The Launching Of The Science And Math's Exhibition!

It's finally here! The update about the Science And Math's Exhibition! So let's get straight into it.
On the 22nd of March, the Science And Math's Exhibition of 2011 was officially launched by our very own principal, Pn. Hajah Zaleha. This event has been held every year for the past four years in conjunction with Science And Math's week and this year's edition came in with more fantastic and wonderful ideas.


The President of the club decided to give a speech before the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Harsukhpreet Singh, President of The Science & Math's Club 2011

Pn. Hajah Zaleha, accompanied by Pn. Loy start proceedings by cutting the ribbon.

The Science & Math's Exhibition of 2011 is officially launched!

Head Prefect, Kaelan Ong planned a opening ceremony experiment to kick off the exhibition with a bang!

Kaelan explaining the 'Elephant Paste' experiment and its outcome.

With a bit of potassium iodide poured by Pn. Zaleha into the mixture and there you have. Foam galore!

Let's start off the exhibits with water from the heavens.

The name says it all. Water from nowhere!

Next, we have Simple Distillation. This experiment creates ester which has a fruity smell or also known as perfume. The students in charge of the experiment came up with a variety of 'perfumes' which really smelt good.

Cloud In A Bottle?

Andrew explaining the process of the experiment step by step. "When pressure is optimum, the bottle experiences immediate condensation.......".

Qualitative Analysis Of Salt. Now for those of you who are familiar with this 4 words, you'd know they're all about salt compounds learnt in Chemistry when you were in Form 4. Forgot about it? Chapter 8, read up!

Jared giving a brief explanation about salt compounds and their changes when reacted with other substances.

Melisa Chan of 5 Damai having a game of math riddles with Pn. Zaleha

Bending A Bone & Bouncing An Egg

Vinnith of 5 Damai as well explaining how to bend a bone to the teachers.

Math games are fun!

Pn. Zaleha having fun trying out math games.

Zero Zorro!

This software teaches you how to play sudoku. Ain't that cool!

Pn. Zaleha & Pn. Chong competing against each other in a game of sudoku.

Instant Ice? Now that's cooooool.

It takes a few seconds before the ice is formed. Science at work.

Ever wanted to know what makes slime so slimey? Search our January post on how to make slime.

They're having fun!

Nasheel Kaur, also from 5 Damai demonstrating the use of slime as a stress releasing material. 

Centre Point Of Gravity? Point Of Equilibrium? Stability? All thanks to gravity!

Transport Of Water In Plants.

Jon Ho from..... yeah you guessed it, 5 Damai explaining how water travels in plants.

Immerse the stem of the flower in a certain coloured solution, in this case blue and you shall get a flower with blue petals. Ain't that gorgeous?

Dynamo Revolution! Arguably the most entertaining experiment throughout the exhibition.

Hot on their wheels.

Pn. Chong in pursuit!

Here's a video of Pn. Chong trying out 'Dynamo Revolution'

Pn. Zaleha joined in the fun and raced against Pn. Viani.

Here's another video. This time it's Pn. Zaleha against Pn. Viani.

The team behind the track. Aaron Lui & Andrian Tham.

Elephant Paste. Yeap, this paste seems familiar. This was the opening ceremony experiment which kicked off the exhibition in style.

Watch the clip above and see how the foam unfolds itself.

Rainbow coloured foam. Sweeeet.

Water Rocket & Coke Fountain! Both of them surely enough sound like fun.


Pump harder! Pump faster! 3, 2, 1........ we have lift off!

The crowd overjoyed watching the rockets fly high.

Pn. Zaleha then opted to give one of the bottles a blast off by volunteering herself to pump the rocket.

Pn. Zaleha in action.

And finally, Coca cola fountain! Add a few mentos sweets into a bottle filled with coke and you'll get a fountain! Don't believe me? Watch it for yourself.

I'm sure you're planning to try this one out right now. Hahah, well then what's stopping you?!

Overall, The Science & Math's Exhibition this year was deemed a success. With outstanding experiments and fascinating demonstrations, this year's edition was all in all superb. Wanna see more of our experiments? Stay tuned for part two where we're gonna show you all the experiments bit by bit! So don't go for too long. We'll be back soon!

Sneak Peek!

Can't wait to read all about our Science And Math's Exhibition? Here's a sneak peek about the experiments and exhibits displayed during the exhibition! Credits to Andrian Tam for an awesome clip! Enjoy!

A compilation of experiments and exhibits during the exhibition.

Stay tuned for our next post! Yeah, you guessed it. It's gonna be about the exhibition! Till then, see ya'll!

Science And Math's Week!

The much anticipated week of the year for the club had finally arrived! This year's event proved to be an extremely successful one. The opening ceremony of the Science And Math's Week was held during the morning school assembly. An introduction to the event was given by Kaelan Ong, the head prefect of the school then followed by the opening ceremony.

A brief introduction about Science & Math's Week by Kaelan before the event was launched.

The ribbon-cutting by Pn. Chong accompanied by Pn. Loy to inaugurate the ceremony.

Science And Math's Week 2011 is now launched!

