VanCleave's Science Fun

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

Recycle

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Click to Look Insid Notes from Janice’s Desk When I was a kid people naturally recycled. I don’t remember garbage being a big problem because we didn’t throw many things away. We didn’t need a food disposal because any left over food wasn’t much and it was given to the dog. Clothes were handed down […]

Coin Classification

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Classification Classification is nothing more than grouping things. The diagram shows a group of COINS. In the group are different kinds of coins and each coin type is identified by a letter. d = dime n = nickel p = penny q = quarter Activity: Make Coin ID Cards 1. Use a picture of a […]

Archaeology

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TIME TEAM AMERICA Prepared an Archaeology Series, which aired on TV in the summer of 2009. The photo shown was taken at Range Creek, UT This is one of  the few truly pristine archeological sites. This is because until recently, the area was privately owned. The state of Utah purchased the area and has limited […]

Scientific Method

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Notes from Janice’s Desk I read a review about author Rebecca Stead and it brought back memories of  a public speaking seminar I attended.  The review as well as the seminar pointed out that the newspaper is a great place to find topics for novels and/or speaches. Other similaritie of the two are: Prepare yourself […]

Slaves to the Clock

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Notes from Janice’s Desk I wake during the night to go to the bathroom (I drink lots of liquids). Generally I go back to sleep, but today the clock said 5:30 am. I decided to stay up even though I felt a bit sleepy.  This decision cranked up my brain and as usual it started […]

Archeology

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Notes from Janice’s Desk Archeology is the study of  human culture by analyzing stuff that people left behind. Junk from garbage dumps of the past are treasured artifacts today. From these finding, scientists piece together how they think the people lived, worked, and played. I wonder what archaeologists in the far future will find in […]

Erosion

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Notes from Janice’s Desk When traveling, my hubby loves to take back roads. One of the trails leading to a ghost town was a narrow,  single lane, dirt road up a mountain in Colorado. It was fun and exciting until the sudden rainstorm. At first the water made tiny streams down the road but this […]

II. Pressure: Density

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Notes from Janice’s Desk Writing about air pressure reminds me of  bumper cars at an amusement part in Germany. It was one those traveling groups who had set up their rides in a field. There were no rules, and American soldiers from a nearby Army base were demonstrating how not to drive the cars. Check […]

Pressure: Air/Water

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FYI: I am still finding links that don’t work, but I am fixing them as quickly as possible. Experiment Ideas Below A Note from Janice’s Desk We have interesting neighbors. One year there were 5 buffalo in a field near our house. I wanted to take a picture with them and did. As I posed […]