In this article we discuss our landscape experiment of preventing racoons from reaping the entire harvest of the plum tree, while at the same time, welcoming and sharing the flowers with the resident deer. The racoons were eating all of the plums from the tree (not sharing!) and then leaving a huge mess afterward, with […]
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Automaton: Elementary Science of The Old-Fashioned Robot
This month’s Elementary Science feature is about the very early example in science history of what today we call a sophisticated robot. An Automaton is basically an old-fashioned robot, or a “non-electronic moving machine “. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary describes one as: 1. a mechanism that is relatively self-operating; especially : robot 2. a machine or control […]
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Answer: Azulene Have a look in your schoolyard and backyards, and see if you can find the Wild Flowers, Stones and/or Marine Life that contain Azulene (the chemical compound that would make them blue). Azulene is an organic compound, an isomer of naphthalene. Even though naphthalene itself has no color, azulene is dark blue, hence […]
Continue readingSchumann Frequency: The Heart Beat of Mother Earth
Global electromagnetic resonance phenomenon was first discovered and by Nicola Tesla, who made his first documented observations of global electromagnetic resonance at his Colorado Springs laboratory in 1899. This led to certain thought conclusions about the electrical properties of Earth, making the basis for his idea for wireless energy transmission. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla Theoretically, it is the natural frequency or […]
Continue readingThe Olive Tree of Life
Often known as The Tree of Life, The Olive Tree is this month’s focus on Elementary Science. The passing of an Olive Branch has been longtime known as offering a sign of Peace. The Olive fruit, oil and leaves all have significant healing and strengthening properties for the human body. In Jesus’ Biblical times, Noah […]
Continue readingBasic Science Practice Test Questions
Basic science questions are common on College Entrance exams, Nursing entrance Exams, and Armed Services entrance exams. The following Science practice questions are similar to what you can expect to find on a standardized test. Basic Science Tutorials Great Selection of basic science topics from Jefferson County School website. Very comprehensive list of science and […]
Continue readingWhite Buffalo, a Most Interesting Mammal
White Buffalo are extremely rare, and are actually named American Bison (American buffalo). Different from brown or water buffalo, The White Buffalo is considered to be a sacred sign for Native Americans, and thus have Great Spiritual importance for Prayer and Sacred Ceremony. Buffalos are normally brown in color; white buffalo come out of their […]
Continue readingBasic Chemistry Practice Test Questions
Basic Chemistry is are common on many Nursing Entrance Exams as well as on many Teacher Certification Exams which have specialty certification exams. Learn more about being a Certified Teacher at Wikipedia and at teachers count. Here is a quick over view of Basic Chemistry.
Continue readingKeeping Warm in Winter
Over The Decades, we have watched many students come and go, both the young and the elderly, who had a tough time getting warm and staying warm in the winter, especially the international students. This article is to say Thank you to and share some of The Wisdom of our Northern Elders who taught us […]
Continue readingSummer Oceans Pop Quiz
Since everyone is either having fun by the ocean side this summer, or dreaming about being by the ocean side, here is a Fun Summer Teaching Oceans Pop Quiz, to keep the Brain Fresh for the upcoming classes in the Fall: 1. Sea Turtles live in all the world’s oceans except the ____________. 2. Adult […]
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