CDC approves multiple COVID-19 vaccines The Covid-19 pandemic has continued on and vaccines have been approved in record time. With the first case happening just about a year ago, two Covid-19...
Science Articles
From Baby Ducks to Toilet Paper: Stress Spending in a Pandemic
How COVID-19 has sparked a wave of impulse buying and hoarding "Quack!" Said Poppy and Mei Mei, senior Lily McClelland's two baby ducks, as they waddled around a pen near the dining room table of...
Building space projects and gardens during a pandemic
ISS team looks to tackle three projects this year Due to COVID-19 restrictions and social distance mandates, the International Space Station (ISS) class has faced challenges beyond the usual...
ISS Update
Project returns to Earth after 3 months On April 6, the Minnehaha Academy International Space Station experiment returned to Earth aboard the Space X CRS- 20, splashing down into the Pacific Ocean....
The art of chocolate chip cookies
The art of chocolate chip cookies Learn how to make the cookies, using science Chocolate chip cookies: an American classic that is a staple in everyone's kitchen. Some people like them with melty,...
Full STEAM ahead
STEAM education works to place emphasis on the arts as well as science What is a new scientific discovery without a powerful speech to accompany it? What are new blueprints for a rocket without the...
Day 97 Brain Cap
Anatomy students create caps to show the different parts of the brain. Photo by Maddie Binning.
New facilities, new opportunities
Long-awaited renovations to the science department are planned to take place in 2015, improving labs for current...
Sharks in Space
The 2014-15 International Space Station experiment will explore the effects of artificial shark skin on bacteria...
Day 43 Physics
Physics projects displaying motion are set up in the gallery outside the chapel. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Day 40 Butterflies
Students release their butterflies after watching them grow as an experiment in science. Photo by Maddie Binning.
ISS launch delayed
International Space Station launch delayed The launch for Minnehaha's International Space Station project, initially...
Erik Hadlund
Science teacher, coach leaving to pursue PhD. By Chris Schold.
Boys’ & girls’ brains
Examining the different wiring of boys’ and girls’ brains as they develop. By Taylor Bye.
Day 159 Frog Dissection
Students prepare to explore the anatomy of a frog during their dissection. Photo by Maddie Binning.