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A solar eclipse, A rare celestial event, is an opportunity to study how animals react to the sun disappearing, albeit briefly.
Watch the eclipse safely:
If you want to view the solar eclipse safely, equipment that meets the ISO 12312-2 standards means that they’re safe for use. For this, the equipment must be tested in a laboratory and approved by a recognized accrediting body. Unfortunately, anyone can print a statement that says their product meets the ISO standards which is why checking out the AAS’s list of approved safe solar viewers can give you peace of mind.
Black astronauts have played key roles in the assembly of the International Space Station, performing numerous spacewalks and robotic operations, and conducting research as expedition crew-members.
Few people know that since as early as 1791, Black Americans have been making groundbreaking, often heroic, contributions in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, mathematics, and space exploration.
Many of these pioneering Black scientists performed vital mathematical and engineering work in the face of laws that prevented them from drinking from the same water fountains or using the same bathrooms as their white co-workers. Fortunately, today’s recognition of the benefits of racial inclusivity has resulted in a richly diverse and incredibly talented group of scientists and astronauts uniquely capable of taking us deeper into that night sky—to Mars and beyond.
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all students are invited to attend a seed library workshop
What: Learn how to make and maintain a seed library.
When: Tues. Jan. 23, 2024 _ 10:00 am to 11:00 am Where: Room 220 & Science Lab (Area #2)
Background Information
Have you ever considered the importance of saving seeds? A seed represents the promise of life — a new plant in a ready-to-grow package. It also contains that species’ genetic code that will manifest as traits the plant has evolved to help ensure its survival over the long haul.
Seed banks serve as an insurance policy for the future of agriculture and plant science. Disasters, such as war, hurricanes, and other destructive events, will happen and when they do, entire crops of food and fiber may be eliminated. If seed banks aren’t available to help provide new seeds and plants for these locations, human populations may suffer from devastating conditions, including famines and economic collapse.
The purpose of a seed bank is to:
Conserve the diversity of plant species.
Offer resources for breeding of stronger crop varieties.
A seed is the part of the plant containing the embryo from which a new plant can grow. Usually the seed contains one embryo and a food supply. Larger seeds have more stored food than small seeds. Food stored in larger seeds is called the endosperm. In smaller seeds, there are seed leaves called cotyledons, which must be in the light soon after emerging so they can provide food from photosynthesis for the developing seedling. Larger seeds can develop in the dark for much longer than small seeds, but eventually even seedlings that come from large seeds must reach a light source if they are to survive.
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