Project Gallery
This is a gallery of all student projects completed during this exhibit. Under the description of each project you will find a link to each group's project website. On each website you can find information on the exhibit, the science behind it, designs of the prototype, and progress over the weeks of construction.
Discovering NeuronsSholeh Sisson, Jessica Sloan,
Alexis Espinoza, Marea Shanks This groups exhibit focused on the neuron and biological phenomena occurring within it. The phenomena are called resting potential and action potential: processes through which impulses travel from one part of the body to another. The exhibit will show how the potassium and sodium molecules have to go in and out of the nerve to let the impulse go down the axon of the neuron, teaching children how their body senses things.
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Translation Station
Jake Stutz, Lulu Smith, Kelaia Cruz
This group's scientific phenomenon was DNA, specifically translation. Their exhibit demonstrated the process of translation, how proteins are created. It was interesting for visitors to visit a translation display because it's something very fascinating happening in our bodies at all times. Visitors were able to learn about the process of translation, which is how proteins are created. It was fun and intriguing because viewers were able to not only learn how a protein is synthesized, were able to create the protein themselves.
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ChromosomesCarlos Vargas, Eddie Ahumada, Meredith Reyes
This exhibit was about heredity. The group made a chromosome spinner. Either side of the spinner was labeled Mom or Dad. The middle section where both met was labeled Baby. Visitors pushed a button and the spinner determined which chromosomes they would get from their mother, and which they would get from their father, illustrating that 2 sets of chromosomes make
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Stem CellsLucas Alves, Abe Huezo, Elam Ainekulu
This group made large exhibit, where you can drop a ball, and it will randomly fall into a slot. This represents the stem cell's absolute randomness as to what it might become.
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The Human Microbiome
Genevieve De Kervor, Harmony Reynolds
This exhibit was based off the scientific phenomenon called the Human Microbiome. The types and environments of bacteria in the human body play a critical role in the health of an individual. Questioning how to create the most suitable environment for bacteria in the human body in order to understand the human microbiome further could lead to many future discoveries about general human health.
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I Got It From My Mama: HeredityPaloma Honan, RJ Lenoir, Tyler Anderson
This project teaches kids where they get their genes from and what determines each one. This group accomplished this by letting the visitor enter two parents traits by flipping switches and when they pushed a button, panels lit up, showing what traits the baby would most likely have.
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Sporing FungiTessa Evans, Lucy Slagle, Claudia Martinez
The science phenomenon explored with this exhibit was the growth and reproduction of fungi. A few questions explored throughout this project were; What affects fungi growth and reproduction? What role does fungi play in the environment? What does fungi need in order to grow? How does fungi reproduce? The two concepts we have focused on implementing on our final design are growth and reproduction.
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Kill the BacteriaMauro Chavez, Laura Mendoza, Jade Lao
This project taught museum visitors about bacteriophage and antibiotics. The visitors threw a ball into one of 3 holes. Once they made the shot, depending on what ball they threw, a sign would light up. If a bacteriophage ball was thrown, the sign would light up showing that the bacteria cell was killed. If an antibiotic ball was thrown, the sign would light up showing that the bacteria cell is still alive.
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Pain Relievers and Our BodySamantha Chavez, Riana Hunter, Danielle Patriarca
The phenomenon that this group is explored was how medicines alter how our bodies function. In the beginning phases of this project, each of us are experimenting with this phenomenon in different ways. They created a comprehensive interactive exhibit that educated visitors regarding which medicine helped with which problems.
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Hungry Hungry White Blood CellsYuuki Rosby, Andrea Kirsh, Rayonna Skully
This project was a take of the game, "Hungry Hungry Hippos." It taught visitors about white blood cells. White blood cells are a very important part of our immune system. They work to keep viruses out of our body. Instead of hippos, the grabbers were white blood cells, and instead of food, they were trying to grab viruses.
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Cocka-Doodle-DooAraya Komai, Amber Escobar, Sierra Stratton
This group's exhibit was meant to teach the audience each step regarding developing chicken embryos. They focused on four different stages of development; days 4, 10, 15, and 20.
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Living Lights for the NightsPhaon Zelenz, Devlon Minton, Dale Jones
This group designed UV lava lamp containing fluorescent protein. They originally wanted to design a strand of bacteria that would glow for the bacteria's lifetime. The bio-luminescent strand was their ultimate goal but they realized that it would be near impossible.
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Birds n' StuffCorey Taliaferro, Ethan Bitticks, Juan Cardona
This group focused on natural selection. The group exhibited birds and how different they are in terms of beak, size, food preferences and habits. They created a spinner that allowed visitors to match different aspects of a bird together.
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