Two exciting new projects seek students and other volunteers to help build science’s understanding of climate change and light pollution. The projects’ web sites teach participants about these subjects while they collect vital data. Project BudBurst, which began on February 15, asks volunteers in the U.S. to track climate change by observing the time at […]
Archive for February, 2008
Citizen Scientists Map Budbursts, Count Stars
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 11:04 am
Written by: Brad Edmondson
High Schoolers Build 1700 MPG Car
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 12:50 pm
Written by: Brad Edmondson
Student engineers in high schools are preparing for annual mileage competitions where passenger vehicles approach 1,700 miles per gallon. The Indiana Mathematics, Science, Technology and Education Alliance (IMSTEA) will host the annual Super Mileage Challenge on April 28 at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis. Last year, five of the 22 Indiana high school teams […]
Posted in Topics: Technology
Resources for This Month’s Lunar Eclipse
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 12:43 pm
Written by: Brad Edmondson
A total lunar eclipse will be visible in North America on February 20th beginning at 8:43 pm Eastern and 5:43 pm Pacific time. This prime-time celestial show should be an excellent teaching opportunity for young astronomers, and several good web resources are available. NASA’s Eclipse Home Page is the most extensive, with downloads that include […]
Posted in Topics: General
Posted in Topics: Science
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