEI physics/engineering with Ms. Helen Harlan or Ms. Sarah Benat. The class is designed to teach physics, engineering, science skills and serve as an introduction to science vocabulary for the students. These pictures are of students in Ms. Harlan's classes. Check out our students exploring biological molecules in our classrooms. From building models of DNA, testing for the presence of carbohydrates, to practicing their pipetting skills and gel electrophoresis. These students in our Regular Biology and SpEd Biology classrooms are exploring the very molecules from which we are made. EBHS students and teachers participated in a week of training and orientation at St. Michaels College in Colchester, Vermont with the Center organized by Vermont EPSCoR (The U.S. Department of Energy's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research). During the week, they learned about stream ecology and climate change. They learned about how to collect water samples from streams for analysis, conduct a stream evaluation and site assessment, and collect and identify macroinvertibrates from streams. They also worked on brainstorming some possible research questions to ask about streams in Boston. They will be embarking on a year-long project to collect and analyze data in order to answer their research question of choice. They will return to Vermont to present our research project at the annual EPSCoR research symposium. The biology teachers from Eastie took a field trip to Harvard today to be trained in the PTC PCR lab with Alia. The lab is funded by the Amgen Biotech Experience. Teachers from AP Biology, honors biology, regular biology, SEI biology, SpEd biology, special topics, and our biotech pathway were all represented. We can't wait to try the lab with our students! A student represents the Science Department at graduation. Congratulations to the class of 2017! We know you will carry forward our values of Class, Pride, and Tradition.
After only one day students are well on their way! Above a student has complete a leg of her robot. Below students have made progress building a sustainable energy solution!
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