by msander | Oct 22, 2018 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
This week Reactions is taking the science and chemistry to Mars! Today we’re looking at a brilliant new potential use for pee in space, and URINE for a surprise, it flows a bit farther than drinking...
by msander | Oct 3, 2018 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
We’ve all opened a package filled with hundreds of those pesky foam peanuts. Leave it to our science guy Steve Spangler to create an unforgettable recycling lesson on the science of polystyrene. Contact Steve Spangler at steve@stevespangler.com Contact Steve’s...
by msander | Sep 9, 2018 | All Science Teachers
Engineers will deploy a trash collection device to corral plastic litter floating between California and Hawaii in an attempt to clean up the world’s largest garbage patch in the heart of the Pacific Ocean. Source: Giant floating boom aims to clean up Great...
by msander | Jul 30, 2018 | All Science Teachers
Plastic cutlery is a major contributor to the growing plastic waste crisis. An estimated 40 billion plastic utensils are used and thrown away each year in the United States alone. But an Indian cutlery company has a possible solution — spoons and forks you can eat....
by msander | Jun 25, 2018 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
Earlier this year, China stopped taking much of the world’s recyclable plastic waste. Now a new study suggests that by the year 2030, an estimated 111 million tonnes of plastic waste will be “displaced” as a result of the policy. Source: 111 million...
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