High school science labs suck

[Siva]

This news link brought high school science classes to mind. In 4 years with science classes that had labs, not a single lab experiment was enlightening or useful. Did anyone at all ever have a useful lab?

 

[Mrvile]

Well back in 9th grade we turned pennies silver and gold using zinc and crap. We were able to turn around and sell them to classmates for about a quarter apiece, so I guess it was somewhat useful.

 

[Ryan]

I had fun disecting a pig fetus in my lab, along with a couple of other disections in my Anatomy class.

 

[hypn0tik]

High school labs are totally useless. Never learned a damn thing from them.

 

[GasX]

My entire Biology 2 class did a study of diversity in a local watershed to measure the after effects of pollution. (This study was repeated every couple of years by a different class to gather ongoing data).

So, umm yeah, I had a useful high school science experience.

 

[Juice Box]

Originally posted by: Mrvile
Well back in 9th grade we turned pennies silver and gold using zinc and crap. We were able to turn around and sell them to classmates for about a quarter apiece, so I guess it was somewhat useful.

we did that Sophmore year

 

[Saint Nick]

we didn't do anything worthwhile during HS.

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: Juice Box

Originally posted by: Mrvile
Well back in 9th grade we turned pennies silver and gold using zinc and crap. We were able to turn around and sell them to classmates for about a quarter apiece, so I guess it was somewhat useful.

we did that Sophmore year

We take bio sophomore year and physical science freshman year.

 

[Siva]

Originally posted by: Mwilding
My entire Biology 2 class did a study of diversity in a local watershed to measure the after effects of pollution. (This study was repeated every couple of years by a different class to gather ongoing data).

So, umm yeah, I had a useful high school science experience.

That's pretty awesome, I wish we had done something like that. My high school bio labs consisted of dissecting bugs, frogs, and fish.

 

[sciwizam]

AP Chem labs were somewhat useful.

 

[oznerol]

Originally posted by: hypn0tik
High school is totally useless. Never learned a damn thing from it.

Fixed.

 

[franksta]

The freshman Earth Science class tried to grow tubers in our chemistry lab. We stuck them in the bunsen burners and thought it was funny.

 

[PingSpike]

High school in general is sh|t. Its not just the labs.

 

[NatePo717]

In Chemistry we threw giant blocks of sodium into a pond and watched them blow up! But that was the only really interesting thing we did.

 

[scorpmatt]

A buddy of mine lost his sense of smell for 5 years because of JH biology. they were told to sniff a substance and say what it was. he had a cold and couldn't smell anything. so he brought it right to his face and took a long hard draw, it fried his nose.

 

[CRXican]

labs in highschool were terrible and I went to a private school

It was me doing all the work to get the grade while my "group" members watched

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: CRXican
labs in highschool were terrible and I went to a private school

It was me doing all the work to get the grade while my "group" members watched

That sounds vaguely familiar...

 

[scorpmatt]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: CRXican
labs in highschool were terrible and I went to a private school

It was me doing all the work to get the grade while my "group" members watched

That sounds vaguely familiar...

I've seen porn movies that start that way

 

[feelingshorter]

labs are fun.you dont need to leanr crap

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: CRXican
labs in highschool were terrible and I went to a private school

It was me doing all the work to get the grade while my "group" members watched

That sounds vaguely familiar...

I've seen porn movies that start that way

LOL! :laugh: