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🧪 𝐬𝐲𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐬 Word of the Week: 𝑬𝑴𝑼𝑳𝑺𝑰𝑭𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 💜

Have you ever wondered why oil and water don't mix?

That's because they are immiscible liquids, meaning they naturally separate. Through the process of emulsification, one liquid is broken down into tiny droplets and dispersed throughout the other with the help of an emulsifier. This prevents the droplets from merging back together, creating a more stable and uniform mixture.

𝑬𝑴𝑼𝑳𝑺𝑰𝑭𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 is more than just a chemistry concept—it plays a huge role in our daily lives. It's used in making milk, mayonnaise, lotions, creams, cosmetics, paints, and even medicines, helping ingredients stay mixed and work effectively.

References 👇🏻🤓 :
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. (2019). Compendium of Chemical Terminology (the Gold Book). https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/E02065

What is the Process of Emulsification? (2023).
In www.cnchemsino.com. https://www.cnchemsino.com/blog/what-is-the-process-of-emulsification.html

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑴 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝒔𝒚𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑴𝒔 𝑪𝒍𝒖𝒃 ! 💜






💻 : Mikaela Ashley Geluz | Secretary
📝 : Kae.myst from sySTEMs Club | Writer
✒️ : Jazzryl Faith U. Weesit | Public Information Officer

‎📖 Chapter 3 – Part 1: 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙈𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚!
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‎𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻...
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‎"𝑊𝑒'𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟?"
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‎...turned into days of clues, theories, and witty guesses—from engineering 🤓 to stars ⭐, jars ☁️, magnifying glasses 🔍, and everything in between.
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‎To everyone who joined the guessing game, sent their predictions, and patiently waited for each clue—𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚.
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‎Every message, every guess, and every "waittt, analyze ko muna" made this experience even more memorable.
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‎𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿.
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‎ᴡɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɢᴜᴇssᴇs ʟᴇᴀᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ?
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‎There's only one way to find out.
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‎💜 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲

⚠️ Note: To give everyone a fair chance, the first one who correctly guessed previous STEM words is not eligible to join this week's guessing challenge. Let's give others a chance to solve it!





💻 : Mikaela Ashley Geluz | Secretary
📝 : Kae.myst from sySTEMs Club | Writer
✒️ : Mart Sandy Espago | Social Media Moderator

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮!

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 2 – ᴘᴀʀᴛ 2: 𝑷𝒂𝒊𝒌𝒐𝒕-𝒊𝒌𝒐𝒕?
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‎May voice record, may review session, at may ilang hula bago natin nahanap ang tamang sagot.
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‎After all the clues and discussions, the term we've been looking for is:
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‎✨ 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗢𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗦 ✨
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‎According to Maturana and Varela (1980), 𝐴𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠 refers to the 𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 of a 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚢𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚖 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚞𝚘𝚞𝚜𝚕𝚢 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚎, 𝚖𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚠 itself 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚜. In simple terms, it describes how living organisms sustain their organization and identity by constantly regenerating their components.
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‎Mukhang paikot-ikot man ang naging paghahanap, at least hindi na tayo paikot-ikot sa sagot. 🤝📚
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‎Reference:
‎Maturana, H. R., & Varela, F. J. (1980). Autopoiesis and Cognition: The Realization of the Living. Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing Company. (Original work published 1972/1973)
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💻 : Mikaela Ashley Geluz | Secretary
📝 : Kae.myst from sySTEMs Club | Writer
✒️ : Mart Sandy Espago | Social Media Moderator

✨📖 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮 | 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐 – 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏 📖✨

𝒞ℋ𝒜𝒫𝒯ℰℛ 𝟤 – 𝒫𝒜ℛ𝒯 𝟣: 𝒜𝓃ℴ 𝓀𝒶𝓎𝒶 𝓎𝒶𝓇𝓃? 🧶

"Huy Tope, ba't ang broad naman nito? Pinapahirapan mo 'ko ata eh. 😭"

What started as a simple request for notes has officially turned into a weekly STEM mind-bender.

Tope is back with another challenge, and this week's focus is biotechnology. But with clues jumping from infinity loops and pencils to literal yarn and spaghetti, the search for the right STEM word is becoming hilariously tangled.

Is it simply a thread? Or is it something far more important—a key player in a circular biological network? The closer they get to the answer, the more elusive it seems.

𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙈𝙨 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙔𝙤𝙪 is an educational text-talk AU where learning unfolds one conversation at a time, proving that even the most complex ideas can begin with a single word, a simple question, and the curiosity to keep asking.

Think you can untangle Tope's clues before Part 2 drops tomorrow? Share your best guesses in the comments! 👇

⚠️ Note: To give everyone a fair chance, the first one who correctly guessed last week's STEM word is not eligible to join this week's guessing challenge. Let's give others a chance to solve it!

