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Science Fair Projects about Animals

By Janice VanCleave

Zoology is the study of animals and how they behave, live and survive.. FYI: Special permission is needed to work with live animals as well as parts from dead animals, including bones in designing and developing a science project. Below is a science fact about Anoles. This fact is a statement containing: one independent variable […]

Filed Under: Biology Tagged With: camouflage, dependent variable, independent variable

Cloud Formation

By Janice VanCleave

Question:How are clouds formed? Answer: Clouds are made of very tiny drops of liquid water called cloud drops or cloud droplets. Cloud droplets stick together to form larger heavier raindrops, which fall to the ground where they collect in puddles, lakes, rivers, and oceans. The water molecules on the surface of collected water (rivers, streams, […]

Filed Under: Earth Science Tagged With: cloud drops, cloud formation, condensation, evaporation, meteorology

Water Conservation

By Janice VanCleave

Question: Are we running out of water? Answer: Earth is not losing water. The water that dinosaurs drank is still on Earth somewhere. Water moves back and forth between the Earth’s surface and the air in what scientists call a water cycle. When you drink water your body uses it for a time and then […]

Filed Under: General Science Tagged With: condensation, evaporation, water conservation, water cycle

Water Cycle Diagram

By Janice VanCleave

A simple diagram with definitions describing the different forms of water as it moves through the water cycle.

Filed Under: Earth Science Tagged With: accretion, condensation, evaporation, precipitation, water cycle

Photosynthesis

By Janice VanCleave

Filed Under: Biology Tagged With: photosynthesis

Solar Energy

By Janice VanCleave

This diagram shows solar panels on roof receiving solar energy used to heat water.

Passive Solar Heating VS. Active Solar Heating Solar energy is radiant energy from the Sun. This energy travels through space to Earth in the form of electromagnetic waves. In an hour, the Sun sends to the earth’s surface as much or more energy as people use to run factories, machines, and vehicles and to heat […]

Filed Under: Energy Tagged With: active solar heating, infrared, passive solar heating, radiate, solar energy

Sunblock: SPF Ratings

By Janice VanCleave

Question: What effect do SPF numbers on sunblock lotions have on their effectiveness of filtering UV radiation? Answer: You can discover this answer for yourself, but Do not use your skin to test the effectiveness of SPF numbers! Instead, use solar active materials. I have found several materials on the Solar Active website that can […]

Filed Under: Physics, Science Projects Tagged With: energy. electromagnetic energy, SPF, sunblock, UV radiation

UV Detecting Beads

By Janice VanCleave

Beads with a special dye that changes color when exposed to UV light, but reverts back to orgiginal color when UV light is removed.

Pony beads that contain dye molecules that changes from white to a specific color when exposed to ultraviolet light are called UV Bead or photochromic beads.   Ultraviolet radiation (also called UV light) is a type of  light energy also called electromagnetic radiation. The only light energy that can be seen is called “visible light.” […]

Filed Under: Physics Tagged With: Solar Beads, UV radiation

Abstract: Science Project

By Janice VanCleave

ABSTRACT: This is a report of 250 words or less about the experiment. It should be written in the past tense without the use of any personal pronouns. Following are parts that should be included in this formal report. NOTE: If the abstract is being prepared for a regional, state, or national science fair, it […]

Filed Under: Science Projects

Protein Synthesis

By Janice VanCleave

Filed Under: Biology Tagged With: advanced biology, protein synthesis

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