HANC 10th graders at Queens open house

HANC’s sophomore engineering recently visited Queens College to attend the 20th Annual Science Open House for High School Students presented by Stony Brook University. At the seminar, the students, who were accompanied by their instructor, Victoria Pero, experienced events related to both biology and chemistry.

The engineering class began with a lecture on non-Newtonian fluids and received a hands-on experience with a substance that is still being researched.

The class visited the Holtzman Lab and viewed the development of zebra fish embryo. Silly putty (hydrophobic materials in nature) and fake milkshakes (polyurethane foam) were created by the students in two lessons that followed.

After lunch, the students viewed the Hayden Memorial Chemistry Show, a show that demonstrated a variety of chemical reactions such as explosions and color transformations that received a great response from the crowd.