LHS Science Department

06/19/2026

🐢 Summer Science Challenge #2

Can you identify this North Georgia neighbor?

This animal carries its home wherever it goes and can live for more than 50 years.

💡 Hint: It isn't a tortoise.

Comment your guess!

06/18/2026

🦎 Summer Science Challenge #1

Can you identify this animal?

This creature can grow over 2 feet long and lives in cold, rocky streams in North Georgia.

💡 Hint: It's an amphibian and breathes through its skin.

Comment your guess below!

06/05/2026

If you're not following LHS LaFayette High School Marine Biology Club, you're missing out on student travel, student fun and amazing experiences! Give the page a like and a follow!

The kids said, "It's giving Mr. Zach Reynolds vibes" Zach Reynolds

05/27/2026

Best Fishes to Mrs. Roerdink, Mrs. Palmer and the Marine Biology Club as they head to MarineLab Key Largo to study coral reef ecology!

And we're off! Wish us well as we head to MarineLab Environmental Education Center to study corals and sea life 🪸🐢🦞🌊🐚🐠
Also a BIG thank you to Mrs. Sarah Jenkins for driving us to the airport!

05/14/2026

Many thanks to former student Sydney Krueger for taking a day to share her research on bacteriophages with the biology students at LHS! Thanks also to Mr. Burnette for asking her to come speak with us!

04/12/2026

Come on a journey with us-to learn science! Many advanced opportunites await in the science department. Don't see your preferred course on your schedule? Make sure you talk with your grade level counselor or favorite science teacher to get more information on the opportunities we have for you!

04/10/2026

Yesterday in AP Environmental Science while completing some water quality testing, we noticed some litter along the edges of the pond. Knowing that watersheds follow the path of least resistance and things that litter our waterways can easily make their way to the ocean, we decided to collect what we could for proper disposal. Here’s some of what we gathered this afternoon.

04/02/2026

Did you know it's citizen science month? April 1-30 you have the opportunity to be one participant in what scientists hope are 250 million acts of citizen science! Go to https://scistarter.org/ if you need ideas!
You can always participate in LHS Adopt A Stream volunteer work, Saturday April 18th at City Lake as a part of the city's Earth Day celebration 🌍.

SciStarter connects people to citizen science projects, citizen scientists, and resources. Real science we can do together.

03/29/2026

Mrs. Lisa Roerdink physical science class Investigating the effects of temperature and pressure on the volume of gases in physical science today (water v***r inside the cans)

03/19/2026

What is scientific literacy, and why is it important for our students to be scientifically literate in our world?

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