In Cogitania your kids learn how to be a scientist and what it takes to become one!
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Some photos of our work on how chemistry links to genetics, bio-chemistry and global warming!
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Today we took a hiatus from hard science to consider questions like "What is of value?" and "What should be legal?" in the context of the biotechnologies that we will dive into in subsequent sessions.
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Jasper ended our session with an innovative idea: using the smog emitted by cars to increase the sustainability of fertilizer production!
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During this session we considered not only the effects of agriculture on the environment, but the benefits and challenges of a number of different solutions to global hunger like reducing our food waste and meat intake.
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Today we'll start our Sustainability unit with a closer look at the carbon cycle.
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An exploration of four carbon-based molecules that all life is made of: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
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This week we learned how atmospheric carbon dioxide causes global warming.
Read MoreUsing models and video, we show how the structure of carbon dioxide causes the atmosphere to absorb infrared radiation, leading to the greenhouse effect.
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