They have developed a variety of interdisciplinary units that take full advantage of their areas of expertise and interest. Since this is the first project of the school year, students are provided almost all of the resources necessary to complete their work. Working in groups of four, they learn to read scientific articles about yeast, write abstracts, write a research paper, and perform a complex experiment. This project requires that the students apply what they learned from their first project. In addition, they must learn to use our library resources as well as internet resources.
Students work in teams of two or three and explore topics in bacteriology.
They write a research proposal, including an experimental design, and present their proposals using PowerPoint. After revising their proposals following the recommendations of the instructor and their peers, they proceed through the experimentation process. The ultimate goal is to present their results at the school science fair. Jurassic Park Students study the real science, as well as the science fiction, found in Michael Crichton's novel. Activities include observing organisms embedded in amber, isolating DNA, and DNA fingerprinting using gel electrophoresis.