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Gr. 7s at the Michael Smith Labs

On January 19, Gr. 7H spent the day at the Michael Smith Labs at UBC. The girls participated in two different workshops.

In the morning, they performed an experience where they isolated their own DNA, and then they had the chance to load and run a DNA gel. This process uses electricity to separate DNA fragments.

In the afternoon, the girls worked on a screenplay, which they performed in front of a camera. The themes addressed in the screenplays were linked to the experiment in both direct and indirect ways.

See the girls in action in these photos taken by Mr. Camp:

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It’s Mole Day!

The Senior Science department is celebrating Mole Day today (Thursday, October 23).

Celebrated annually on October 23 from 6:02am to 6:02pm, Mole Day commemorates Avogadro’s Number (6.02 x 1023), which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry. Mole Day was created as a way to foster interest in chemistry [from moleday.org].

There will be different activities happening throughout the day, including a guacamole contest and whac-a-mole. Please stop by the cafe at lunch for tortilla chips and guacamole!