http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/science-doubters/achenbach-text Full Text below in case the link is dead for you There’s a scene in Stanley Kubrick’s comic masterpiece Dr. Strangelove in which Jack D. Ripper, an American general who’s gone rogue and ordered a nuclear attack on…
Category: DI sc8
DiSc8 – REALLY Small Stuff
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/atoms/faq/are-atoms-real.shtml http://researcher.watson.ibm.com/researcher/view_group.php?id=4245 http://resources.schoolscience.co.uk/STFC/11-14/index.html Questions How do scientists know that atoms exist? Have they seen them? How? What is inside an atom? What is a molecule? Can we break atoms? http://scaleofuniverse.com/
DiSc8 – Cameras, Mirrors and Lenses
Make the room into a pinhole Camera. Make a telescope. Make a microscope. Make a periscope. How does an x-ray machine work? What is a CAT scan? What is an MRI? What is ultrasound? For each of these technologies, do…
DiSc8 – More about Eyes
Di Sc8 – Human Vision
How do humans see? What is inside your eye? Why do some people wear glasses? Are there different kinds of glasses? How does laser-eye-surgery “fix” your eyes? Telescope? Microscope? Radioscope? x-Ray? MRI? Assignment Today: Your blog post… What are your…
DiSc8 – Light Experiment
So you have your idea, it is cool and will show an interesting light concept. Tomorrow (jan 29) is the last class day for collecting your data. Next week monday we will put the book together. Remember you are to…
DiSc8 – SunPeaks Experiment
You assignment – Create, perform and report your findings (blog-writing, pics, video?) a cold weather experiment. Keep it simple. Choose something that interests you. Food? Water? Friction? Human Body? Ask a QUESTION that is testable. Devise a method to test…
Freezing My Butt Off
Freezing My Butt Off What is frostbite and how does it work? How do doctors “save” eggs and sperm for later? What is hypothermia? How does freezing warts work? I’ve seen frozen wood frogs return to life. Crazy cool. How…
Virus, Bacteria, Fungus
Part A – For viruses, bacteria and fungus write the definition steal a picture what size are they? How does it infect you? give 2 examples of each – include a link, deadlines…etc… Part B – The Wonderful World of…
I Hate Getting Sick
Today I was walking to class and someone SNEEZED in my face. I know I’m going to get sick. They have a cold. This is what happens from time zero: <students write on your blog – don’t look it up…