Youth Exploring Science - YES-2-Tech

YES-2-Tech Blog

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:42:52 +0000

Welcome to the YES-2-Tech blog. Below you will find comments from both teens and staff about their activities in the program. Enjoy!

Mr. Mullins Collections

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:47:36 +0000

Hello,

College Life

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:27:31 +0000

So for the past 2weeks I been at Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly Rolla). I really like college it's just alot of work that I have to do. I'm seriously missing working for Yes-2-Tech. Being at the Science Center for these past four years have been the best experience ever. I can't wait until I get home so I can be back with my "family". Plus, they give my alot of insight on science and I'm really going to need help on chemistry.

New Teens Everywhere...........Yep It's Summer Time!!!!!

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:57:13 +0000

Yes, it's summer time again for the Youth Exploring Science teens. And with a new season comes new teens and there are many new teens all over the Science Center and the Taylor Buliding. Many of our new teens are fun, happy, excited, and full of energy. That's what we need while we are taching many kids all over the St. Louis area. Personally I have an internship this summer and I'm not with the new teens :(. But this week I am working with the new teens and this experience has been just that an experience. They are full of energy and they are working very hard to learn how to teach just as well as the older teens. So we're half way through the summer so let's see what the rest of it brings to us.

KiOntey Turner

What I did today while volenteering at the St. louis Science Center

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:19:44 +0000

Hello my name is Darrell What I did was first I walked into the science center and then after coming in I was greeted by Lady Gywanna. She told me that I would be working at Table Tops, what was focused on at the Table Tops booth was constructing tower like structures out of marshmellows and tooth picks. Some of the younger the visitors were focusing on eating the marshmellows more than building with them. After we closed up the booth I started as a greeter and did that for the rest of the afternoon. In all I was volenteering for 4 hours.

Pump It Up

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:08:18 +0000

In Yes -2- Tech we wanted to figure out how we can make a pump to go outside to pump the 200 gallon tank. So first i took apart a hand soap despenser.There were so many parts in it, to make the soap come out. It actually had a ball bearing something i didnt know was in a pump, also it was a spring in there too. Nao asked us the question, what is used to make the soap go up through the pump? So we had to fiqure you out what each part do an order to make the soap come out of the pump. Then next Me and KiOntey took apart a water gun, it took us a minute because, we had to unscrew alot of screws. When we finally got it open it had a tube connected to a piston and it also had a spring; like the soap despenser. After looking a both types of pumps, now we know what we need to make our own pump.

Water Tanks, Fishes and Water Guns?

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:06:14 +0000

This week we have done several things like work with the fish in the fish tank and worked with trying to figure out how to make a pump work and what inside it makes it work the way that it does. So first Frank, Josh, Robert, and myself took twenty five percent of the water out of the tank and refilled it back with tap water. And the reason that we took only twenty five percent of the water out was because if we took more than that out then the fish could most likely die because of the sudden change so we decided to change the water only once a month so the fish can get used to the changing of the water. Then after that I tested the level of the ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite levels in the water and so far the levels of nitrate and nitrite are very low at 0ppm and the ammonia levels are still pretty high at 0.25ppm. But we have to find a way to lower the level of ammonia in the water and raise the level of nitrate and nitrite in the water so the fish can survive for a long period of time.

Then after we got done experimenting with the fish we saw that the hand pumps that we use everyday are connected to the electric water pumps that we have in fish tanks. And the way that they are all connected is because they each have a piston that builds up the air pressure in for example a water gun so you can have a long shooting range from the water. And then we also learned that the way that the electric pump is different is because when it is plugged up and started then it runs on its own. But when we took these hand pumps apart we saw all to the parts of the pump that makes it go and work for anything that you want to work like a soap dispenser and a trigger spray. So go home and take apart anything that you can use that is a pump....but ask your parents before taking things apart or just completely breaking things.

this is me

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:04:47 +0000

we where takeing a part a water gun and we was seeing what was in the inside and see how it work and seeing how the water goes up and how the spring works.

siphons

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:00:10 +0000

well today we worked with siphons.1st we worked with spray nozels and we took them apart and kept the ball bears. next i used a air pump and took it apart and located the throtle.

Siphons!!!

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:54:49 +0000

Today we reformed the siphons and we found out that we can use the top part of a soap bottle and formed a new siphons and it work backwards

siphons

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:52:17 +0000

When we were taking the hand pumps and the water guns apart we found that it was not much that would make it work it was some small tubes and a spring so that the water could go up into it and work. Both of the pumps have the same things but in like a different styles and/or size .

Building Up

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:55:13 +0000

Today we worked on turbine support, which is how we are going to support the wind turbines that we are going to be building for the greenhouse. First we build things to test the strength and then we build for height.

March Stuff

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:53:26 +0000

Today, we did a lot of interesting stuff. We played with glue guns, well glued stuff that was relevant to whatever we were doing. Our group made a bridge that held 10 pounds, it could have held more. We were also constructing buildings to see who could make the tallest. We came it fourth, but it was nice though.

Recycling and Building Structures Tall And Wide........WoW!!!!!!

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:50:34 +0000

Today in Yes-2-Tech we had so much fun I know its hard for you to believe when your not here but believe me it was fun. First we worked on the wind turbine structures, because we need something that can hold our turbine up and keep energy going into our greenhouse. Then after we came from break we learned that there are many ways to recycle and save our environment one plastic jug at a time. And we also learned that everyday things that we use such as milk jugs, plastic cups, and plastic bowls are just a few of the things that we can recycle and they can make up something that can be used in a different part of the country. I know that sounds like fun but the most fun part of the day was when we got to build another structure that went upward instead of sideways and the tallest structures were 84 inches and 77 inches tall. We had fun and learned that there are many different ways that we can have a structure stand on its own and new ways to find out the several different types of plastics that are recycled daily...so build a structure or recycle whatever you do just try to help us save our environment.

KiOntey

This Day

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:47:06 +0000

Today was an interesting day none the less. Another supervisor has joined the Yes-2-Tech family, Priscilla. We started the day with some pre-school games and ice breakers, such as going around the room, statingrat our names, and something about ourselves. We also played this game called scategories that became very challenging, argumentive, and fustrating. We also made posters that were meant to explain what we do in Yes-2-Tech through words and illustrations. My group didn't finish, but we explained what we did, achieved, and pland to do in the future pretty thoroughly. Then we talked about how technology has changed over the years and made posters on that. Then I did an interview about what's like being in the Yes-2-Tech program which went pretty well for the most part. When I returned to the room, the group was doing something with cabbage juice and strips. It had something to do with ph levels that range from 1 to 14(the highest being basic and the lowest being acid). And now I'm blogging. And now I'm finished.