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Diman students win bridge-building contest
Diman is pleased to announce that three sophomores took first place in the UMass Dartmouth "Engineers Without Borders" competition in February of 2020. The students, Cynthiyana Mendez, Alesandra Paulino, and Isacc Paiva, are members of Mr. Adam Pimentel's Physics First class. (2/24/20)
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Clear pumpkin pie: Diman’s latest equipment is teaching students the future of food
In Diman Regional Vocational Technical School’s bustling teaching kitchen, a group of culinary students paused to sample a crystal clear liquid from plastic pipettes. The fluid looked like water, but when dispensed on the tongue revealed its origin: Pumpkin puree, the type in pantries across the country this holiday season. (12/10/18)
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Update from Washington DC
Three Diman juniors - Dylan Barcelos, Kylie Cooper, and Mason Frizado - were accompanied by science teachers Steve Vaitses and Maureen Cooney on a trip to Washington DC to advocate for science education through a partnership with Citizens for Space Exploration. (5/26/17)
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Genes in Space students speak
Diman's Dylan Barcelos, Kylie Cooper, and Mason Frizado write about their experience in San Diego (9/12/16)
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Diman trio in running to have experiment chosen for space station
A trio of students from Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School is about to experience a crucial step in the scientific research process: pitching their proposal to established scientists in the field. (5/20/16)
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Biotechnology honor will help Diman program grow
The way Dylan Barcelos, a sophomore at Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School, sees it, the learning that goes on in a science classroom and a vocational shop at his school “go hand-in-hand.” “The vocational aspect really helps,” Barcelos said, because it provides “experience working with our hands.” (3/31/16)
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2021-2022 Honors Chemistry Project Symposium
Posted by Morris Slutsky on 5/19/2022 9:00:00 AMHonors Chemistry II presented their research projects on April 28 and May 12, 2022. This is the first Symposium we have held since 2019.
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Carbide Cannon Firing
Posted by Morris Slutsky on 5/18/2021 1:00:00 PMFiring the Carbide Cannon
A salute to the class of 2021! Outdoor activity with Chemistry II and Honors Chemistry II.
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Sublimation and deposition of iodine
Posted by Morris Slutsky on 2/10/2021 3:00:00 PM
Iodine has been heated and vaporizes into a purple vapor. The vapor then condenses on a 'cold finger' consisting of a test tube packed with an ice-salt mixture, and deposits as glittering black crystals.
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Separating a Mixture
Posted by Morris Slutsky on 2/4/2021 3:00:00 PM
Examples of separating mixtures: a reaction mixture (red) is being distilled to remove ethanol solvent, which condenses in the beaker to the right as a clear liquid. You can also see thin-layer chromatography plates at lower center, showing reaction progress from samples taken. Today we do our experiments on video, but someday students will be back in person.
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Rubrocurcumin - Trick of the Light
Posted by Morris Slutsky on 1/13/2021 3:05:00 PM
A sample of the compound 'rubrocurcumin', synthesized from boric acid, curcumin tumeric extract, and oxalic acid in boiling acetone as an Honors Chemistry II activity. I was interested in the color: some references claimed it was red, while others claimed it was green. It turns out it's both! Depends on the angle of the light! It transmits red light and reflects green light.
