by Kristi Braun | Apr 11, 2017 | Mann, News, Science Alliance
Dr. Silver Daniel (pathologist at Central DuPage Hospital) led 5th graders in Ms. Moncatch’s class on an exploration of cells and their function in the human body. To help the students remember the components inside of a cell, they made their own edible cell... 
by Kristi Braun | Apr 7, 2017 | Irving, Science Alliance
It was anything but a typical school day for a group of enthusiastic Irving Elementary students, who ventured to Rush University Medical Center this week to construct prosthetic hands and poke their fingers though the aorta of dissected sheep hearts. Susan Tresselt’s... 
by Shari Noland | May 5, 2016 | News, Science Alliance, Whittier
Dr. Brent Friesen from Dominican University is part of a Science Alliance residency in Ms. Darley’s 4th-grade class at Whittier. In one visit, he explored chemical reactions with the kids. He demonstrated the chemical term “hydrophobe,” which is the... 
by Shari Noland | Nov 23, 2015 | Beye, Science Alliance
Mr. Manus stands tall in the face of danger while Dr. Ben Stark demonstrates concepts of air pressure with his famous potato shooter. “This is the experiment that all of my former students remember,” Mr. Manus told his 4th grade Beye students. Mr. Manus... 
by Shari Noland | Nov 16, 2015 | Irving, Science Alliance
Irving 3rd graders hosted Craig Hendee from the Middle East Falcon Research Group and his 5-year-old peregrine falcon, Alvin for World Falconry Day. Craig’s Science Alliance visit is part of an ongoing Mongolian Artificial Nesting project. The Irving students are... 
by Shari Noland | Nov 4, 2015 | Irving, Science Alliance
Science Alliance partner, Dr. Emily Minor, Associate Professor from UIC, came to Ms. Browning’s 3rd grade classroom to share her passion for Urban Landscape Ecology. The Irving students learned about the native birds of Oak Park – where they lived, what...