Students examine the results of arterial spurts (fake blood, of course) in a forensic serology lab focused on the different types of blood spatter.
A colorful display of flames of various metal salts in a chemistry experiment.
Environmental Science students dissect owl pellets in their study of food webs and trophic levels. By finding out what barn owls eat from their pellets, they will construct a food chain with the barn owl as the top predator.
Forensic science students break glass in a forensic glass analysis lab. They are studying how different kinds of glass (window, tempered, heat resistant) break, so that they may solve simulated crimes.
The Environmental Science class went on a field trip to one of the most environmentally friendly buildings in the United States, the Phillip Merrill Environmental Center, headquarters of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Students learned several energy-saving features of the building by going on a "scavenger hunt" and touring the building. They also canoed on Black Walnut Creek and seined for aquatic wildlife to determine the biodiversity in the creek. They found ten species in the creek, which is great for this time of year. A big thank you to Chesapeake Bay Trust for funding this trip!
