by msander | May 29, 2017 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
Scientists tackle the long-standing mystery of the evolutionary forces behind the ocean’s behemoths. Learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/0… Greenland footage credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight...
by msander | May 22, 2017 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry, Gr. 11-12 Physics
In 2020, NASA will send a new rover to the Martian surface with one of its objectives to search for evidence of ancient life on the planet. I made this clip as a correspondent for Bill Nye Saves the World on Netflix. Touring the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in Pasadena...
by msander | May 18, 2017 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
Who would’ve thought that the science of dissolving pills is so cool. Check out this amazing video and the accompanying Wired article Wired Article: https://www.wired.com/2016/08/dissolving-pills-arent-just-beautiful-theyre-science-hell/ Medical pills dissolve...
by msander | May 15, 2017 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Physics
On April 26, the Cassini spacecraft flew closer to Saturn than ever before — between the gap that separates the planet from its rings. Since then, Cassini has been transmitting dozens of images of Saturn’s surface. Here, NASA has compiled all the images into...
by msander | May 11, 2017 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
All mammals have hair at some point in their lives, but none of them wear it quite like humans. Why does our hair grow where it does, and not grow where it doesn’t? How does our hair get its color? And why does it go gray and often fall out when we get older and go...
by msander | May 11, 2017 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
You could almost say they are drop-dead gorgeous: when certain female dragonflies are pursued by unwanted suitors, they deter them by crashing to the ground Source: Female dragonflies fake sudden death to avoid male advances | New Scientist
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