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This is the online community for the Youth Exploring Science (YES) program at the Saint Louis Science Center. Join YES teens, youth volunteers, staff, parents and collaborating science, technology, engineering and math professionals in exploring and sharing the world around us.

wow what has really happened since i have left you...

YES

I am very dissapointed to say that the recent layoffs have been very unforgivable. The fact that my favorite supervisors, the ones who taught me so much are gone and now the simplicity of their teaching strategies may be gone as well. I feel that the ones that are gone were the best and I'm not saying the remaining bunch are not up to my expectations but I believe you have deprived the youth from being around very energetic and talented individuals who make learning fun. Furthermore you have eliminated the most expierienced workers who have been in this longer than most so they acting as role models to the new supervisors... I just hope that this decision made by the higher ups was the best decision...

Fungus Among Us

Agriscience

Last Saturday in Agriscience, we welcomed a new supervisor, Colin, along with two new teens, Authority and Mariah.  Our focus was on funguses and how they can be both useful and detrimental.  We dissected a mushroom and a stalk of celery to compare them.  We also looked at moldy bread, discussed the Irish Potato Famine, and listed how funguses are different from plants.  And, of course, the chickens made a visit.

 

Chevon holding Tiny
 
 

agriscience

Agriscience
Today was interesting. we explored about mushrrom and celery. Also how they grow and what makes them grow. When had chickens they get bigger everytime we see them. There also wilder , but boo boo alot less than when they were little

Co2 Rockets

Astronomy
today we made co2 rockets in astronomy using different substances and putting them in bottles with baking soda and then shaking them up with caps on them to see how different the chemical reactions and the Ph numbers of the liquids.

BLOW UP !

Astronomy
Today we made CO2 rockets ;) first we used vinegar & water w/ baking soda , and the cork blew off when we shook it up . But then we mixed other ingredients w/ water & baking soda to see what would happen like vegetable oil , pepsi , lemon juice etc & we got some pretty good chemical reactions . CO2 Rockets :)

cetus constellation

Astronomy
cetus was my constellation.... it was a whale that had a face like a dog and a fish tail with paws as hands.