A boat is able to float based on the amount of water it displaces or moves out of the way. When a boat pushes against the water, the water pushes back with an equal amount of force. Therefore, a wider boat is able to carry a heavier load than a long, narrow boat. Wider boats […]
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Spring Treasure Hunt: Wild Edible Science
For our Spring Treasure Hunt this year, we looked around the schoolyard and in our backyards for budding edible flowers and this is what we found so far – some being edible and some NOT. Blue-Eyed Grass (See Photo to left), Grape Hyacinth, Crocuses, Daffodils and Narcissus. Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrhynchium bellum) is a pretty 6-petalled native […]
Continue readingSchumann Frequency: The Heart Beat of Mother Earth
Global electromagnetic resonance phenomenon was first discovered and by Nicola Tesla, who made his first documented observations of global electromagnetic resonance at his Colorado Springs laboratory in 1899. This led to certain thought conclusions about the electrical properties of Earth, making the basis for his idea for wireless energy transmission. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla Theoretically, it is the natural frequency or […]
Continue readingWhite Buffalo, a Most Interesting Mammal
White Buffalo are extremely rare, and are actually named American Bison (American buffalo). Different from brown or water buffalo, The White Buffalo is considered to be a sacred sign for Native Americans, and thus have Great Spiritual importance for Prayer and Sacred Ceremony. Buffalos are normally brown in color; white buffalo come out of their […]
Continue readingSummer Oceans Pop Quiz
Since everyone is either having fun by the ocean side this summer, or dreaming about being by the ocean side, here is a Fun Summer Teaching Oceans Pop Quiz, to keep the Brain Fresh for the upcoming classes in the Fall: 1. Sea Turtles live in all the world’s oceans except the ____________. 2. Adult […]
Continue readingSolar System Pop Quiz
Sometimes Pop Quiz is fun in Science Class. Surprise them with this one and see how present the class is with their current knowledge of solar system and space facts! 1. Which Galaxy do we live in on Earth? Milky Way Galaxy 2. Is our Sun considered to be a Star or a Planet? A […]
Continue readingCreating a Platylope
How about a “platy-lope” – an animal that is half platypus and half antelope? This week, have your students create a new species, and write about and draw a picture of their animal. Have them examine the qualities of different species, and combine them into what they think would be the most adaptable survivable animal. […]
Continue readingKepler 10b: Exoplanet Discovery in Search for Earth-like Worlds
Astronomers have discovered the smallest planet outside our Solar System, and the first that is definitely rocky like Earth. In September 2010, the 4th planet of the Red Dwarf star Gliese 581, appeared to be the best known example of a possible terrestrial exoplanet orbiting near its home star. An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is […]
Continue readingScientist Discovers Live Birthing and Suckling Fish
The European eelpout, also known as the viviparous eelpout (Zoarces viviparus), also known as the, viviparous blenny actually suckles its young like a mammal. It is also called the Mother of eels as it gives live birth, unlike its multitude of its fish cousins. Viviparous, in regard to animals, means development of the embryo inside […]
Continue readingBlubber: Teaching About Sea Mammals
Want to really get your elementary kids interested in learning about sea mammals such as whales and walruses? Then teach about blubber! If you’re not familiar with the term, it’s nothing so disgusting as it sounds. Blubber is the part of the sea mammals that keeps them warm. In fact, before you start this experiment, […]
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