Flyers containing schedule of activities that will be held during the week being handed to fellow teachers by the B.O.D members of the Science And Math's Society.

A performance was to be staged by Form 5 students thought by Pn. Shantha.

Kaelan inviting the students to act their opening ceremony performance.

And so, they sang a song called 'It's a genome after all'. 

A video of their performance. Watch and sing along with them!

The performance then marked the end of the opening ceremony. Don't forget to come back for updates about the Science And Math's Exhibition. Stay tuned!

Chemistry Jokes

A chemistry teacher was scholding her students for not learning the Periodic Table of the Elements. She said, "Why when I was your age I knew both their names and weights." One kid popped up, "Yeah, but teach, there were so few of them back then."

'H2O is hot water, and CO2 is cold water'

Q: Why are chemists great for solving problems?

A: They have all the 'solutions'.

A physicist, biologist and a chemist were going to the ocean for the first time.
The physicist saw the ocean and was fascinated by the waves. He said he wanted to do some research on the fluid dynamics of the waves and walked into the ocean. Obviously, he was drowned and never returned.
The biologist said he wanted to do research on the flora and fauna inside the ocean and walked inside the ocean. He too, never returned.
The chemist waited for a long time and afterwards, wrote the observation, "The physicist and the biologist are soluble in ocean water".

Teacher: 'What is the formula for water?'

Student: 'H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O'

Teacher: 'That's not what I taught you'.

Student: 'But you said the formula for water was...H to O.'

"My name is Bond - Covalent Bond."

Biology Trivia!

1) What is the most common element in the human body?
    A: Carbon, B: Hydrogen, C: Oxygen, D: Calcium


2) What is the scientific term for the production of light by living organisms?
    A: Syzygy, B: Photosynthesis, C: Bioluminescence, D: Luminary Effervescence


3) Unlike most other fish, sharks have no ______?
    A: Liver, B: Gills, C: Heart, D: Bones


4) What human organ cleans fifty gallons of blood every day?
    A: Liver, B: Kidneys, C: Heart, D: Stomach


5) What illness accounted for 40 percent of U.S. military casualties during World War I?
    A: Gangrene, B: Smallpox, C: Syphilis, D: Influenza


6) What living animal has the heaviest brain?
    A: African Bush Elephant, B: Black Rhinoceros, C: Sperm Whale, D: Human


7) Which of the following has more bones?
    A: Baby, B: Teenager, C: Adult, D: All are the same


8) Which of the following has the longest recorded life span?
    A: Termite, B: Chimpanzee, C: Indian Elephant, D: Freshwater Oyster


9) What was the first genetically engineered organism?
    A: Corn, B: Tobacco, C: Sheep, D: Rat

Answers

1) C: Oxygen

2) C: Bio-luminescence

3) D: Bones

4) B: Kidneys

5) D: Influenza

6) C: Sperm Whale

7) A: Baby

8) D: Freshwater Oyster

9) B: Tobacco

Science Quizzes - Human Body

1. What is the name of the biggest part of the human brain?
2. What is the name of the substance that gives skin and hair its pigment?
3. What substance are nails made of?
4. What is the human body’s biggest organ?
5. The two holes in your nose are called?
6. Your tongue is home to special structures that allow you to experience tastes such as sour, sweet, bitter and salty, what is their name?
7. The bones that make up your spine are called what?
8. The shape of DNA is known as?
9. The flow of blood through your heart and around your body is called?
10. The bones around your chest that protect organs such as the heart are called what?
11. What is the name of the long pipe that shifts food from the back of your throat down to your stomach?
12. True or false? Your ears are important when it comes to staying balanced.
13. The outside layer of skin on the human body is called the?

Answers  

1. The cerebrum

2. Melanin

3. Keratin

4. The skin

5. Nostrils

6. Taste buds

7. Vertebrae

8. Double helix

9. Circulation

10. Ribs

11. The esophagus

12. True

13. Epidermis

Water Rocket!

Ever tried making your own rocket fueled by water? Well, that's what we did this time around. We made water rockets! All you need is a plastic bottle, a cork with a hole through it in the middle and a bicycle pump. Technically any pump will do the trick if it's able to pump air.
Follow the steps below and you should be able to build your very own water rocket.

1. Fill about half of the plastic bottle with water.
2. Cover the top part of the bottle which is open with a cork.
3. Fix the air valve of the bicycle pump into the hole in the cork.
4. Invert the bottle and have someone beside you to hold the bottle.
5. Make sure there is no water leaking out of the bottle and the flat part of the bottle has to be facing upwards.
6. Slowly pump air into the bottle. When pressure is too great for the bottle to handle, the bottle thrusts itself forward causing it to lift high in the air like a rocket.

Thus, you've made your very own water rocket!

Computer simulation of how a water rocket works.

Water rockets are cool. Below are pictures of water rockets made by the members.

Carefully holding the inverted plastic bottle.

"It's gonna lift anytime........

........and launches into the air spectacularly!"

Without delay, they make another water rocket.

Same outcome though. Up up high in the air!

They didn't stop. They continued making water rockets for an hour straight.

End of the day, everyone had a jolly wet time.