Nature of Science
SPF Investigation
Future scientists at work! I wonder if that is true.
So what did you learn by doing this? What was the purpose of this experiment and why do you have to complete the formal write-up? Did this answer your key question? Was this all about determining if higher SPF levels block or absorb more UV rays? [...]
The Great Fossil Hunt
The scientific method in practice! I hope you enjoyed becoming paleontologists and trying to make heads and/or tails out of the bones you found. While I hope you had fun it only becomes learning when you reflect upon the activity. What happened in your attempt to identify the bones and more importantly why? How did [...]
What will you be doing at 1:36 am Tuesday?
Yah, I know I need my sleep, and I need to be ready for school in the morning but everyone I know will be up at 1:36 am EDT Tuesday (tomorrow). How about you?
I’ve been sitting at my computer watching live feed from the Cape. The sun is setting and Discovery’s on the launch pad [...]
Waves From Bill
I was sitting at the table Saturday morning having breakfast with my wife, in the background the weather channel was talking about the waves that we could expect from hurricane Bill, then close to 1,000 miles away off the coast of Virginia. Hard to imagine that something that far away could have a significant affect [...]
Looking Back To Space
From Zoe 5 on The Sky This Week, 2009 January 23 – 30
i am watching the launch of a kepler thats going into space and its looking for other earths. i wonder how fast it really is going when it gets into space?
From christopher P4 on The Sky This Week, 2009 January 23 – 30
when [...]
Mt Redoubt Ready to Erupt?
I know we are looking into space right now, recording images of the Moon and watching Venus, but lets take a quick look back at Terra Firma.
Remember how we said that earthquake activity can signal a possible volcanic eruption? Well scientist have recently noticed an increase in seismic activity around Mt Reboubt in Alaska.
A little [...]
I Wonder About the Inside of Earth
For weeks we’ve been talking about the surface of Earth, like that it’s broken up into pieces called plates. And these plates move around, pushed or pulled by currents in the mantle, whatever a mantle is. Then there’s magma or lava coming out of volcanoes is that the Earth spilling out its guts?
So I wonder. [...]
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