Students will learn about the gases that erupt from volcanoes, and the volcanologists who study them. They will produce carbon dioxide and examine the chemistry and stoichiometry behind the reaction.

Students will expand on their knowledge of pH and apply this to understanding how acid rain and greenhouse gasses affect the Earth's water supply. They will learn how botanists and marine chemists study the pH changes in soil and water sources and why pH is so important in our ecosystem.

Students will examine the germination and growth of plants and test whether a genetic mutation resulting in dwarfism is due to specific genetic mutation resulting in a deficiency of a plant growth hormone (gibberellic acid (GA)). Students will plant and tend the growth of both Standard and Rosette (with mutation for dwarfism) forms of Brassica Rapa. Following germination and initial growth of the plants, students will apply a solution of GA to the leaves and evaluate any effect on the growth and development of both dwarf and standard plants.

Los estudiantes examinarán la germinación y el crecimiento de las plantas y probarán si una mutación genética que resulta en enanismo se debe a una mutación genética específica que resulta en una deficiencia de una hormona de crecimiento vegetal (ácido giberélico (GA)). Los estudiantes plantarán y cuidarán el crecimiento de las formas Standard y Rosette (con mutación por enanismo) de Brassica Rapa. Después de la germinación y el crecimiento inicial de las plantas, los estudiantes aplicarán una solución de GA a las hojas y evaluarán cualquier efecto sobre el crecimiento y desarrollo de plantas enanas y estándar.

The chemistry of luminol will be explored. Students will make up solutions of various concentrations and investigate the chemistry of the reaction to generate light without heat. Industrial applications (glow sticks and forensics) of this experiment will also be discussed.