Author Archives: Niya Johnson

Hosiery: Function, Fashion, and Patriotism Collide with Science

Wendy Potter, Apparel & Design, David W. Butler High School

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Speculative Fiction and the Ethics of Medical Research

Stefanie Carter-Dodson, Language Arts, Southwest Middle School

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Computer Programming is a SNAP! to Learn for Young Minority Females

Richard Whitehead, Computer Science, Northwest School of the Arts

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We, Frankenstein: How Culture and Technology Morph Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Michele Lemere, English, Garinger High School

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Fractals: Beauty and Art in Science and Mathematics

Melanie Mowry, Math/Science, Francis Bradley Middle School

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From The Merman to the Weatherman: The Evolution of Weather Prediction

Jennifer Thompson, Science, James Martin Middle School

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What Happens in Copenhagen Stays in Copenhagen: Using the Play Copenhagen to Understand the Nature of Knowledge

Debra Semmler, Physics, East Mecklenburg High School

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Using Exponential Functions to Show the Impact New Technological Discoveries Have Had on Culture and Society

Christian Lott, Mathematics, West Mecklenburg High School

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The Global Energy Challenge, a 21st Century Students Guide to Ethical Energy Usage

Robin Mitchell, Science, Randolph Middle School

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The Quest for an Everlasting Fountain of Energy: An Analysis from the Conception of the Industrial Revolution To Sustaining the Future World

Rachel Varghese, World History, David W. Butler High School

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To Grid or Not to Grid: Developing an understanding of sustainable living in the 21st century

NaToya Dingle, Science, Coulwood Middle School

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Rainbows and Solar Energy

Melanie Kirschner, Kindergarten, Albemarle Road Elementary

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Energy Explorations

Lisa Lewis, First Grade, Collinswood Language Academy

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Efficiency and Availability: Designing an Energy Self-Sufficient Community

Kory Trosclair, Science, Bailey Middle School

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A good planet is hard to find: climate change, energy, and global sustainability

Jeanne L. Cooper, Earth Science, Mallard Creek High School

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