Advanced science students will share their self-designed research projects with the Milton community at large in the annual Science Symposium this Friday, April 27.
“The Symposium is an opportunity to celebrate the projects that students have developed over the year, but also to see the skills and knowledge that they’ve accumulated throughout their time at Milton,” says science department chair Julie Seplaki.
Students from all divisions of Milton are invited to visit the Symposium, as are parents, Julie says. It is an open-house style event, so visitors may stop in at any time, but it opens with remarks from some of the presenting students.
“We would encourage all members of our community to come and explore the work on display,” she says. “The Symposium is designed to be a community gathering to celebrate the inquiry-based approach that is central to our entire program.”
Students will display projects in biology, chemistry, physics and environmental science. Some of the questions students have explored this year are:
How may fluorescent dyes be used to detect heavy metal pollution in water?
How may one turn sound into a laser show?
How may varying levels of ribonuclease impact conditioning in Planaria (flatworms)?
How may the Magnus effect apply to the flight of a baseball?
How may food quality impact cilia regeneration in Tetrahymena?
The Science Symposium will be held on Friday from 5:15–7 p.m. in the lobby of the Pritzker Science Center. Light refreshments will be served.