Linao STEM Society

Problem of the Week 01/09/2025
Happy New Year to all the students of Linao National Highschool! To celebrate the new year, we have prepared a new problem just for you~ Solve it, and win a prize from our LSS Club! Deadline is on January 15.

To entry your answers, please write your answer and complete solution on any piece of paper with your name and section and hand it over to ma'am Baquiano in the faculty room of the SHS Building. Thank you!

Good luck, and again, Happy New Year

TRIVIA OF THE DAY! 🧮🧬
Did you know? There is a planet where it rains glass sideways!

𝗛𝗗 𝟭𝟴𝟵𝟳𝟯𝟯 𝗯, the closest transiting hot Jupiter to Earth, looks similar to Earth from a distance. However, its weather is anything but familiar!

Researchers have found that this planet experiences extreme winds of up to 5,400 mph (8,700 km/h), and 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀. The atmosphere contains silicate particles, meaning that glass rains down at high speeds, making it a terrifying place.

Caption: Bhea Meting
Image: NASA Rains of Terror

Problem of The Week! 10/28/24
This week's problem is all about 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮!
Can you solve her predicament? If you do, you'll receive a prize~

Entry your answer on any sheet of paper with your name, section, answer (with solution), and date to 𝗠𝗮'𝗮𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟭-𝗠. 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼! (room next to cookery)

Participate to have the chance to 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 ranging from school supplies to sweet treats! See you winners soon~

TRIVIA OF THE DAY! 🧮🧬
Did you know? 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲!

Felicette was a stray Parisian cat that became the first feline launched into space on 18 October 1963 as part of the 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺.

She was 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟰 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀 trained for spaceflight. The cats had electrodes implanted onto their skulls to monitor their neurological activity throughout the flight.

Félicette survived the flight but was euthanized two months later for the examination of her brain. (Wikipedia)

Caption: Faith Abaño
Image: Felicette Reddit

TRIVIA OF THE DAY! 🧮🧬
Did you know? 𝗞𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀!

Even under a microscope, they are basically impossible to tell apart that they could potentially confuse crime scene investigators, as they share similar patterns, loops, and ridges.

Koalas, known for being picky eaters who prefer eucalyptus leaves of a specific age, may have developed fingerprints similar to humans 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀.

As suggested in a 1997 paper by Henneberg, the need for koalas to climb vertically onto eucalyptus branches and grasp leaves likely contributed to the evolution of their human-like fingerprints. (Greenberg, 2022)

Caption: Bhea Meting
Image: savethekoala dot com

TRIVIA OF THE DAY! 🧮🧬
Did you know? 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲!

When we think of carrots, we usually picture them as bright orange. However, carrots were originally purple!

These early carrots, cultivated around the 10th century in what is now Afghanistan, were 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄. It wasn’t until the 17th century that Dutch farmers bred the orange carrot we know today, in honor of the Dutch royal family, the House of Orange!

Caption: Je-ann Ganceña
Image: purple carrot

TRIVIA OF THE DAY! 🧮🧬
Did you know? 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗯𝗲-𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗽!

This unique trait helps them mark their territory without the p**p rolling away. Wombats, native to Australia, produce nearly 80 to 100 cubic droppings per day.

The cube shape results from the 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀. Scientists believe this peculiar ability is essential for communication among wombats, as they stack their p**p to mark their territory or signal other wombats.

It's fascinating to think that these small marsupials have developed such a creative evolutionary advantage for something as simple as leaving droppings!

Caption: Juliana Tagalog
Image: Britannica

Teachers are one of the core pillars of our society, shaping who we are and what we become. Today, we celebrate every teacher around the world for the difference they make in our lives.

Let's take a moment to praise them for guiding and teaching our future generations: Thank you Teachers!

TRIVIA OF THE DAY! 🧮🧬
Did you know? 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗯𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗯𝘀!

Many crabs have the ability to shed the injured limb and grow a new limb in its place. That process is called 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

It is the 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 to the injured area. Stem cells are special cells that don’t have a defined job yet. They can turn into anything: bone, muscle, nerves, or skin.

These stem cells are able to grow and heal the injury without scarring. When one of these animals loses a limb, stem cells are able to make all of the types of cells needed to grow a new one! (thetech dot org)

Idea: Marc Ehron Caoctoy
Caption: Faith Abaño
Image: Crab Rave Music Video

TRIVIA OF THE DAY! 🧮🧬
Did you know? 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗿𝘀!

Dinosaurs roamed the Earth around 66 million years ago. However, it is believed that the grasshopper’s ancient ancestors lived before dinosaurs even roamed the Earth.

Scientists found this out because of fossils that they found. Grasshoppers could be around 𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱!

Caption: Alexa Sinugbojan
Image: wessex fossils dot co dot uk

TRIVIA OF THE DAY! 🧮🧬
Did you know?
Albert Einstein, the brilliant mind behind the theory of relativity, actually didn’t win his Nobel Prize for that famous theory! Instead, in 1921, he was recognized for his work on something called the 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁.

He discovered that light can actually knock tiny particles (electrons) off surfaces, proving that light acts both like a wave and a particle. This idea wasn’t just theoretical—it paved the way for everyday things we use now, like 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 that power homes with sunlight and 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀 that capture life’s moments with a click.

Idea: Je-ann Ganceña
Caption: Faith Abaño
Image: BYJUs

TRIVIA OF THE DAY! 🧮🧬
Did you know that an octopus has not one, not two, but 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀?

Two of these hearts, called 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀, are dedicated to pumping blood through the gills, where the blood gets oxygenated. The third heart, called the 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁, pumps the oxygenated blood to the rest of the body.

But here's the twist: when an octopus swims, the 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 actually 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸, which is why they prefer crawling to conserve energy.

Idea: Ellah Mayor
Caption: Faith Abaño
Image: theoutline dot com