the hardest part of teaching science is knowing what and what not to say.If a little child ask me a question and i don't know it , i would stress myself just to answer the child's question or to even know it myself. kids have a lot of question and if they want to know them they will ask. So if i don't know the question i would feel bad.

The haredst part of teaching science is the teaching of it's self because always know what you are saying and learning every amount of knowledge about science such biology,antomny,etc. But overall science is a fun learning experience with family,friends,and many others.and that's my opionion on teaching science

Last week was the Pulse! event at the main building.  Our teens went over to watch some of the performances.  We also had a table with a sound activity called Mystery Boxes.  Here's a pic of some of the teens learning to salsa with the Colombian dance group:

 

There is a health awareness event on May 25th at Cardinal Ritter College Prep. High School. The event consist of a 5k run and resource fair. Please register online at cdmindandbody.org.

ACOPP's "Heard" summer program recruitment has begun and will end June 1st. Anyone interested in signing up a child between the ages of 9-17 please email Hakee Mitchell at acopporg@gmail.com.

Its unfortunate that we have to say goodbye to a great spring semester with the YES program but we're more than happy to start another great summer!! So, to gear up for the summer we're going to end this semester off with a trip to the Saint Louis Zoo!  All teens should meet at the Zoo at 9:00am near "The Living World" entrance. Field trip form is attached. Be ready to have fun!

 

Hi everyone!  Unfortunately, our trip to the Botanical Garden last Saturday got rained out.  We had to transplant our seedlings into bigger pots anyway, though.  Instead of using plastic pots, we made pots out of just newspaper and tape.  That way, when we put them outside, we can just put the whole thing, newspaper pot and plant, into the ground.  The newspaper will decompose in the soil.

We also researched soil organisms, such as bacteria and funguses.  Teens made a poster and presented about their soil organism.  All the ones we researched are usually beneficial to plants.  Did you know there is a nematode (a worm) that can grow up to 24 feet long and be as thick as a garden hose?  They live inside sperm whales deep in the ocean.  

 

Here's a newspaper pot: