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Indigenous People’s Day
Nov. 18, 2020—By Molly Friedman As Indigenous Peoples’ Day approaches, here’s a chance to learn about Mary Golda Ross, the first Native American female engineer to help put people on the moon. A member of the Cherokee Tribe, she was the great-granddaughter of Chief John Ross, and lived until the ripe age of 99 years (and...
All About the Periodic Table
Nov. 12, 2020—By: Molly Friedman No matter how much experience you have with chemistry, you’ve definitely heard of the periodic table. A staple in every science classroom, the periodic table tells us everything we need to know about all 118 elements. You may have noticed that the elements are grouped in a very specific way, but what...
Lesson: Electromagnetism
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Lesson: Intensity of Sunlight
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Lesson: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
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What is a Brain Good for Anyways?
Oct. 28, 2020—By: Sean Collins Have you ever wondered why humans are the species that seem “in charge” of the Earth? Why aren’t pandas, tigers, elephants, buffalo, or parrots the ones building cities, inventing cars, and controlling the other animals? Humans are not the fastest animal, we are not the strongest animal, or the biggest animal, but...
Digging a Hole to China
Oct. 28, 2020—By: Ananya Terala Hey guys! I know all of you have heard the saying about digging a hole to China – and as someone who has done extensive research on the subject, I will be debunking that for you. First off, if you were to dig a hole straight down from the United States, you...
Lesson: Nanotechnology and Magnetism
Oct. 23, 2020—
Lesson: Chemistry in a Ziploc Bag
Oct. 23, 2020—
FoldIt: A Fun Computer Game!
Sep. 29, 2020—Game found from the following New Yorker article: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-promise-of-designer-protein-in-the-fight-against-covid-19 Are you up for a challenge? If so, then this puzzle game is for you! Foldit is a computer game created by biochemists and computer scientists that lets you do exactly what scientists do today to create vaccines and medicines. They made this game because you...