6 posts tagged “science”
Got 5 minutes? Like playing with star maps? Then check this out.
Every now and then you need a quick and easy lesson on dinosaurs. Like this one from the Creativity Portal, for instance. Cut it out and add a couple pipe cleaner legs like they show you to get a simple sculpture, or leave it on the paper & add a cool background. It's up to you!
I have a better idea for my background though. A while ago when I was cleaning my office (don't die of shock - sometimes I actually do that) I found a box chock full of styrofoam trays. They're just like the ones kids use for lunch in my schools, except they don't smell like ketchup.
With the use of a pencil, some tempera paint, and a brayer, you can turn a chunk of styrofoam into a great printing plate. It's basically just a larger version of this video lesson.
My favorite scientist of all time used to experiment with Leyden Jars, which are more or less primitive batteries. (That's a bit of an oversimplification, I think...) In any case, Leyden Jars aren't that hard to make if you have the right parts.
Like, say, a spare 35mm film canister.
It's not as entertaining as Mythbusters, but a recent Wired article is doing its best to dispel some common science myths.
Montgomery County Schools has created a nice combination of lessons that use what seem to be real data and images in order to teach lessons on all kinds of science topics - some of them with data from NASA!
I have fond memories of Boy Scout camping trips where our Scout Master would have us hike out into the middle of a field so he could point out the various constellations. Now I can relive the experience (without the poison ivy) thanks to Stellarium.
As if Sourceforge wasn't already cool enough...
