Stem Cells and their Part in Blood Cell Formation in the Red Bone Marrow

One of the 7 functions of bones is blood formation or hematopoiesis. In adults this takes place in the red bone marrow. For my STEAM project I wanted to learn about and then display the process a stem cell goes through in the bone marrow of becoming a blood cell …

Tuberculosis

IMG_20201128_0001   Michaela Lockes Everline Okero Priyansh Singh   UAF 11-24-202   Tuberculosis Steam Project   What is Tuberculosis also known as TB?  It is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria.  It generally will affect your lungs but it can affect your other body parts as …

Valence Electrons and the Octet Rule

Valence Electrons and the Octet Rule   Objective: Know the octet rule for bonds. The objective of this assignment is to visualize how orbital shells of electrons distribute throughout an element. Understanding how electrons are distributed in an element allows us to understand valence electrons which are the building blocks …