We played with the Tarleton State Physics Team!
Weird Science in Hico!
Groovy Day in Science Club
The Hico Lava Club!
By: Kyley Mills
At our last Hico Science Club meeting, we got to make color changing flowers. First, we cut the stem down on a white flower. Then, we took a water bottle and put in drops of food coloring. We put the lid on a shook it up. We, then, put in the flower and let it sit for a couple of hours.
We, also, got to make lava lamps! We put food coloring and glitter in a half filled water bottle. We added a little bit of vegetable oil. We added in Alka Seltzer tablets and immediately bubbles exploded from the bottom. We took flashlights and put the bottles on top of it. When we turned on the flashlights, it looked cool! We got to take one packet of Alka Seltzer home to show our parents. Mr. Gentner told us where to find more of the tablets. It was an AWESOME day!
By: Kyley Mills
At our last Hico Science Club meeting, we got to make color changing flowers. First, we cut the stem down on a white flower. Then, we took a water bottle and put in drops of food coloring. We put the lid on a shook it up. We, then, put in the flower and let it sit for a couple of hours.
We, also, got to make lava lamps! We put food coloring and glitter in a half filled water bottle. We added a little bit of vegetable oil. We added in Alka Seltzer tablets and immediately bubbles exploded from the bottom. We took flashlights and put the bottles on top of it. When we turned on the flashlights, it looked cool! We got to take one packet of Alka Seltzer home to show our parents. Mr. Gentner told us where to find more of the tablets. It was an AWESOME day!
Winning Team of the Robot Competition
By Roston Wienecke
On November 20th, 2019, the Hico Elementary Science Club held our third meeting of the year. Employees from Schreiber Foods came to our meeting to teach us how to program Lego Mindstorm robots. First, we formed teams that would compete in a contest with their robots. Next, each team learned all about programming the robots. The Schreiber employees were all really helpful in programming them. Everyone had a great time. Our next meeting December 18th.
On November 20th, 2019, the Hico Elementary Science Club held our third meeting of the year. Employees from Schreiber Foods came to our meeting to teach us how to program Lego Mindstorm robots. First, we formed teams that would compete in a contest with their robots. Next, each team learned all about programming the robots. The Schreiber employees were all really helpful in programming them. Everyone had a great time. Our next meeting December 18th.
Hico Science Club Secret Handshake
Science Club Awesomeness!
Science Club Awesomeness
By: Kyley Mills
We got to learn some pretty cool stuff! We got to swab objects in the bathrooms, halls and classrooms of our school. We learned more about bacteria and how to identify how much bacteria. There were many surprises! First, we swab the object. Then, we brake the plastic that has liquid in it. We pour that into what we call plates. Lastly, we identify it. We have to figure out if it has a lot or a little bit of bacteria. There are these dots on the plates after they sit and wait a week. If there are a few dots, then there’s not much bacteria, but if there if they can’t even count them, TNTC, there’s a lot of bacteria. Some kids put oil on their hands and tried to rub it on others. We put on a black light on our hands so we could see the oil. Mr. Gentner and Dustin put oil on their hands too. Mr. Gentner put his hand on the wall and when we shined the black light on it, you could see his hand print. Dustin washed his hands with soap and water, while Mr. Gentner washed his with only water. To see the difference, we shined the light on both of their hands. To our surprise, neither of their hands were clean, not even Dustin’s! We learned new things I wouldn’t have learned if I wasn’t in the Hico Science Club. What fun it is!
By: Kyley Mills
We got to learn some pretty cool stuff! We got to swab objects in the bathrooms, halls and classrooms of our school. We learned more about bacteria and how to identify how much bacteria. There were many surprises! First, we swab the object. Then, we brake the plastic that has liquid in it. We pour that into what we call plates. Lastly, we identify it. We have to figure out if it has a lot or a little bit of bacteria. There are these dots on the plates after they sit and wait a week. If there are a few dots, then there’s not much bacteria, but if there if they can’t even count them, TNTC, there’s a lot of bacteria. Some kids put oil on their hands and tried to rub it on others. We put on a black light on our hands so we could see the oil. Mr. Gentner and Dustin put oil on their hands too. Mr. Gentner put his hand on the wall and when we shined the black light on it, you could see his hand print. Dustin washed his hands with soap and water, while Mr. Gentner washed his with only water. To see the difference, we shined the light on both of their hands. To our surprise, neither of their hands were clean, not even Dustin’s! We learned new things I wouldn’t have learned if I wasn’t in the Hico Science Club. What fun it is!
We Elected Officers!
Cason Tipper, Tristan Hemphill (Director of the Secret Handshake), Kate Giessner (Director of Communication), Julia O'Neal, Holland Thornton, Finly McAnally (Secretary), Falyn McAnally, Kyley Mills (Vice President) and Roston Wienecke (President)
The Hico Science Club held their first meeting of the year on Friday, September 13th 2019. In the meeting, members voted on new club officers, a Science Club name, and a slogan. Members voted on the name High Voltage as their new club name. The newly elected officers for High Voltage are Roston Wienecke-President, Kyley Mills-Vice President, Tristan Hemphill-Director of the Secret Handshake, Finley McAnnally-Secretary and Kate Glessner-Director of Communication. High Voltage members also voted on their slogan for the year, “Science-Not just a subject, but a club!”. The meeting adjourned lasting about an hour and a half.
Projects:
September: Elect Officers
October: Bacteria!
November: Lego Mindstorm Day
December: Color changing flowers and lava lamps
January: Multi-meter Day
February: Tarleton Physics Day
March: Trash to Rockets
April: Family Rocket Build
May: Rocket Day
June: Tarleton Engineering Camp.
Recruiting Day!
