Chemistry for Kids As of July 1, 2013 ThinkQuest has been discontinued. We would like to thank everyone for being a part of the ThinkQuest global community: Students - For your limitless creativity and innovation, which inspires us all. Teachers - For your passion in guiding students on their quest. Partners - For your unwavering support and evangelism. Parents - For supporting the use of technology not only as an instrument of learning, but as a means of creating knowledge. We encourage everyone to continue to “Think, Create and Collaborate,” unleashing the power of technology to teach, share, and inspire. Best wishes, The Oracle Education Foundation Invisible Inks - Make Your Own Invisible Ink Sometimes people tell me they can't do any science projects because they don't have any chemicals. There are some activities that don't require any chemicals you don't already have. A great example is invisible ink. Invisible ink is any substance that you can use to write a message that is invisible until the ink is revealed. You use the ink by writing your message with it using a cotton swab, dampened finger, fountain pen, or toothpick. How you reveal the message depends on the ink you used. Make Invisible Ink Anyone can write an invisible message, assuming you have paper, because body fluids can be used as invisible ink. Heat-Activated Invisible Inks Iron the paper, set it on a radiator, place it in an oven (set lower than 450° F), hold it up to a hot light bulb.
BBC Nature - Video collection: David Attenborough's Madagascar The Australian Curriculum v4.1 Science Foundation to Year 10 Curriculum The Science Inquiry Skills and Science as a Human Endeavour strands are described across a two-year band. In their planning, schools and teachers refer to the expectations outlined in the Achievement... Read full description The Science Inquiry Skills and Science as a Human Endeavour strands are described across a two-year band. In their planning, schools and teachers refer to the expectations outlined in the Achievement Standard and also to the content of the Science Understanding strand for the relevant year level to ensure that these two strands are addressed over the two-year period. The three strands of the curriculum are interrelated and their content is taught in an integrated way. Over Years 7 to 10, students develop their understanding of microscopic and atomic structures; how systems at a range of scales are shaped by flows of energy and matter and interactions due to forces, and develop the ability to quantify changes and relative amounts. Hide full description
Rock Key The Rock Identification Key - by Don PeckRock Key Table of Contents What Are Rocks? Rocks are what the crust of the earth is made of. They are the mountains and the bottom of the ocean. They are everywhere on earth, but often buried under soil. Rocks are made of minerals, like quartz, calcite, feldspars, and micas. [ Return to Rock Key Table of Contents ] What Minerals Form Rocks? Nocturnal Animals - AllAboutNature Advertisement. EnchantedLearning.com is a user-supported site. As a bonus, site members have access to a banner-ad-free version of the site, with print-friendly pages.Click here to learn more. (Already a member? Click on an animal to go to that printout. Nocturnal animals are more active at night than during the day. Special Adaptations: Nocturnal animal have special adaptations that help them survive in the dark. Printouts: Click on a letter to go to that page of animal printouts. In addition to printing the animals, you can copy a printout (click here for instructions) and paste it into a painting program (like Paint) and color the animal there.
Wondrous, Detailed Map of the Wondrous History of Science Fiction A Spectacular View of Science Fiction’s History. Artist Ward Shelley’s brilliant map of the history of science fiction from 2009 is a kind of interestingness black hole whose event horizon captured me for several hours this morning as I pored over the diagram and the arguments it makes about the history and origins of science fiction. I don’t agree with every conclusion illustrated here, but thinking about them made me reconsider a lot of cherished beliefs… History of Science Fiction (JPEG) Ward Shelley Via Boing Boing