Author: kjoanna224
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SSC: Simple Pendulum Motion + PCR DNA Test Seminar
As a part of the Seoul Science Center staff, I explained the simple pendulum booth to visitors. The majority of visitors of Seoul Science Center (SSC) is young children and parents, though if lucky, there sometimes are groups of students from field trips. For this Saturday, I volunteered to explain the simple pendulum booth. First,…
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ES Summer Camp Day 4 (6/16/22)
Fourth day of summer camp! Today’s lesson was supposed to be focused on a real biodegradation observation, whereby students create their own compost bins, but due to a personal mistake *ahem* of forgetting to remind them to bring their own food waste today, the lesson plan was switched last minute to.. EXPLODING SANDWICH BAGS! Some…
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ES Summer Camp Day 3 (6/15/22)
Third day of summer camp~ Finally the first day of experimenting with the kids. Plastic pollution is one of my more *passionate* global issues, and I’ve done numerous major projects related to raising awareness about this issue in previous years. Though not directly related to plastic pollution, I’m also planning to start an Advanced Topic…
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ES Summer Camp Day 2 (6/14/22)
Second day of summer camp already! The students learned about the scientific method today and began preparing their science notebooks. I was quite surprised almost none of them had learned about the Scientific Method, despite the majority of the class being comprised of upper Elementary students. It’s still hard for me to charismatically lead the…
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ES Summer Camp Day 1 (6/13/22)
I know this is kind of a last-minute update (sorry for the late notice everyone) but I actually ended up getting the opportunity to intern for a summer camp held at my school for Elementary Students. There are a variety of kids, ranging quite widely in age and experience and also linguistic capabilities. As the…
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Guilt-Free Mukbang: Prevention of Obesity Through CRISPR-Cas9
Have you ever felt guilty from stuffing yourself with mouth-watering cookies, or gobbling that one last bite of juicy steak? The impossible urge to resist the temptation of biting down the warm flesh with the aroma of the roasted crust diffusing in your mouth is surely inevitable. But, as of 2016, two billion adults were…
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Egg Drop Experiment
My class and I recently conducted the Egg Drop Challenge at school. Though my efforts were initially dedicated towards receiving a high grade for my project, I found myself really engaging into the project and spending hours and hours working on it. The purpose of this lab was to engage the concept of impulse in…
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First Bassoon Lesson!
I’ve been self-learning bassoon since last October due to a determined plan to fulfill one of my childhood dreams of playing bassoon. I don’t know what has always fascinated me about that instrument, but it has always attracted me into playing. Now, as a beginner bassoon player who’s only played ukulele, flute and piano her…
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2022 MARCH: ACS CHEM UPDATES
Despite only being able to hold two meetings during March — the other two missing due to the pep rally and spring break, our club was very, very busy. March 11th On the first Friday of March, the day before spring break began, we held our second faculty kid session, during which we conducted an…
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Learn Protein Basics 101 (Part 1)
For my ongoing project this semester, I decided to create a few picture books regarding CRISPR for young Korean children in English and Korean. However, to do so, I would need to master all information regarding the process so I can deliver the information in the most accurate and easiest way possible so the kids…
Biochemistry Science Blog! 