• Students will modify the coal burning chamber constructed by last year students by including outlets for measuring the amount of CO2 getting into the tank containing algae. The gas will be measured by using the CO2 sensor bought from Vernier software and technology. They will also try to build efficient sensors using Arduino board to measure…Read More

  • students will continue the work done by last year students by enhancing the absorbance peak of the gold/gold sulfide particles obtained from the extract of garlic paste using dialysis technique. They will also try to use tobacco plant extract to synthesize gold/gold sulfide nanoparticles. Tobacco plant will be obtained from the agricultural…Read More

  • The Great Create is alive and thriving at Belfry High School! The Great Create is an after-school art class offered to all age groups within our community. Each class session is assigned a different masterpiece to be painted that is either themed to the local area or for upcoming holidays. Advanced art students are the teachers and support…Read More

  • Last year’s work (1-step self assembly technique) have demonstrated that it is possible to synthesize gold/gold sulfide nanoparticles using garlic extract from the evidence of broad absorbance peak in the range 750-850 nm and triangular shape SEM images.
    This year senior students will continue the work done by last year students by enhancing t…Read More

  • Appalachia Leadership Lab
    Capstone: Classroom Redesign

    I’ve always believed that creating a warm and caring learning environment was an essential component to education. Even in college, before having my own classroom, my soul burst with passion on this topic. Now that I am a teacher in the 21st century, with a room filled of 6 and 7 year o…Read More

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    • I think you have sparked quite a few people to “jump”…I can’t wait to see the transformation.

    • A teacher after my own heart! I am a 21 year veteran elementary (4th and 2nd) teacher who is working with high school students for the first time this year. I was assigned a room with no windows, the walls were deep maroon, and the individual desks were decades old with carvings and graffiti all over them. Since I was committed to implementing…Read More

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