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Tour A Lab at a Biomedical Research Institute
Cells are the building blocks of life and they are the foundation of how our bodies work together. Sometimes things can go wrong and the cells may get “crazy” which may result in cancer. On Tuesday, August 10, 2021, scientists from Whitehead | MIT, Tobi Oni and Iain Cheeseman, helped students uncover the mystery of cells, how they may result in cancer and demonstrated how we use a microscope to study cells!
World Bee Day: Let’s Bee Engaged
Did you know that 1200 wild species of bees are endangered? Bees are not only essential pollinators but essential to our everyday life! On Saturday, May 22, 2021, bee enthusiast, Valentina Velez Valencia, helped students uncover the world of bees and taught them how they can play a part in protecting them!
Earth Day 2021: Discover Your Backyard
Did you know that you had a collection of ecosystems in your backyard? On Earth Day, CYD Institute invited students to start thinking about their backyards as an ecosystem in which humans play an important role. Through a biodiversity challenge, our lead, Sashoy Milton, encouraged the students to think of the new discoveries they can make on a regular basis right there at home! She invited them to seek out the connections human have to the environment.
#Projectstem – becoming an investigator
In this virtual workshop students were engaged in a series a lab activities weekly to solve the mystery of “Who did it?” They were provided with kits and had live sessions with our very own Brittania Moodie. Students learned about blood components, using a microscope, blood typing and how to analyze fingerprint samples.
#WorkshopSEM – Exploring on a smaller scale
In this virtual workshop students were invited on a visit to the MIT Museum to explore the scanning electron microscope (SEM). Students at both the high school and primary level suggested samples for viewing and were encouraged to explore the hidden world of everyday objects.
