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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Different States of Matter and Mind – Enjoy
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Science says homework is bad for your eyes. Get outside and look at light and the pretty trees.
Scientists have discovered that children who spend time out doors can reduce the incidence of myopia (nearsightedness) by up to 50% by spending time outside in the sunlight looking at mountains and the trees.
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Eye Cells act as light pipes (fibre optics)
Researchers have worked out how the eye is able to guide light to the cells in the eye that are sensitive to light. The retina is the part of the eye that is sensitive to light. The retina is located at the back of the eye. Light sensitive cells are called photoreceptor cells. At first, scientists were not sure why the eye was “blurring” the light before making use of light for image formation. The cells on top of the photoreceptors have the ability to guide light to photoreceptor cells.
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Car Challenge – challenging, interesting and educational!
A BIG thank you to all of the students who worked so well together to participate in the 2015 Balloon Car Challenge. Don’t forget to enter your team by the March 15th deadline.
2015 Car Challenge – on your mark, get set ….
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