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| Outreaches, you say? |
We've spent weeks in preparation for today! Hours of meetings designed to practice experiments and a numerous amount of support from our members -- it has resulted in a very successful outreach. Outreaches, if you do not know, is jargon -- though, I doubt of its authenticity as we are not involved in any sort of vocation -- for events where we hold mini-science fairs, introducing kids to interesting and interactive experiments. Although the WE Science Body has multiple events to offer, the outreaches we provide are essential to building our relationship with not only the future generations, but also with the community.
We offered the following projects: Styrofoam Project, Red Cabbage, Magic Leak, Proof Bags, Potatoes & Straws, Neodymium Magnet, and Fruit Power Battery.
I [Junhui Zhou] was part of the Potatoes & Straws section. Essentially, our section offered the kids two ways to try to poke a hole through a potato using a straw: with both ends of the straw open or with one of the ends closed. The one with both ends open would be significantly harder than the latter as the method with one end closed was highly more efficient. By closing one end, the air molecules inside the straw would only have only one passage to diffuse: the end directed towards the potato. This created a one-line stream of air molecules, which bolstered the force of a stab by the potato killer and in addition, the compressed air molecules, with no other way out the molecules would become denser, made it easier to puncture a hole in the "flimsy" potato. The entire process was facetious: watching the children struggle (though, some were just more genetically fit than us), assisting them with an explanation of compression, and reveling, at least in our minds, to their success. At first, parents were a bit confused and skeptical if whether or not our experiment was related to science, but a majority of them, and hopefully all of them, were satisfied by the end of the day.
More descriptions to come!
Special thanks to Interact and Film Club, also from our school, for assisting us! Not only were their contributions significant, but also their hilarious acts of humor lightened the mood. They helped serve the "munchies" to the children, parents, and the hungry high-schoolers that later need to do homework. Film Club also helped us out by recording. Also, special thanks to Art Club for making all the posters! Their contribution to this communal event will not only bolster our club's success but also enhance the unity of our school -- we're not just WE, but we're WE.
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| Shout-out to Bryan, the President of WE, and Mrs, Olano, our teacher adviser. |
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| Balloon in a bottle, literally. |
At the end of the day, it's mind-blowing how many people came today! WE started out as a small group, but has expanded to a universal size! Ok, maybe not that large, but that's besides the point. I'd like to commemorate the Founding Fathers for starting something so unique, but it ultimately lies within the hands of members, both past and present, for expanding the club to be so successful! We will be WE, but only YOU can be WE.
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| Just to accentuate the number people that came to the outreach! |
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| Candid picture of the children. :) |
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| The officers for this year. |
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| Let their be potatoes. And towers. And potato towers. |
