Posted by James Ramirez on Monday, May 26, 2014
Moon Phases
Click HERE to watch the zapation.
An Electromagnet at Work!
What was Uncle Albert talking about?
In our novel, The Time and Space of Uncle Albert, Gedankan helped Uncle Albert learn that when she was chasing the light beam in the space shuttle, she couldn't catch up to it because the faster she went in the shuttle, the heavier the shuttle became. A homework pass goes to the student who could name this important scientific law. Here is a good explanation, with a familiar equation...
Unifying mass and energy The most famous work of Einstein’s life also dates from 1905 (a busy year for him), when he applied the ideas of his relativity paper to come up with the equation E=mc2 that represents the relationship between mass (m) and energy (E).
In a nutshell, Einstein found that as an object approached the speed of light, c, the mass of the object increased. The object goes faster, but it also gets heavier. If it were actually able to move at c, the object’s mass and energy would both be infinite. A heavier object is harder to speed up, so it’s impossible to ever actually get the particle up to a speed of c.
Until Einstein, the concepts of mass and energy were viewed as completely separate. He proved that the principles of conservation of mass and conservation of energy are part of the same larger, unified principle, conservation of mass-energy. Matter can be turned into energy and energy can be turned into matter because a fundamental connection exists between the two types of substance.
Did you get it? Who would have thought that you would learn about Einstein's Special Relativity in 4th grade!
Unifying mass and energy The most famous work of Einstein’s life also dates from 1905 (a busy year for him), when he applied the ideas of his relativity paper to come up with the equation E=mc2 that represents the relationship between mass (m) and energy (E).
In a nutshell, Einstein found that as an object approached the speed of light, c, the mass of the object increased. The object goes faster, but it also gets heavier. If it were actually able to move at c, the object’s mass and energy would both be infinite. A heavier object is harder to speed up, so it’s impossible to ever actually get the particle up to a speed of c.
Until Einstein, the concepts of mass and energy were viewed as completely separate. He proved that the principles of conservation of mass and conservation of energy are part of the same larger, unified principle, conservation of mass-energy. Matter can be turned into energy and energy can be turned into matter because a fundamental connection exists between the two types of substance.
Did you get it? Who would have thought that you would learn about Einstein's Special Relativity in 4th grade!
Artist creates clouds indoors
Here is a link to some images of this beautiful work. How does the artist create condensation?
This is a video... it's not in english, but it's cool to see.
This is a video... it's not in english, but it's cool to see.
Debunk your misconceptions of scientists:
Dragonfly: Scientist Videos
Biography Study of a Scientist Resources:
Scientist Bios I
Scientist Bios II
Dragonfly: Scientist Videos
Biography Study of a Scientist Resources:
Scientist Bios I
Scientist Bios II
Web Surfing Science: Properties of Soil
Part I: Just for Kids - What is soil?
Part II: Amazing, Wonderful Soil
Part III: Soil Beneath You Feet
Part II: Amazing, Wonderful Soil
Part III: Soil Beneath You Feet
Explore Learning: Gizmos!
Use your explore learning log in to play gizmos online. Here is the link to the website.
Moon Phases
CURRENT MOON
Check out this website for great moon information!
The Water Cycle
The Water Cycle in Motion Video
Thirstin's Water Cycle Video
The Water Cycle Interactive Diagram
Animated Water Cycle Diagram
Thirstin's Water Cycle Video
The Water Cycle Interactive Diagram
Animated Water Cycle Diagram