Science & Chem Ignas 2024-2025

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? 

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

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.

Agroecolgy

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.

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

Eric Betzig wins again.  Just a few short week after it was announced that he won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Dr. Betzig has solved the puzzle of how to see objects under the microscope using a very old idea.  Plane illumination (an idea that has been around for the past 100 years) shines the light onto the side of microscopic specimens.  By using plane illumination the image remains very clear.  Another Big Congratulations!

Did you know that your eyes move at different speeds depending on whether you are reading silently or out loud? Learn more about how your eyes move while processing text.

EEG Winter Toque