Tiger Talk

tiger talk

Animals communicate (talk to tigers and animals, as well as people). They do this by sounds as well as body language. The title of the video is misleading. There is a glass between the tiger and the child. The video provides visual information that young children can understand. The video dramatically, in a fun way, [...]

A Talking Tiger Tail

tiger tail

Body language is one way that animals communicate with each other.  For example, tigers communicate by the  position as well as the motion of their tails. You can model the “talking tail” of a tiger using a ruler. Discover for Yourself 1. As in the diagram above, in an upright position and slowly shaken back [...]

Einstein’s Messy Office

sci fair messy desk

I enjoyed seeing the office of Albert Einstein as well as the offices of the other brilliant minds shown in the photos below. My first thought was that I must be brilliant because my office is often as messy as these. It just depends on how many projects I am working on. One technique that [...]

Science Fair Project: Log Book

sci fair logbook

Keep a Project Journal–A Log Book The first step in starting a science fair project is to create a science journal, which is a written record showing all your work from start to the finish. Take pictures during each step of the project. A science fair project is for learning more about science and you [...]

Science Fair Project:Report Rubric

The following rubric is an example. The content of the rubric you use to evaluate your students depends on the rules of your science fair. Also, the content depends on the age of students being evaluate. How the report is prepared also depends on the age of the students being evaluated as well as the [...]

Hair Color

krista pink dog

I have never seen a dog with pink hair! Have You? FYI: The Maltese dog shown had white hair before its hair was dyed. The genetics of hair color is very complex. In the most simplistic sense, hair color from black to white depends on a pigment called emulanin. The amount and type of emuelanin [...]

Math and the Bible

The Author of the geometry book has a great chapter on conditional statements, which he calls “if-then statements.” This idea can be expanded to include every curriculum that I can think of, including the Bible. Just think of all the times that the Lord told the Israelite that: If they would do something, then God [...]

Geometry: Angles

A diagram of a child drawing a five-pointed star on a paper pattern model examples of a plane figure-paper, and solid figures--hands and pencil.

What is Geometry? Geometry is the mathematical study of figures and shapes. Let’s find out the difference between figures and shapes, define angles and of course, play and learn how angles form polygons–closed, straight sided figures. Figures vs. Shapes A geometric figure is the entire object, while a shape is the outer form of the [...]

Archeology

TIME TEAM AMERICA Episode 3: New Philadelphia, Ill. This archeology dig was in New Philadelphia, Ill. The artifacts sought were left in the yard of a schoolhouse, located in the first town founded by former slaves before the Civil War. “Born a slave in South Carolina in 1777, Frank McWorter moved to Kentucky with his [...]

Science Fair Project:Bibliography

biography wild child

Don’t get loony over providing proper credit for research information found on the web. Following are example how to credit different materials from websites. But, to make extra sure, ask your instructor to approve the examples given. 1. Almanac Articles Article title in quotation marks. Website title. Copyright date and company name. Access date and [...]