Sarah Elwin

Happy Veterans Day! This week was all about acids and bases! With all the vibrant colors, students asked if they could make solutions to celebrate veterans. @IDEACenterHS

Barfing pumpkins! Students and teachers carved pumpkins together then set off elephant toothpaste inside (even had some pumpkin pi) #chemistryiscool @IDEACenterHS

When life gives you molemons, you make molemonade! This week we learned about mole conversions by making lemonade with just the right number of moles of sugar 🍋 @IDEACenterHS

Did you know aluminum cans have plastic linings? Using lye (in a fume hood because you produce hydrogen gas), you can dissolve the Al and leave just the plastic! @IDEACenterHS

She blinded them with science! (Actually, it was Mg with O2 which we did NOT directly look at.) 🧪 @IDEACenterHS

Fun lab Friday! This week, students learned how determine the amount of energy in foods using Cheeto calorimetry 🔥

Successful week in science! Filled with flames, projects, and a wonderful Back-to-School Night @IDEACenterHS

Fun Lab Friday at @IDEACenterHS! Students are looking at the physical and chemical properties of the elements that make up the human body! (Pictured is the melting point of iodine)

Congratulations to the amazing class of 2022 #IDEACenterHS we are so proud of you! You will be missed!

We aren't "pulling" your leg when we say taffy chemistry is sweet! #IDEACenterHS

Biology students were able to make fermented pickles today. They relished the experience! We also used class-grown herbs from our Lettuce Grow Farmstand, which was a big dill! 🥒

What a beautiful day to take our biology students to the zoo to learn about endangered species!

Fun lab Friday! Today we extracted the DNA from strawberries 🍓@IDEACenterHS

Congratulations to our Archers - #1 team in the State of California!! So proud of you and @ICHSkkb Coach Kevin Beeman! WAY TO GO!!

Busy day for ICHS Science! We learned about thermodynamics in Chemistry with an ice cream lab, then ended the day with a pig dissection with our STEM Club! pic.twitter.com/taTClxZlvN

Hint: California is not on this list. trib.al/qH3GzIt

@LettuceGrowXTFP donated this amazing hydroponic system to our science department! The kids have been so fascinated as we set it up. We can't wait to teach sustainable farming in APES and use it in our projects for bio and chem in Q4! Exciting things are coming 🎉

More incredible work from my students

Another successful showcase for ICHS! Biology & Chemistry students were able to show off their Funky Ferments Project (homemade cheeses, lacto-fermented pickles, rootbeer, and yogurt) and all the wonderful learning they've done.

@IDEACenterHS STEM Club designed a lab safety gingerbread for the @ExploreLearning Gingerneering Challenge! (Lab Safety Carol even made a cameo.) So proud of their hard work! #ELgingerneering