VanCleave's Science Fun

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

Analog Clocks

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An analog clock is a clock that displays the time of day by the position of hands on a dial (clock face). The diagram shows the face of two different analog clocks, one marked in 12 hour units and the other is marked in 24 hour units.

Time: Standard, Local, Daylight Saving

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Standard time refers to sun time, or time one would determine using a sundial. I call it REAL TIME, but that is a Janice VanCleave term. A time zone refers to a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually called local time. Time zones were established in the in the […]

Two Little Rascals Raise a Caterpillar

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The Adventures of Two Little Rascals is a story in the making. The following English and Spanish dialog is from Evelyn, the mom of the Two Little Rascals. I hope you enjoy this Caterpillar Raising Saga as much as I did. Raising a Caterpillar *We found this caterpillar at home and we immediately made it […]

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, […]