Luzerne County Community College
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Science Club Activities
Spring 2008
April 30
The club participated in the All-College Fundraiser held in the Glass Enclosed Area of the Student Center. The club collected a variety of essential items, and cash donations, needed by the Genesis Wildlife Center at Nay Aug Park in Scranton.
April 26
The club participated in a tree planting in Wilkes-Barre. The tree planting was sponsored by the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry Beautification Tree Planting Program.
Members also participated in the "Spring Into Action Park Clean Up" at Nescopeck State Park in Drums.
April 12
The club presented a science demonstration at Barnes & Noble in the Arena Hub, Wilkes-Barre. The demonstration was intended for younger audiences, but was interesting and fun for everyone. Demonstrations and exhibits included the solar system, volcanoes, vortices, insects, and deer vertebrae.
April 3
As part of the LCCC Earth Week observance, the club sponsored a presentation by Robert Hughes and Carly Trumann of the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation. Part of the presentation included the tie-dying of t-shirts with Iron oxide, a common mine pollutant.
March 29
The club participated in a trail cleanup at Riverbend Park in Kingston. Teachers and students from the Seneca Nation Faith Keepers School in Salamanca, New York were present at the event and spoke about some of their culture and heritage. After the cleanup the participants attended a presentation by John Orlandini, author of "The Ancient Native Americans of the Wyoming Valley."
March 24
The club went on a trip to Baltimore to visit the Maryland Science Center (where "Body Worlds 2" was being displayed) and the National Aquarium in Baltimore.
To see the Baltimore trip flyer, click here.
February 20
The club went on a trip to Scranton. While there, members visited the Genesis Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at Nay Aug Park and the Trolley Museum.
January 30
During a regularly scheduled club meeting, members extracted DNA from their cheek cells for the purpose of making "DNA necklaces".
Fall 2007
December 7: The club served appetizers and deserts at the United Way Luncheon held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the glass enclosed area of the Student Center. A donation of a knit hat or mittens was required to gain admittance to the luncheon. The hats and mittens were donated to a local charity.
Mr. Yeager, Advisor and Julia Kolaski, Vice President, at the United Way Luncheon.
November/December: During several meetings, the Science Club worked on the cleaning, designing, and painting of gourds to be used as birdhouses.
November 27: The Science Club planted crocus, narcissus, grape hyacinth, tulips, and glory of the snow bulbs on campus. The bulbs were donated by the National Arbor Day Foundation in recognition of the club's yearly donation.
November 26: The club's trip to Philadelphia was a success!
To see the Philadelphia trip flyer, click here.
October 20: Perogie Sale at LCCC Craft Fair.
To see the Craft Fair flyer, click here.
2006 - 2007
I. Trip to Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton, PA
II. Sold Halloween Cookies
III. Sold Entertainment 2007 Books
IV. Sold Safety Goggles to Chemistry Classes
V. Trip to Franklin Institute to see Darwin Exhibit
VI. Donated $400.00 to Valley Santa
VII. Continued Membership in The Wilderness Society
VIII. Continued Membership in The National Arbor Day Foundation
IX. Showed DVD of Body Worlds during Christmas Party
X. Sold Valentine Day Cookies
XI. Trip to Franklin Institute to see King Tut
XII. Trip to Washington DC to Zoo and Smithsonian
XIII. Sold Easter Cookies
XIV. Spring Clean-up at Hickory Run State Park (removed Barberry)
XV. Volunteer to help with the PA Environmental Educators Conference in
Wilkes-Barre, April 12-14, 2007
XVI. Presented science demonstrations at Barnes & Nobel on April 21, 2007
XVII. Earth Day Cleanup in Sugar Notch
XVIII. Earth Day Film Presentation An Inconvenient Truth April 25, 2007
XIX. End of Exams hike and cook-out