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Research Process

Gopolang Mohlabeng headshot

Gopolang Mohlabeng (he/him)

Assistant Professor of Theoretical Particle Physics

I do research on the smallest building blocks of life and how they affect our entire universe.
Walking trail through trees and tall grasses

Exploring Habitats

Students will make observations and inferences about three different habitats.

Sunrise over Earth from Space

Why is there day and night?

Students will learn about how the earth rotates on its axis which creates the cycle of night and day.

Earthworms living in healthy black soil

Healthy Soil

Students will explore the composition and characteristics of different local soils and learn about what makes soil healthy.

Bee pollinating blueberry flowers

Bee Helpers

Students will learn about the importance of bees and the human impacts on bee populations.

man on moon

Lunar Rover Research Challenge

This competition-based space project will challenge students to design a lunar rover research mission.

Outdoor crime scene

You Be the Crime Scene Investigator

Students will learn about crime scene investigation and its connections to cell biology and careers.

hand holding soil

What is soil made of?

Students will explore the composition and characteristics of different local soils and learn about what makes soil healthy.

Sunset over the ocean

Cycle of Day and Night

Students explore the cycle of day and night by sorting and classifying pictures, creating images and reading books.