VanCleave's Science Fun

Your Guide to Science Projects, Fun Experiments, and Science Research

ABOUT THE SOUND PICTURE

With mouth wide open, vibrating air coming up the throat from the vocal chords leaving the open mouth and spreading in all directions. Hi, I am Janice VanCleave, author of 50+ best-selling science experiment books for children ages 4 through high school. I taught science for 27 years and now am creating this science website.   My scream was not staged. The picture was to be of two adult cats, which I was holding. A microsecond before the camera snapped, the two cats dug their claws into my skin as they prepared to leap out of my arms. A picture like this is great for making inferences. Kids could make "guesses" as to why I am screaming. They would be drawing on facts from the photo, such as I look like I am in pain or maybe I am just pretending.

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Archives for September 9, 2010

Pasteuration

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Pasteurization is a process name for French scientist Louis Pasteur , who discovered the process in the 1860s that undesired fermentation caused by bacteria could be prevented in wine and beer by heating it to 135°F (57°C) for a few minutes. The process is still used for sterilization of liquids such as milk, orange juice, […]

Plant Osmosis

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Plant cells are surrounded by rigid walls made of cellulose (plant fiber), but water can still move through these walls to go in and out of plant cells. This movement of water is called osmosis. When water moves into a plant cell, the cell expands, much like a balloon does when inflated. Unlike a balloon, […]

Vertebrate Skeletons

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A vertebrate is an  animal with an internal backbone. The bones of a backbone are called vertebrae Birds, cats, dogs, dinosaurs and you have backbones. Did You Know? Most mammals have seven vertebrae in their neck. This means that you and a giraffe  have the same number of neck vertebrae. Vertebrae are just part of […]