STEM Fair Project

Magnoliopsida class, Fabales family and Phaseolus genus. Kidney beans were originated from Peru with other beans like white beans, black beans, navy beans etc. They’re part of a larger group called “common beans,” which were cultivated as early as 8,000 years ago. Common beans were spread by migrating tribes and served as an important protein source in the diets of the Indians of the Americas (2012). There are many factors that affect the growth of kidney beans which can be the reason why kidney beans are not found in many regions. According to HMS some factors that affect the germination of seeds of kidney beans are a) moisture- it can rupture the growth of seeds; b) air- oxygen is needed in larger amount to germinate the seeds. If soil condition is too wet than still seeds will not germinate so we need to take care that there is not too much of air or too less of air; c) temperature- Germination takes place over a wide range of temperature and it is specific to every crop. Kidney beans prefer the temperature to

The University of Maryland- Baltimore County has designed a STEM BUILD program to help encourage diversity among STEM students.

My favorite way to enjoy white beans is in a soup, much like this EASY recipe including kale. Always drain and thoroughly rinse your canned beans. There’s usually a lot of sodium hiding in the packing liquid.

Black bean contains fiber, folate, vitamin B6 and phytonutrient content together with its lack of cholesterol that can support healthy status of heart and fiber in black bean can reduce amount of cholesterol in the blood and then reduce risk of heart disease. Excessive amounts of homocysteine can damage blood vessels and bring to heart disease. However, vitamin B6 and folate can prevent the building up of homocysteine to reduce chance of heart disease.

Part One: A big argument that is made in “Where the Jobs Are: STEM Fields” by Linda Rosen and “Many With New College Degree Find the Job Market Humbling” by Catherine Rampell, is that employment rates for college grads are much lower than they were before, as are the starting salaries. According to a study released by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, “The median starting salary for students graduating from four-year colleges in 2009 and 2010 was $27,000, down from $30,000 for those who entered the work force in 2006 to 2008.” Along with lower employment rates and starting salaries, those without a college degree are even less fortunate than those who graduated from college. On the other hand, STEM

My proposal for my Senior Project is to transition and streamline the Evans City PTO digital infrastructure for the next PTO Board. My mother has been the PTO President at Evans City Elementary & Middle School for the past six years. When the school became paperless, the PTO needed to change what they were doing to adhere to the policy. As a result, I was asked by the Board to aid in the transition to digital. In doing this, I designed and created a multipage, comprehensive public website and digitalized all PTO documents and forms. I also investigated and came up with solutions for data management and transitioned it to a new email service. Also in this transition, I set up the PTO’s social media platforms; essentially I “modernized” the Evans City PTO. Over the years, I have always been a big help in managing the data,

I have been moving forward towards the completion of chapter two and chapter three of my capstone project. My planned submission of all three chapters is this week. Chapter two requires a review of the literature on the capstone topic. The review of the literature section requires that the writer provides details and explanation of the topic. I will also have to re-submit the corrections of chapter three along with the matrix. I am still adding more and more information to the chapters. I am still having problems logging on to the Bb site and I have to ask for a new password each time to log on. I cannot get the site to accept my own password. I am waiting for the return of my approval paper to present my capstone project and the papers for my practicum. These papers were

Research question: How does the properties of Platinum enhance its usefulness when it comes to playing a role in pharmaceutical and surgical treatments?

Margaret Milcoff, a student of Mill Creek Middle School, participated in an activity called the science fair. Her topic was “Does temperature affect the growth of basil plants?” Margaret has a rich desire to absorb all of the facts of the future, so she did this particular science fair experiment to find out if simple plants, such as basil, would be able to survive the deadly affects of global warming. Margaret used the scientific method through her trials of the science fair. So without further a due here is Margaret’s very successful and meticulous science fair journey.

My STEM fair project is about soil erosion. Soil erosion is when the topsoil, which holds the most nutrients, washes or blows away carrying all of that organic material with it. Therefore, it causes lots of damage such as creating ditches and polluting waterways costing us billions of dollars. I am trying to answer the question, "Does the type of plant affect how well it stops soil erosion?". The results of the experiment should show which plant does the best job of stopping soil erosion, therefore helping us reduce soil erosion costs and damage.

The competencies that I acquired in my life are related to school’s subjects and to my own experiences. In the first place, the knowledges that I gained in my academic career really helped out. Since first secondary, I learned and studied about the Second World War on many aspects as the Jew’s persecution, the power of Hitler, the Nazi’s propaganda, the causes and the consequences of the war, etc. I learned about that in different subjects as French, History and English.

With this experiment, I will test people of different ages and analyze what picture they consider to be more attractive, the edited ones or the individual photos. I will be using photoshop to edit these pictures and create composite faces with

Beans stored for a longer period of time need to be checked for insect damage or mold. Instead of visually looking at each bean put them in a bowl of cold water. Use only the ones sinking to the bottom as those floating are either suffer from insect damage or mold.

For my sophomore project I did a three week course that consisted of river rafting ninety miles down the Deschutes and backpacking the Three Sister’s wilderness. The first week was spent mostly on boats, rafting through the summer sun twelve miles a day with tarps supported by paddles to sleep under at night. As physically and mentally straining as was, it only got more difficult in the next two weeks. We moved to our starting point miles away from the Sisters Mountains. I spent the next fourteen days hiking long distances with a fifty pound backpack on, very limited food, and bleached water. The most impactful part of this trip was the forty-eight hour solo. Two days with no food or company is a very interesting experience that most people

The purpose of this field trip is to learn new and adventurous facts about science. Our field trip will be held on Wednesday April 13, 2016, in the California Science Center. The California Science Center provides information about outer space, our body, and of course how the world began. We will be going through several places including: the IMAX Theatre, the model of Endeavour, our body systems, the botanical garden, and airplane models.