Students are using technology to take pictures of microorganisms from our Redwood Middle School garden pond, Anacharis leaves, Pepper tree leaves (stomata), and Onion root tips (mitosis) that they are observing with their compound microscopes.
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Let’s Pokemon Go Metric!
It has been almost 17 years since NASA lost its $125 million Mars Climate Orbiter because spacecraft engineers failed to convert from English to metric measurements when exchanging vital data between space agencies before the craft was launched. NASA has a long list of amazing accomplishments, but they will be the first to admit that this […]
Garden Summer Harvest
This week’s garden harvest!
Blue Light at Night = Bad
Blue light at night…is it bad for your health?
Water on Mars
Check out NASA’s article on evidence of water on Mars.
Noodle Tools Citations
Here are some tips that will help you cite references using Noodle Tools.: Log in to http://sccl.org and click on Research for Teens. Choose Science and Technology databases. Try Science Online for newspaper articles and basic info. Try Academic Search Complete for journal articles. Utilize keywords and “advanced search” tools (quotation marks, etc.) to help you find […]
Honey Bees in Danger
Check out this article from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture http://www.ars.usda.gov/news/docs.htm?docid=15572.
Interested in the Elements?
Check out Nova’s Hunting the Elements: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/hunting-elements.html.