Monthly Archives: September 2016

Australia is on the move – the continent is moving North at a rate of 7 cm/year

Posted on September 25, 2016 | Comments Off on Australia is on the move – the continent is moving North at a rate of 7 cm/year

WHY IS AUSTRALIA MOVING?

  • The movement of the Earth’s tectonic plates makes land slide and causes a build up of tension.
  • The Australian plate is the fastest continental plate on the planet, moving northwards and slightly to the east by about 2.7 inches (7 centimetres) each year. 
  • This tension drags the entire landmass of Australia closer to the equator year after year. 
  • Even though the movement is fractional, only 2.7 inches (7 centimetres) each year, a build up over 22 years means each point in the country is not actually where our GPS systems think it is.

 

australian-continent

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Science and the art of creating life – how is life created?

Posted on September 14, 2016 | Comments Off on Science and the art of creating life – how is life created?

Is the ability to move good evidence for being alive?

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Scientists watch as bacteria evolve via mutations and become resistant to antibiotics.

Posted on September 12, 2016 | Comments Off on Scientists watch as bacteria evolve via mutations and become resistant to antibiotics.

Enjoy this beautiful and elegant video of bacteria changing and developing resistance to anti-biotics.

Some things to consider:

  1.  How many bacteria are involved?
  2. How long do the bacteria live?  How many generations of bacteria are involved?
  3. What type of bacteria are we watching?

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A tenth of the world’s plants and animals have been killed in the past 25 years!

Posted on September 9, 2016 | Comments Off on A tenth of the world’s plants and animals have been killed in the past 25 years!

environmental-disaster

The world’s  biodiversity is declining as an impossible fast pace.

The animals and plants on the planet are in trouble.

 

Local retired billionaire, M. Audain announces that he will set up a fund of 0.5 million dollars to study how to protect grizzly bears in BC.

grizzly-bears

Mr. Audain claims that he is starting this initiative because the BC Government is not doing enough to protect the bears.  Mr. Audain says that he regrets not getting involved in grizzly bear conservation years ago.

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Citizen Science – how to help science

Posted on September 2, 2016 | Comments Off on Citizen Science – how to help science

Citizen Science is a way for all citizens to become involved in doing science.

Help make science happen by volunteering your time to support real research projects around the world.

Help classify and count penguins.  Learn More

Citizen Science Projects – how to get involved

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Welcome Back – Science is fun!

Posted on September 2, 2016 | Comments Off on Welcome Back – Science is fun!

Welcome back to another amazing, fun and interesting year of learning about the world.  I hope you enjoy discovering more about the natural world.

 

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