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The Magical Goo!
Have you ever heard of Oobleck? I first discovered this substance, a mixture of water and cornstarch, while doing a science experiment in elementary...
Using Rap Music to Help Students Learn Critical Science Topics!
I don't know about you, but I have always had a hard time learning science topics. Many of them are extremely abstract, and theoretical,...
How to breathe FIRE! (Don’t Try This At Home!)
If you clicked on this link, you may be, like me, a bit of a pyromaniac. Unfortunately for us, playing with fire is quite...
Behind the Baking: Leavening
Introduction
Welcome to the second installment of my Baking Science series! This time, I'm putting a variety of leavening agents to the test to see...
Creepy costumes: radioactive Madame Curie
This year for Halloween, why not celebrate Marie Curie, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize? The good news (for you, not for...
Let’s Go!: Costa Rica
As a supporter of the “Let’s stop wearing shoes” movement that seems to be taking over the mentality of both young adults and shoe...
A Trip to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens
This past month I had the absolute pleasure of visiting the Atlanta Botanical Gardens as part of class field trip with my BIOL 4440...
Celebrate DNA Day with a Chocolate Smoothie!
Happy DNA Day!!!!
So, it's April 20th and you want to celebrate DNA day, but aren't sure how? What about making chocolate smoothies in honor...
Water: Prankster of the Natural World Part 2
If you haven't read part 1 (why would you do that?), here is a review of the scenario we are considering in part 2:
Two...
Water: prankster of the natural world part 1
If you've ever taken a life sciences course your teacher probably mentioned one of several properties that make water particularly interesting. Water is cohesive...