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Archive for October, 2008

How to make a Pizza Box Solar Oven!

This experiment will work great in full sun on a day when there isn’t much wind.  The best option is to find a large window indoors that faces the mid-day sun’s rays.
Items required:
A large pizza box
white glue
several feet of aluminum foil
a ruler
a permanent marker
sturdy scissors
one sheet of black construction paper
1/2 feet of clear plastic [...]

How do insects act when it’s cold?

When winters arrive, everyone from the mightiest to the smallest creature goes into hiding, especially in the cold regions of the world. Even humans for that matter prefer to stay within the confines of their warm home and put on warm clothes to maintain their body temperature.
Many animals, on the other hand, undergo hibernation. The [...]

What’s That? 11

Deep Space Rocks!
Chinese Olives
Nickels…

What is that?

How do insects act when it’s cold?

Insects use a variety of means to survive the cold winter months.

How to Use Cooking to Enhance Your Child’s Understanding of Science

The Pizza Experiment for Dinner?
For most parents, the thought of putting kids, and the hot surfaces and sharp edges of cooking, in the same room is a nightmare. When safety is observed, the kitchen can be the best laboratory!
Teaching your kids good safety habits in your home will translate to safety in their science class. [...]

Neanderthals Were Not That Primitive

How smart where these “cavemen” really?
The stereotypes that surround ancient humans were that they were not intellectually developed people, hunting animals using crude means and living life wearing leaves. However, the research shows that not all cavemen were primitive.
Man has evolved a long way since he parted company from his jungle cousins, the apes. Apes [...]

The Story of the Sea Floor

On the sea floor, over 10,000 feet below us, lies a world very different from ours. The sheer depth of the sea floor ensures that few can unravel the mysteries it contains, as even catching a glimpse is no simple task! Nevertheless, man’s desire to discover and explore our world is insatiable, and we have [...]

Phoenix rover stranded due to miscommunication

Our nearest neighbor Mars is a cold desert planet with no liquid water on its surface. Mars, like Earth, has two poles, each of which are covered by huge ice caps that remain frozen throughout the year. But in the Martian arctic, frozen water lies just below ground level instead of on the surface as [...]

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