science – Page 32 – The Yorkie

On Saturday November 26th, seven girls from Grades 11 and 12 (Ashley W., Erin D., Julie W., Jennifer, Kaitlyn M., Poljanka J. and Tiffany C.) spent the day competing at the Kwantlen Science Challenge in Richmond.

The competition consisted of five events: Jeopardy, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and the Design Challenge, for which the girls, along with Gabby D., Kayla L., and Kimmy S., worked beforehand to construct a pop bottle car propelled by water and air pressure.

Every event was stimulating and challenging, and all in all everyone had a great day full of fun and laughter and intelligence. Way to go Yorkies! Our final results were well deserved, with York House placing 5th overall as well as an impressive first place finish in the Chemistry event. Woohoo! Keep up the good work!

Ashley W.
Grade 12

The newly established Science Club kicked off the year by learning how to make ice cream.

To make the delicious vanilla, strawberry, and coffee flavoured ice creams, the girls used ice and salt to freeze their mixture of milk, cream, sugar, and flavouring. Because the salt lowers the freezing point of the ice, the ice then melts into water. In order to melt, the ice must take energy from it’s surroundings, so energy in the form of heat is transferred from the ice cream mixture into the ice, causing the ice cream mixture to freeze.

The girls enjoyed learning about the “science” of ice cream, which was equally as enjoyable as the taste of the delicious frozen treats. The girls concluded the experiment by sampling the ice cream in cones, and the first meeting of Science Club was deemed a success. The next Science Club day will involve crystal making, and everyone is welcome to sign up!

Submitted by: Xi Lin, Gr. 12

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Sr. Girls Place 1st in Chemistry @ Kwantlen Science Challenge

The Science of Ice Cream