Posted on July 1st, 2015 by Joy Schwabach
“Smarter Every Day” is a YouTube channel for practical experiments. In one, a guy changed a bicycle’s handlebars so that steering left made it go right and vice versa. It took him eight months to learn how to ride again. Switching the handlebar directions on a child’s bicycle took the child only two weeks to readjust. Go to YouTube.com and search on “smarter every day.”
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Posted on June 25th, 2015 by Joy Schwabach
If you can’t tell the difference between a White-Breasted Nuthatch and a Blue jay, we’re ashamed of you. You probably could use the “Merlin Bird ID” app from the Cornell University Ornithology Lab. Non-smart phone owners can skip the app and get the information they want from AllAboutBirds.org.
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Posted on May 23rd, 2015 by Joy Schwabach
“List of Free Science Books” from physicsdatabase.com. This site has hundreds of free books in chemistry, physics, astronomy, math, physiology, etc., all online. Click on a title and the online version pops right up. We’re intrigued by “The Wonder Book of Knowledge.” The table of contents lists topics like “Why do we Smile when we are pleased?” “How did the Dollar Sign originate?” “Why do some of us have freckles?”
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Posted on March 31st, 2015 by Joy Schwabach
— “Google Earth Pro,” which used to cost $400 a year, is now free. It can print much more detailed images, import thousands of addresses at once to be pinned on a map, capture high def videos of what’s on the screen, and measure distances using paths, circles and other shapes. It can measure the acreage of an area quickly or open ESRI files, the common format for Geographic Information Systems.
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Posted on March 26th, 2015 by Joy Schwabach
Bit.ly/scicabinet is a kind of science “curiosity cabinet,” a term used to describe collections of marvels in Renaissance times. This modern cabinet contains videos explaining the wonders of science. We watched videos on the electric motor and cannons. The videos are amateurish, but that doesn’t mean you won’t learn something.
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Posted on December 28th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
Chromoscope.net displays the Milky Way (our galaxy) in several wavelengths. If you were an alien with x-ray vision the galaxy would look quite different to you, so probably would we. Wave lengths shown add gamma rays and radio waves. Here’s looking at you, kid.
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Posted on December 21st, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
Smithsonianmag.com Click “Smart News” to find fun articles. We learned why toothpaste makes everything taste bitter, why we weigh more on Mondays and why the International Space Station is getting an espresso machine.
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Posted on December 21st, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
“BBC One Pufferfish” Google those words or click the link to see an amazing video of a puffer fish drawing elaborate designs in the sand to impress a female. Imagine: guys trying to impress girls.
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Posted on December 4th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
Search on the words “8 YouTube Science Projects Kids Will Love” for some neat stuff.
One is called “Milk into Stone: Life in Plastic, It’s Fantastic.” It shows you how ordinary milk and vinegar can be poured into a cookie cutter or other mold. After a couple of days it’s as hard as stone.
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Posted on November 28th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
“Reactions: Everyday Chemistry” Search on those words to find a fun YouTube video series with topics like: “Why does bacon smell so good?” or “Accidental Discoveries that Changed the World” – like turning tar into dyes and sweeteners.
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