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Salt Water Distillation (Water Cycle)

By on July 31, 2012 in Chemistry, Earth Science

Most of the water on Earth is contained in the ocean. We can’t drink this saltwater, but the ocean does provide much of our drinking water. How is this possible. Through the water cycle of course!

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The Water Cycle

By on July 30, 2012 in Chemistry, Earth Science

Use this simple explanation of the water cycle to help students understand how our water is constantly being recycled.

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Escape Velocity – Science Fair Project Ideas

By on May 23, 2012 in Demonstration, Earth Science, Model, Physical Science

We’ve been investigating escape velocity in the past couple of articles. Today, I’ll suggest some science fair project ideas for this escape velocity model.

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Cave Vocabulary Match Puzzle – Science Printable for Kids

By on May 10, 2012 in Earth Science

This printable cave vocabulary puzzle will help your students remember their cave terminology. Printables such as this help students study science. This quiz features 16 words and definitions related to caves. Kids must match the words to the definitions.

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Make Your Own Compass

By on April 23, 2012 in Earth Science, Model

The earth has a natural magnetic field. A compass is little more than a magnet, so you can make your own compass. The magnetic field of the compass will align itself with the Earth’s magnetic field so you can determine which way is north.

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Science Demonstration: Quicksand

By on March 28, 2012 in Earth Science, Everyday Science, Model, Physical Science

Almost everyone has seen a movie or TV show where somebody gets stuck in quicksand. But what is quicksand and how is it formed? In this science demonstration, you will learn how to make a quicksand model from common household items.

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Science Demonstration: Sonar Mapping – Part 4: Creating a Science Fair Project

By on March 27, 2012 in Demonstration, Earth Science, Everyday Science, Model, Observation, Physical Science

In the previous articles in this series, you learned some background information about sonar mapping and echo location, collected some data, and turned that data into a picture of the ocean floor. This article will provide some information about turning that demonstration into a science fair project.

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Science Demonstration: Sonar Mapping – Part 3: Turning Your Data Into a Picture

By on March 26, 2012 in Earth Science, Everyday Science, Physical Science

Yesterday’s article described how to simulate collecting data for sonar mapping by echo location. In today’s article, you will learn how to turn that data into a picture of the ocean floor.

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Science Demonstration: Sonar Mapping – Part 2: Pinging

By on March 25, 2012 in Earth Science, Everyday Science, Physical Science

Yesterday’s article discussed some background information related to sonar mapping and echo location. Today’s article will describe a pinging demonstration. This will simulate what happens when a vessel sends out pings to map the ocean floor.

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Radar Screen (Sonar and Echo Location)

Science Demonstration: Sonar Mapping

By on March 24, 2012 in Earth Science, Everyday Science, Physical Science

This series of articles and demonstrations shows how sonar mapping and echo-location are used to map the ocean floor. This concept could be used as an enrichment in a science program or a science class. It could also be used as a science fair project.

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