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Archives for 2010

Maceration? Hydrophilic? Osmosis?

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What does macerate mean? I now have a new word to add to my very limited vocabulary. While I found the word “macerate” in a cooking recipe, it so wonderfully describes what happens to slices of fresh apples when covered with sucrose (table sugar). Covering sliced fresh apples with table sugar causes the apples to […]

Thanksgiving Cranberry Relish

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Cooking is Fun! With this easy recipe, boys and girls will enjoy preparing this tasty holiday treat: Cranberry Relish Let’s Start Cooking 1. Prepare the Fruit With tap water, wash 1 orange, 2 apples, and a 12-ounce (340 g) bag of fresh cranberries. Remove bad berries and any stems on the orange and apples. 2. […]

Periodic Table Index

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1. Calendar: Periodic Table of Dayshttp://wp.me/pSQZl-6skThis article is a good introduction to the periodic table. It uses a calendar to introduce periodicity–repeating patterns. 2. Dmitri Mendeleev’s Periodic Tablehttp://bit.ly/tnjuAT A follow-up article to Calendar: Periodic Table of Days. It provides history information about the origin of the periodic table of elements. Compares Mendeleev’s first arrangement of […]

Dynamic Periodic Table

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Check out this link for information about the elements listed on the periodic table. Lynntech’s Dymanic Periodic Table Click on the cell of the element you want more information about.

Thanksgiving Science Investigations

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Thanksgiving Traditions * Foods   *Crafts  *Games FOODS Cranberry Relish “In some parts of the world, cranberries arrive just as autumn arrives. Perhaps that’s why they’re a traditional ingredient for autumn holiday foods. “ Recipe from Margaret Kenda’s Cooking Wizardry   Cooking Wizardry for Kids  Kids will also discover what makes breads and cakes rise, […]

Emma Does Science Project Research

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This is a story about Emma, a 10-year old girl, who has to do a science fair project. Emma belongs to a Science Club. During club meetings, Ms. Janice, the club director, and Cosmo, her teen helper guide Emma as she designs and develops her science fair project. This chapter provides easy to follow directions […]

Primary Research: Exploratory Investigation

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Primary Research is information about a topic that you discover yourself, such as an exploratory investigation. An Exploratory investigation is an experiment that you do in order to discover information about a topic. This type of experiment can be to discover the parts of a flashlight, or to answer a specific question. An Example Exploratory […]

Fifth Annual National Rocket Competition

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FIRE UP YOUR STUDENTS! POWER UP YOUR SCIENCE LESSONS WITH ROCKET SCIENCE You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to bring rocketry to your kids. You can do it with the help of Jack & Kathy Colpas! The information on this page is from Jack & Kathy Colpas,  co-directors of the National Rocketry Competition: […]