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SMART is an accredited student organization of the Philippine Science High School – Central Mindanao Campus.

The organization aims to promote and uplift interests in science, mathematics, and its related fields through activities and projects.

20/04/2026

📣 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗧 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 ‼️

🌳 The rainforest erupts with sound as leaves rustle and whispers echo through the canopy. From its depths, a new question emerges. Answer it correctly and you’ll seize 𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽! 🦜🐆🦎🐍🦡🦋🐸🐊🪲🕷️

👑 The jungle bows to Sebastian Bunani Abellanosa of SC #10 - Theraposa, the sharp-eyed hunter who conquered the last riddle!

‎✍️ Please use this link for proper logging of your answers: https://tinyurl.com/QOTW2026-Answer-Form We will only be accepting your answers until Thursday 4PM. ‎

10/04/2026

It’s loud, bright, and dramatic, but it’s secretly doing chemistry in the sky. 🌩️✨ Every time lightning strikes, it doesn’t just tear through the atmosphere with electricity; it actually makes ozone. Yes! The same ozone that protects us from the Sun’s harsh UV rays. 🛡️☀️

Here’s how it works: lightning strikes heat the surrounding air to temperatures hotter than the surface of the Sun, around 30,000°C (so yes, lightning does beat the Sun😉). This heat SPLITS apart nitrogen and oxygen molecules in the air, letting the atoms recombine into new forms. Among the products is ozone (O₃), created when freshly freed oxygen atoms attach to nearby O₂ molecules. 🌬️💥

So every thunderstorm becomes a massive natural ozone generator. It truly is nature’s very own explosive air purifier.⚡🧪

Reference: NASA Earth Observatory. (2024). Lightning’s Surprising Role in Ozone Formation.

Pubmat 👩‍🎨🎨: Jachiene A. Requiroso
Content 🤓☝️: Clarence Ezail C. Villarin

23/03/2026

📣 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗧 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 ‼️

🌳 The rainforest erupts with sound as leaves rustle and whispers echo through the canopy. From its depths, a new question emerges. Answer it correctly and you’ll claim a prize… but this time, it’s not just any prize. It’s 𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽! 🦜🐆🦎🐍🦡🦋🐸🐊🪲🕷️ Seize the merits as the jungle roars for its next champion.

👑 The jungle bows to Kyle Russel Madonza of 12 - Baltazar, the sharp-eyed hunter who conquered the last riddle!

‎✍️ Write your answers on the answer cards, 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩 & time submitted, and drop them in the dropbox. And don’t forget to also 𝗶𝗻𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸! We will only be accepting your answers until Thursday 4PM. ‎

17/03/2026

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧’𝗦 𝗨𝗣, 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡, 𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗧, 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧, 𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗬-𝗡𝗠𝗖!! 📣

The jungle is alive, and something greater is stirring within it. 🌿

This May 4-5, take part in SMART’s wildest and most anticipated adventure in this year’s 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩, where science thrives beneath the canopy! 🐾🧬

Wait… can you hear that? A roar echoes through the trees… creatures growling in the shadows, and even louder-

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘’𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗣 𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗧⁉️ 📣

16/03/2026

A distant roar echoes somewhere unseen…
It calls your name.
It asks only one thing…

Where’s your SciCamp spirit..? 🍃

p.s kinsa jud gaingon na Pokémon ang theme?

14/03/2026

Happy Pi Day! 🥧

Today, March 14 (3/14), we celebrate π! The constant that keeps every circle perfectly connected. From wheels 🚗 and clocks 🕰️ to planets 🌍 and atoms ⚛️, pi is everywhere, quietly shaping the world through mathematics.

It may start with 3.14, but just like our curiosity for learning, but it never truly ends ♾️

Let’s take this day to appreciate the beauty of numbers, the logic behind patterns, and the science that explains the world around us. 📐📊

Keep exploring. Keep questioning. Keep discovering.

Content & Caption ✍️: Ria Padilla & Anna Tumapon
Pubmat 🎨: Jachiene Requiroso

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06/03/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝘀?

We often imagine evolution and gene expression as shifts that happen only with big mutations, but sometimes a single tiny nucleotide change is enough to flip the entire system. 🔁🧬

A 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 is a small cluster of genetic variants that is usually inherited together, but these “simple” variations can drastically alter how genes behave! They can change hough tightly DNA is packaged, how strongly proteins bind to promoters, or how often a gene gets turned on or off. 🎚️📖

Even a 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗺 (𝗦𝗡𝗣), one letter out of 3 billion, can tweak a regulatory sequence, reshape a protein’s binding site, or shift a gene’s expression level. That is some huge ripple effect! 🌊

Some of these microscopic changes can influence traits, susceptibility to diseases, responses to medicine, or even how efficiently an organism grows. They’re proof that in biology, even small tweaks can create big differences. ⚙️🌍

Reference: International HapMap Project. (n.d.). National Human Genome Research Institute.
https://www.genome.gov/human-genome-project/International-HapMap-Project

Pubmat 👩‍🎨🎨: Jachiene A. Requiroso
Content 🤓☝️: Clarence Ezail C. Villarin

03/03/2026

A brand-new riddle has tumbled down the rabbit hole, just waiting to be discovered. Will you chase it, twist it, and turn it into triumph? In this curious place, clever thinking is the greatest magic of all. ✨🍄
🌹 A royal cheer for Feola Rei L. Rayon of 11 – Orion, who conquered the last curious challenge! The crown sits splendidly upon your head. 👑♠️
🍬 Take the leap and solve this week’s wonder to claim your ₱50 prize
🗝️ Write your answers on the answer cards and drop them in the dropbox. Don’t forget to also 𝗶𝗻𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸! Entries will only be accepted until Thursday at 4PM.

23/02/2026

A brand-new riddle has tumbled down the rabbit hole, just waiting to be discovered. Will you chase it, twist it, and turn it into triumph? In this curious place, clever thinking is the greatest magic of all. ✨🍄

🌹 A royal cheer for Kyle Russel Madonza of 12 – Baltazar, who conquered the last curious challenge! The crown sits splendidly upon your head. 👑♠️

🍬 Take the leap and solve this week’s wonder to claim your ₱50 prize

🗝️ Write your answers on the answer cards and drop them in the dropbox. Don’t forget to also 𝗶𝗻𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸! Entries will only be accepted until Thursday at 4PM.

22/02/2026

What really is your deal, CRISPR? 🤔

We once only dreamed of changing life’s blueprint — now, we can actually edit it. ✨

CRISPR, short for “clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats,” is a natural defense system found in bacteria and archaea. It protects them from invading viruses by recognizing and destroying trespassers, literally keeping a genetic “memory” by storing bits of viral DNA in its own genome. This lets it easily identify and eliminate the same virus during future attacks. 🧫⚔️

Scientists have harnessed CRISPR’s recognizing powers by pairing it with a protein called Cas9, which acts like a pair of molecular scissors. ✂️🧬 Together, they can locate and cut specific DNA sequences within any organism! 🔍

By designing a guide RNA that matches the target DNA, researchers can tell CRISPR exactly where to cut. Once the DNA is snipped, the cell’s natural repair mechanisms take over, allowing scientists to delete, insert, or alter genetic material with incredible precision. ⚙️🌍

Reference: What is CRISPR? A bioengineer explains. (n.d.). Stanford University. https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2024/06/stanford-explainer-crispr-gene-editing-and-beyond -deal

Pubmat 👩‍🎨🎨: Jachiene A. Requiroso
Content 🤓☝️: Clarence Ezail C. Villarin

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