Sam Lemonick’s review of Eric Serri’s book, “A Tale of 7 Elements” captivates the heart of the book. You will enjoy this review almost as much as you will love Eric’s book. Sam Lemonick “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” and discovered America. Or rather, he was the first European to reach America, where millions […]
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Energy: Radiation
Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) is a stream of photons each traveling at the speed of light. Photons are massless bundles of light energy. The higher the energy of photons the more they behave as particles and can be harmful. The symbol shown with what looks like three blades of a fan notifies you that the radiation […]
Variables Effecting Tornado Bottle
Turn a water filled bottle upside down. Hold the bottle vertical over a container to catch the water coming out of the bottle. When the water leaves the bottle an empty space is left at the top. The amount of water coming out has to be replaced by something else because liquids do not expand […]
Pigment in Fall Leaves
This kit contains chemical coated labels that change color with temperature fluxuations. In designing the labels, I created color combinations that modeled color changes in fall leaves. For example, some green leaves turn yellow in the fall. Leaves are green due to the presence of the green pigment called chlorophyll. The yellow color in leaves […]