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Questions for Janice About Her South Pole Adventure Why Did You Go? When Were You There? Did You Do Experiments? I was invited to go to the South Pole by CARA (Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica). CARA is part of the University of Chicago and is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. I think [...]
Notes from Janice’s Desk I’ve been thinking of all the different geographical regions of the world that I’ve had an opportunity to visit. The geographic South Pole in Antarctica was the most difficult to get to as well as being a difficult place to visit. Not only was it cold but the altitude was about [...]
I was invited to go to the South Pole by CARA (Center of Research in Antarctica), at the University of Chicago. CARA is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the objective of the trip was to encourage student interest in science as well as the science in Antarctica. Information collected during this excursion served as [...]
Geography is basically where science happens. Integrate this discipline with other studies. For example, when studying about deserts, have kids use longitude and latitudes to find the location of each on a globe or map. This book answers the following questions as well as many more questions related to geography. What is a compass rose? [...]
ABOUT ME: 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.
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