Pelorus Jack

Pelorus Jack

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for link to full article. Pelorus Jack was a famous Risso’s dolphin known for escorting ships through the dangerous waters of Cook Strait, New Zealand, from 1888 until his disappearance after 1912. He guided ships...
Know Brainers – I held up over 900 lbs with popsicle sticks

Know Brainers – I held up over 900 lbs with popsicle sticks

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the video on YouTube In this episode of “Know Brainers,” Matt Nethersole, a professional theatre person, takes on the challenge of building a strong popsicle stick bridge to compete with engineers....
The Science of Snowflakes – Maruša Bradač (TEDEd)

The Science of Snowflakes – Maruša Bradač (TEDEd)

Submitted by STAO Member Kris Lee The Science of Snowflakes – Maruša Bradač Please click HERE for a link to the TEDEd website for this topic While snowflakes and ice cubes are both forms of frozen water, they are quite different. Snowflakes are uniquely...
Tennessee Students Build Robotic Hand For New Classmate

Tennessee Students Build Robotic Hand For New Classmate

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the full article. Fifteen-year-old Sergio Peralta, who started at a new school in Tennessee, was nervous about hiding his underdeveloped hand. However, a teacher discovered his secret and assigned the...
Phone Case Vending Machine

Phone Case Vending Machine

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the full article. A group of five high school students invented a vending machine that recycles plastic bottles into 3D-printed phone cases. Initially a school project, their creation, called...
Does It Fart?

Does It Fart?

Submitted by Claire Zuliani @MsZuliani & Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 For full article, please click HERE Zoologist Dani Rabaiotti has embarked on a project to catalog which animals pass gas, inspired by a question about whether snakes fart. Collaborating with...
(noscript)