Through chats, questions, late-night explanations, and shared curiosity, every STEM word becomes more than just a definition—it becomes a lesson, a challenge, and another chapter in an ongoing conversation.

Because every great STEM journey begins with curiosity.





💻 : Mikaela Ashley Geluz | Secretary
📝 : Kae.myst from sySTEMs Club | Writer
✒️ : Reyrome Vhirgel Orzame | Vice President
Jazzryl Faith U. Weesit | Public Information Officer

✨📖 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮 | 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏 – 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟐 📖✨

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞?

Meet ᴢᴇɪᴛʙᴇɢᴇʀ ! a German term meaning "𝓽𝓲𝓶𝓮 𝓰𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓻." It refers to environmental cues—such as sunlight, temperature, meal times, and daily routines—that helps regulate our circadian rhythm, influencing when we sleep, wake up, and feel energized throughout the day.

By understanding Zeitgeber, we gain a deeper appreciation of how our daily habits and surroundings shape our overall health and well-being. Through 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮, we continue to explore scientific terms in a fun, simple, and meaningful way—proving that STEM is present in our everyday lives, one word at a time ! 💜

🤓 References:
- Zeitgeber - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics. (n.d.). Www.Sciencedirect.Com. Retrieved July 11, 2026, from https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/zeitgeber
- Böhmer, M. N. et al. (2021). Are we still in the dark? A systematic review on personal daily light exposure, sleep-wake rhythm, and mood in healthy adults from the general population. Sleep Health, 7(5), 610–630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2021.06.001
- Gentry, N. W. et al. (2021). Human circadian variations. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 131(16). https://doi.org/10.1172/jci148282






💻 : Mikaela Ashley Geluz | Secretary
📝 : Kae.myst from sySTEMs Club | Writer
✒️ : Jazzryl Faith U. Weesit | Public Information Officer

‎✨📖 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮 | 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏 – 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏📖✨
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‎A MyStErIoUs word, a series of clues, and one very confused learner. 🤔
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‎Before we ᖇᗴᐯᗴᗩᒪ our featured word in Chapter 1 – Part 2, here's your first challenge!

𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑒 ℎ𝑢𝑛𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟. 𝐻𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑈 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟.

𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸:
‎• The word starts with 𝐙
‎• It's related to 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 and 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 and 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
‎• The clues are scattered throughout the story and visuals
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‎Think you can solve it before the next chapter drops? :ᴘ
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‎𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 your guesses below and tell us what clues helped you figure it out! The answer will be 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 in Word Stems With You: Chapter 1 – Part 2.
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‎Will you crack the mystery, or will you end up saying "Ano daw? Di ko gets or Hmm Depende kung 3 'yan?🤔"





💻 : Mikaela Ashley Geluz | Secretary
📝 : Kae.myst from sySTEMs Club | Writer
✒️ : Mart Sandy Espago | Social Media Moderator

𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑆𝑇𝐸𝑀𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑌𝑜𝑢: 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗦🏆✨
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‎Ready to put your STEM vocabulary skills to the test? Before the challenge begins, here's everything you 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 to know about how 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 and 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘴 will work!
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‎🎖️ As part of our “𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑆𝑇𝐸𝑀𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑌𝑜𝑢” interactive series, participants will have the chance to help their section earn points through correct guesses. The competition will follow a 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣-𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢, where every correct answer contributes to your section's overall score.
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‎🏅 The 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 section to reach the required number of points will be 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 the 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓 and may receive 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐲𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐬 as their official prize!
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‎📖 Make sure to 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 the mechanics carefully, 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, and 𝗕𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 with your answers—every point counts!

‎𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨 1–4 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙈 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

‎💭 Which section will claim the 𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑡? Stay tuned and get ready to 𝙂𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣, and 𝙒𝙞𝙣!






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✒️ : Mart Sandy Espago | Social Media Moderator
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“Tope, pa send naman notes mo oh 🙏”

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥.

When a student messaged Tope asking for help with complicated STEM terms, he agreed—but with one condition: only one word at a time.

What followed felt like a text-talk AU unfolding message by message. Every week brought 𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝐶𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠, 𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠, and a deeper understanding of 𝙎𝘾𝙄𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙀, 𝙏𝙀𝘾𝙃𝙉𝙊𝙇𝙊𝙂𝙔, 𝙀𝙉𝙂𝙄𝙉𝙀𝙀𝙍𝙄𝙉𝙂, and 𝙈𝘼𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙈𝘼𝙏𝙄𝘾𝙎.

Through chats, questions, late-night explanations, and shared curiosity, each STEM word became more than just a definition—it became a lesson, a challenge, and another chapter in their conversation.

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮 is an educational text-talk AU where learning happens one message at a time, proving that even the most complex ideas can begin with a single word, a simple question, and a conversation worth continuing.

𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑆𝑇𝐸𝑀 𝑗𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦. ✨

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬
𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑳𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝑶𝒑𝒆𝒏.

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