Feb 27, 2006
Posted in Education at 4:03 pm by David Bradley -- 1 Comment
Although I run sections of the Sciencebase site with science experiments and lesson plans, these aren’t necessarily aimed at the busy parents of a homeschooler with an assignment to complete. For that Sciencebase offers access to some independent science fair resources. These great projects (which I’ve tried with my own young children) are perfect for completing a science fair assignment in a given time, providing a complete list of equipment needed, full instructions, and sample …
Feb 20, 2006
Posted in Education at 4:00 pm by David Bradley -- 1 Comment
For those of you who have previously missed the link, sciencebase now offers breaking news in the field of Science Education. Covering all aspects of K-12 and graduate education in terms of science literacy, making the grade, health issues in education and more. We’re also offering visitors in education, the chance to sign up for a free subscription to T.H.E. Journal, the must-read publication for all educators at every level. Visit the sciencebase …
Dec 12, 2005
Posted in Education at 8:14 pm by David Bradley -- Click to comment
With news that after 400 years of stability, the Earth’s magnetic North Pole could soon reach Siberia. If that happens, you can kiss Alaska Borealis goodbye as the Northern Lights go with the flow.
The pole has moved hundreds of kilometres in the last couple of centuries and could reach Siberia within another fifty years according to Oregon State University paleomagnetist Joseph Stoner speaking at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in …
Sep 22, 2005
Posted in Education at 9:07 am by David Bradley -- 18 Comments; add yours
The University of Illinois provides visitors to its website with various science fair projects, including the perennial favourite - “Can air pressure alone cause an egg to be pushed into a bottle?”. Of course, it can. To make it work you’ll need an egg, a bottle, and a couple of matches. It’s all to do with air pressure differences.
But, the procedure Illinois suggests students to follow begins with “Step 1 - Peel the …
Jul 11, 2005
Posted in Education at 11:53 am by David Bradley -- Click to comment
The psychology of fear - Why is it that children as young as four or five fearlessly scrambled to the top of this mobile climbing wall when it visited our village family festival recently? Whereas adults either didn’t even think about it, or simply shook their heads in disbelief? Anyway, I took a few photos of the climbing wall in action complete with climbers, so check out their site, in particular the events …
Feb 7, 2005
Posted in Education at 4:57 pm by David Bradley -- 5 Comments; add yours
There are several science fair project resources on the Sciencebase site. This old blog post simply points to one of those pages, click the following link to access the main page here: Science Fair Projects. This link provides a regularly updated science fair project ideas page and watch out for bargain science kits, project templates online, and discount science educational supplies.
Hopefully, this page is now a little more useful to the visitor from Sewanhaka …
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