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By Maram El-Geneidy  This activity guide was developed as part of the Latham Science Engagement Initiative at the University of Iowa.  Directions adapted from https://serendipstudio.org/sci_edu/waldron/pdf/HeartRateProtocol.pdf  Activity Description:   This activity allows children to feel/measure their own pulse to provide an understanding of how changes in the cardiovascular system help adapt to environmental needs and homeostasis.  Suggested Age Group: Continue reading “Cardiovascular Activity”

Chelsea Higgins The Immune System is a very complex topic with many moving pieces. A relatively simple way of introducing the immune system to kids of all ages is discussing immune specificity. Antigens are like the flags of the invader pathogens in the body. Antibodies recognize specific antigens and attach to them, showing the immuneContinue reading “Immune Specificity Activity”

by Bailey Bergman This activity guide was developed as part of the Latham Science Engagement Initiative at the University of Iowa.  Directions adapted from https://www.thoughtco.com/make-dna-model-out-of-candy-608201 And https://teach.genetics.utah.edu/content/dna/HaveYourDNAandEatItToo.pdf Activity Description: DNA is the building blocks of who we are as people. To understand how it works, one has to be able to understand its structure.  ThisContinue reading “Candy DNA”

Bailey grew up in Maynard, a small town in northeast Iowa, with her parents, older brother, and many different animals (dogs, cats, bunnies, guinea pigs, and hamsters). She may not have grown up out in the country but often describes herself as a “village girl”, because she was not a farm girl or a cityContinue reading “Bailey Bergman”

Chelsea was born in Sterling, IL and moved to Walnut, IL in 6th grade, where she stayed throughout high school. They didn’t have enough people or resources to have their own high school, so all the middle schools within about a 30 mile radius are consolidated into one high school, Bureau Valley High School, inContinue reading “Chelsea Higgins”