Monthly Archives: November 2014

Do you know what is in your food?

A new Consumer Report study (available January 2015) found dangerously high levels of arsenic in rice grown in states other than California.  Because rice is a popular choice for infant food and cereals people are advised to limit their consumption of rice grown in certain states.

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What is arsenic? 

What is the most efficient way to do research?

Try out the following research strategies to help you to become better at researching a topic.

Try to learn the difference between a primary and a secondary source.

Research Skills

How Do Scientists make models?

Vizzies-Visualization-Challenge

The Vizzies is an international competition for scientists to share models of how matter functions.  Learn more about how the heart works.

Scientists used mathematical models and software to show how the heart beats.  Models help doctors better understand how the body works.

Agroecology and the human biome – Learn more about an exciting area of new research!

Agroecolgy

Philae’s approaches Comet 67P and searches for a suitable landing site.

Philae, the European Space Agency’s mobile lab lands successfully on Comet P67.

Unfortunately, Philae’s solar powered battery are not able to remain charged.  Learn more about how the Scientists shared some of their findings using graphs.

mobile lab lands on comet

picture of the comet that the mobile lab calls home

comet drilling graph

analyzing the results of mobile lab data

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Doing science has it’s challenges!

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Q. Why did the humans land on a Comet? A. Because it’s there!

The European Space Agency attempts to land a satellite on a Comet!