If you haven’t visited the upstairs classroom area lately, you should! At the top, you’ll be greeted by our bulletin board where we like to show off your student’s work, or promote a theme that different classes are studying. During
Classroom Connection: Chemistry I
Currently in our chemistry class at ZLO, we are studying the structure of the atom. I go through this unit in an historical setting. We start with the simple idea of a solid atom and follow the experiments and reasoning
Homeschool Week at Pacific Science Center
Celebrate Homeschool Week at Pacific Science Center, June 18-22! PacSci is expanding Homeschool Mondays to last all week long. Visit the Science Center any weekday and receive the reduced school group rate on admission. Learn healthy habits at Wellbody Academy,
Classroom Connection: Chemistry I
In Chemistry I, we completed a lab exercise on pH, which is a measurement of the acidity or alkalinity of a substance. More precisely, a measurement of the hydrogen ions, hence pH, potential of Hydrogen. And it was colorful too!
Welcome, Mr. James Crosetti!
ZLO is very happy to announce that we were able to pry Jim Crosetti out of retirement to offer some high school science classes for us, beginning this next school year (2018-2019). We’re even more delighted that there is significant
Classroom Connection: Middle School Science
The middle school science group is studying currents. They conducted 3 labs and observed how when warm, cold and salt water come together they produce a current. They are showing their posters they created on one of the labs to
Classroom Connection: Middle School Science
Did you know you could model trade winds with water in a glass pie baker? Mrs. Hadfield shows her Science class how to do this. Science Classes at ZLO Meet Mrs. Hadfield
Classroom Connection: Chemistry I
In HS Chemistry, lab time is just as important as the lecture time. Every lab supports the lecture, and it brings the concepts to life. We can talk about single replacement reactions and see them on paper, theoretically…but to have
The Journey to Sciencehood: How a middle school science teacher showed me the way.
Sixth grade, Newburyport, Massachusetts, science class… that’s where I found my love for science. I wanted to be a scientist. It was a fall morning, and our science teacher explained we would be beginning a little journey of ecological study.
STEM: Kid’s Math & Science Expo at Northwest Washington Fairgrounds
The 1st Annual Kid’s Math & Science Expo will introduce families to the many opportunities in Whatcom County communities for children to be inspired in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The FREE event will include demonstrations,