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The weather forecasters tell us what the wind chill temperature will feel like. How do they figure out that number? In this activity students use the National Weather...
On the morning of November 8, 2022, many of us will be able to see the last full lunar eclipse until March 2025. Luckily, many of us will...
In 1980, one gallon of gasoline costs $1.22. Today's prices are a lot higher. Is that because the price has gone up or because in 1980 you could...
Graphic from http://lagoon-inside.com [ This week Hurricane Fiona caused major damage to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean, This is the season for increased cyclonic activity...
Did you know that there is an amount of caffeine that is too much for the growing brain of a teenager? We did some research and have asked...
Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky) 50 years ago we landed on the moon. We've established a space station and flown astronauts and guests to live there. Private industries have created...
Probably most of us have heard of and even used hexadecimal color codes. Don't you wonder why their number descriptions really make sense? In this activity we first...
On October 18 th , 2021 the Olympic Torch was lit in Greece. It was lit without the help of a flame or a match. It was lit...
After launch, the telescope deployed on its 30-day, million-mile journey out to the second Lagrange point (L2). This video shows the deployment procedure, timeline, and location of...
As a snowflake falls from the sky, its crystal grows according to the humidity and temperatures of the air that it passes through. In this activity, students interpret...
This picture may have been Photoshopped and not be a true representation. We blacked out the Fahrenheit reading of this temperature sign at the Death Valley Visitor Center....
Fall is a beautiful time of year for hiking. Many students will be walking in the woods and mountains to enjoy the colorful leaves and the cool weather...