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YAAAAWWWWNNNNN!!!! Well, now that I’m finally waking up from my Thanksgiving meal food coma, it’s time to talk about our good friend tryptophan. Oh come on, you know the stuff or at least you have heard about it.
Tryptophan is one of the 20 standard amino acids. It is also one of the essential amino acids [...]
One of the key factors when performing scientific studies is observation. Observing and discussing your observations are also two of the most important parts of learning.
When we are raising children we should take every opportunity to help them learn something. -Not that we should force them to sit and read all day long but the [...]
One of the toughest things to learn is how to enjoy learning. That sounds a little ridiculous but it’s very true.
Children begin to become interested in learning at a very young age. By the time most people are only 4 years old they are discovering more and more about the things they are interested in.
So [...]
The day is finally here everyone!
After many months of development we are proud to present Dollar Store Science.
This series of lessons brings a solid foundation of science understanding to you and your children. We split it into 4 separate mini-series consisting of 3 basic “lessons”.
For each mini-series we’ll send you a few emails that will point you back to SuperFunScience.com’s website. On those pages there will be a short lesson, an experiment and a quiz. A video accompanies the entire day so you can follow along with the lesson and the experiment.
All of these experiments will utilize materials you can either find at home or pick up at the discount store for a few dollars. That’s where the name “Dollar Store Science” comes from! You don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars to get your children interested in learning science!
Each mini-series is on sale separately for $12.95US or you can purchase all four mini-series for $42.00US…
Except this week I want to offer everyone FIVE DOLLARS of the complete package. Simply enter the coupon code “A31369CFA2″ for five dollars off of the entire Dollar Store Science series.
Here’s what the series consists of:
As you can see, we spent some time deciding what lessons to include in this program. What do you think we should do next? Let us know by using our contact form HERE.
Seventh of November, 2008
Next week is the official release of Dollar Store Science! We are excited that the day is finally here.
The science series, Dollar Store Science, consists of four different programs; one for each of the four hard sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Earth Science). With each program, there are three different episodes (science concepts) involved….
Those typical mutant claws that stick out of a superheroes hands when the real fighting starts, they are actual all right. In reality though, they are just a little small and are found in frogs.
And maybe the strangest element is that these pop-out superhero claws don’t slide by tiny slits. These claws in two genera [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Deep Space Rocks!
Chinese Olives
Nickels…
What is that?
Insects use a variety of means to survive the cold winter months.
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Aside from the conventional fixed pulley used in a flagpole, pulleys are used in other machines include the following:
Bicycle
The pulley in a bicycle uses a chain. It has a metal wheel with teeth where the chain will mesh. The function of the pulley in a bicycle is to move the bicycle forward.
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We got together with one of our first course takers to show everyone how pulleys work… without using pulleys!
A pulley is a simple rope and wheel with a groove that can do big jobs. Pulleys are important because they are involved in many machines, big and small. The written concepts of the lever and pulley date back to 200 B.C. and Archimedes, a Greek mathematician.
Rick and The Little Guy visit Dr. Michelle Yasson from http://holvet.net to talk about fleas and tapeworms and other gross things.
Lots of good stuff coming up!
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