SCIENCE CLUB SY 2021-2022
DRAW AND GUESS GAME (MARCH ACTIVITY OF GR. 9 SCI CLUB MEMBERS)
1. Microscope – Did you know? The ancient microscopes were called “flea glasses”
because they were used to study small insects. As most of you probably know,
microscopes are used to magnify objects that are impossible to be seen by our naked
eyes. With the help of the microscope, many scientists were able to discover many new
things such as the nucleus, mitochondria, bacteria, virus, and even fossils. In addition,
the tiniest object discovered through a light microscope was 500 nanometers long or
0.0005 millimeter.
2. Flask – The term "flask" comes from the Latin word "flasco" which means "container” or
"bottle". Its form and appearance, on the other hand, were nothing like the flasks that
we know as of today. Did you know? that in the old days, soldiers used flasks to store
gun powder since their small spouts were discovered to be helpful for this purpose.
However they soon found out that flasks can be used for something else such as storing
different types of chemicals and formulas used in experiments. Since then, the use of
flask has gained popularity and became well known throughout the world. There are
three types of flask that can be used for different purposes, namely they are the
Erlenmeyer, Florence, and Volumetric flask.
3. Telescope – Galileo Galilei heard about the "Dutch perspective glasses" in 1609 and
designed his own within days despite never having seen one. He tweaked his
contraption, which could magnify items 20 times, and presented it to the Venetian
Senate. A telescope is a device that magnifies views of faraway things. Without a doubt,
the telescope is the most important investigative tool in astronomy. It provides a means
of collecting and analyzing radiation from celestial objects, even those in the far reaches
of the universe.
4. Magnet – The first mention of magnetism was way back in 600 BCE where “Lodestone”
was mentioned in the work of Thales of Miletus, a Greek philosopher. Magnesia,
Anatolia, where the known name “magnet” came from, is a Greek region where early
lodestone was found. William Gilbert, an English scientist, was the first to explore
magnetism using scientific methods. In 1819, Professor Hans Christian Orsted was the
beginning of the modern understanding of the bond between magnets and electricity.
Magnetic field, produced by magnets, is a force that pulls on other ferromagnetic
materials.
5. Magnifying glass –The simplest form of a basic microscope is a magnifying glass. When
the glass is held up to an object, it magnifies it using a single convex lens. The principles
of optical physics that make magnifying glasses work so well have been the foundation
of great advances in science, especially biology and astronomy. Magnifying glasses are
now used for a variety of daily tasks like reading to complex scientific tasks like studying
microscopic organisms.
6. Atom – Atoms are the building blocks of matter. They can combine to form molecules,
which then can be used to make other things. It is described as the tiniest particle of an
element that may exist in either solid or liquid form. Later, they found that atoms are
made up of different particles thanks to the efforts and extensive experiments of
scientists. An atom is made up of three particles. Protons have a positive electrical
charge and are in the nucleus of each atom with neutrons (which have no charge).
Electrons with a negative charge circle the nucleus. And lastly, did you know that you
have around 7 billion billion billion atoms in your body? It is said that there are
approximately 7 x 1027 atoms in the average human body. And yet you replace about
98% of them every year!
7. Rubber gloves – As the name suggests, they are made out of rubber. It is invented by
William Stewart Halsted, the first surgeon-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The
invention is worn to protect the hands from harmful chemicals.
8. Platform Balance – a platform balance is any with a platform on which the object or
things to be weighed are placed.
9. Thermometer - A thermometer is a tool or device that is used to measure temperature.
This device is able to determine the temperature of a solid, a liquid, or a gas. Celsius,
Fahrenheit, and kelvin are the three most common units of temperature. This is
essential to various activities such as manufacturing, medical practice, and scientific
research. The Italian mathematician-physicist, Galileo Galilei, was credited as the
invertor of this instrument.
10. Mitochondrion- Mitochondria are membrane-bound cell organelles that generate most
of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions. Chemical
energy produced by the mitochondria is stored in a small molecule called adenosine
triphosphate (ATP). Mitochondria are well known as the powerhouse of the cell.
