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Beryllium – Periodic table of videos

5 fast facts about Beryllium

1. Be – is the chemical symbol for Beryllium
2. Be – is what the gemstone emerald is made of
3. Be – isotopes are created in stars
4. Be – has a small atomic radii
5. Be – has a low atomic number (# of protons) – this makes beryllium transparent to energetic particles

Why does light pass through glass? (Exploratorium Snack)

Soap-Film Interference Model – (Exploratorium Snack)

Learn how to use frequency and wavelength to determine how fast light is travelling.

How fast does light travel?  (Finally A use for peeps!)

Marla Spivak – Ted Talks/Bees are in trouble

Learn more about Cheerios Cereals troubled campaign to help bees survive.

Bee Campaign runs into trouble – what does science tell us?

Learn more about how biologist study animal movement and behaviour using observational data gained with tracking devices.

Project SnowStorm

The Invasive Species Council of BC is meeting with the goal of updating the invasive species approach.  Learn More…

“The ISCBC has already completed one in-depth input session that covered four solutions from the Strategy at the November 24th ISCBC Special Members Meeting. To keep building on the momentum and allow everyone ample opportunity to contribute, the ISCBC is offering three interactive Online Input Sessions. If you cannot attend the Input Sessions or have additional feedback beyond the facilitated discussions, we encourage you to fill out Online Input Forms accessed below. All input received from the November 24th ISCBC Special Members meeting, and gathered through online submissions, is listed in each of the Online Submission pages. Input from the online meetings will also be added to the running summaries.”

Quizlet on the Scientific Method:

Learn more about the scientific method and how popcorn is popped!

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Naughty or Nice – NORAD Santa Tracker