Sugar makes any dessert an extra scrumptious treat, but what happens when you add a bit of science fun to the sweet tasting substance and start heating sugar? Be a chemist for a day and study the simp ...
Do you remember the story of the tortoise and the hare? The tortoise and the hare decided to have a race. Everybody, most of all the hare, thought the hare would win the race because he hopped much fa ...
Your feet may already know what specific heat is: Your toes felt nice and cool in the ocean on a summer day. Then, you decided to walk barefoot to the ice cream stand. The sand was much warmer than th ...
The nervous system helps information travel through your body. It consists of the 5 senses, your brain, your spinal column, and the nerves that connect them all together. Suppose your eyes see a baseb ...
One of the hallmarks of autumn, besides leaves falling and children returning to school, is frost. Frost is the fine layer of water crystals that forms from water vapor in the air. In August, you migh ...
Energy is all about action! Thermal energy is transferred in many ways. The thermal energy of a substance can be determined by adding up all the kinetic and potential energy of its molecules. Convecti ...
Have you ever picked up a pretty rock and wondered if it contained precious gems? Have you ever thought that your sharp eyes could make you a millionaire? How can you tell for sure that you found a go ...
Grass might not be the most exotic looking plant in the world, but it is one of the most important. Its pretty green color comes from the chlorophyll inside, which is a pigment that plants use in phot ...
Digestive enzymes help your body break down your food. It’s hard to obtain many human digestive system enzymes (without vomiting, that is!), but luckily, one of them is sold as a tablet in many drug s ...
Have you ever put a marshmallow in the microwave? If you haven’t, here is video to watch.As the gases inside the marshmallow are heated by the microwave, their molecules move around more and more. The ...