Tag Archives: Science
Leftover Valentine’s Chocolate? Use It to Measure the Speed of Light
If you’re a long-time reader, you may remember the great leftover Easter Peeps microwave experiment. Well, today we’re going to be nuking leftover Valentine’s Day chocolate to demonstrate one of the constants of physics, the speed of light. Chocolate makes a very appropriate medium, because the heating property of microwaves was first discovered by a […] Continue reading
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Cool Bees Trained to Tell One Face From Another
File this under cool science to share with your kids! Bees continue to fascinate and often surprise scientists, and this rather interesting experiment certainly falls into both categories.
In a story from the Journal of Experimental Biology, researchers report that they have determined bees can learn how to differentiate between human faces. From Discovery News:
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Learn Physics Fast With the Instant Egghead Guide
You’ve gotta love a book that follows “Chapter One: Matter” with “Chapter Two: Quantum Theory.” The Instant Egghead Guide: Physics by Brian Clegg and Scientific American does just that, and then continues on through chapters about Light, Relativity, Forces and Energy. The cover calls it “60-Second Science,” and each subject is a two-page spread that […] Continue reading
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To Ban or Not to Ban ‘Nerd’ and ‘Geek’ From Our Lexicon
It’s been suggested that we ban the words ‘Nerd’ and ‘Geek’ from the lexicon to combat the negative stereotypes that go with them so they can thrive easier. But there will always be nerds and geeks, no matter what we call them. Continue reading
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Tagged Anderegg, Everything Else, geek, Math, Nerd, Science, Science and Education
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Geeky Educators Unite at the NSTA Conference
A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to attend part of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) area conference held in Phoenix, Arizona, from December 3-5. More than 2000 educators were supposed to attend for this gathering on Science Education. There were hundreds of workshops, presentations and seminars to teach about developments in […] Continue reading
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Tagged Astronomy, Bill Nye, Galileoscope, National Science Teachers Association, Projects and Activities, Science, Science and Education, Teachers
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Great Minds in Modern Science Writing Don’t All Think Alike
I have often wanted to sink my teeth into real writing by real scientists, but I don’t feel qualified to dig through the endless of pages of writing to find snippets that get to the point. I don’t have time to read entire books or papers on subjects that are way over my head. So […] Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Einstein, Richard Dawkins, Richard Feynman, Science, Science and Education, scientists
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2009 GeekDad Holiday Gift Guide #6: Green & Science
This week’s installment of the GeekDad gift guide covers science gifts as well as green gifts. Please leave a comment if we missed any, and don’t hesitate to click on the graphic above to see more gift suggestions.
Mythbusters Science Kits
Everyone’s favorite faux scientists, the Mythbusters have been explaining things forever on their awesome show. Now […] Continue reading
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Tagged Gifts, green, Hacking the Holidays, Holiday Gift Guide, Science, Science and Education
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The Periodic Table (in Cupcake Form)
Thanks to the wonders of twitter and twitpic, and a Brisbane-based tech/entrepreneur guy called Jono Haysom who tweets at @JonoH I present to you – The Periodic Table of Elements in the form of deliciously iced baked goods!
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