Bliss High School will make an “Inquiry into Enzymes.”
CapEd, Capital Educators Federal Credit Union, in partnership with the Idaho Athletic club awarded its fourth January Teacher Grant of the Month in the amount of $750 to Andrea Robbins of Bliss High School in Bliss, Idaho. Robbins will use the grant toward purchasing the materials for the Inquiry into Enzymes Project for tenth grade biology class during a unit on cell chemistry. Students will be challenged to use technology like gas sensors and pH and temperature probes to carry out an experiment of their own design to see the effect changing temperature and pH have on enzymatic activity.
“This activity is innovative in that students will be working with real data and using real collection tools. Nothing about what they see will be hypothetical. These circumstances will foster students’ natural curiosity, providing an intrinsic source of motivation to learn. Students will develop confidence in their ability to conduct scientific investigations, leading to increased problem-solving and critical-thinking skills,” explained Robbins.
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Bliss Health-Science Program! Bliss and NVA students have come together in our Health-Sciences program. Designed for students considering careers within the health-related professions, the program offers advanced-level health and science coursework that will prepare students for college level classes required for professional jobs such as medical assisting, nursing, surgical assisting, dentistry, radiology, pharmacology, and much more! Classes offered this year include Health Applications, Chemistry, Medical Terminology, Pathology, and Heath Occupations.
Here’s what the students are saying: I liked when we taught the little kids about the digestive system. –Kyra, Bliss My favorite thing is these classes have been learning about the different personalities and learning styles. –Tyler, NVA Getting certified in CPR was a lot of fun and a real eye opener to the medical field. -Demsie, Bliss In Health Applications, I loved doing the relaxation sessions, especially when my day was stressful. –Thania, Bliss I am looking forward to actually using the words that I am learning in Medical Terminology. When I went to the doctor’s office this trimester and he used big words, I was able to mostly follow what he was saying! –Crystal, NVA I really liked making the high-fiber banana bread in Health. –Tisun, NVA
Did you know…? That diagram means ‘through a record’? –Esther, NVA That Cesarean Section was named after Julius Caesar? –Crystal, NVA That hyperemesis means to throw up a lot? –Denise, NVA That too much stress can literally stop your brain from functioning? –Demsie, Bliss That the molecule in Sudafed looks almost exactly like a molecule of meth? -Kyra, Bliss That a kidney stone is also called a calculi? –Tyler, NVA That potassium explodes in water? –Tisun, NVA |