…Another Bright Idea! by Subhadra at Kansas University Slytherin for Sure by Trudi in Halifax, Nova Scotia And a very special video entry by Lisa on her tropical vacation… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPo75RhFKqk…
…100 to be considered significant. http://www.xkcd.com/882 Scientists test their hypotheses multiple times to be sure of the significance of their results. Even though one test may reach a significant p-value,…
…overall temperature is affected by natural processes, such as La Niña and El Niño, as well as by human factors. From 1999 to 2008, Earth’s temperature was fairly steady, coming…
…about the origin of our own solar system! Learn more about finding planets and the search for extraterrestrial life in the High-Adventure Science investigation, Is there life in space? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111202155801.htm…
…that the three-year period studied was not an anomaly. Professor Haigh notes: “We cannot jump to any conclusions based on what we have found during this comparatively short period and…
…earlier models, the new model includes detailed processes of how carbon accumulates in high-latitude soil over millennia, and how it’s released as permafrost thaws. Because it includes these processes, the…
…works. You can explore how groundwater flows and propose solutions to water-supply issues in the High-Adventure Science water investigation. http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/tx-drought.html Drought spurring fracking concerns Oil’s Growing Thirst for Water Texas…
…in understanding the natural world. Read the full article (posted with permission of Science Scope). Watch a video about the Building Models project, featuring Dan Damelin and Joe Krajcik. https://www.youtube.com/embed/BErVRfttHic…
…Parachute Model? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOgUwxa9ffU Students can save their CODAP document to Google Drive, then when they’re ready, they can turn in their CODAP document—complete with their graphs or text boxes as…
…think it is important to get that message out now.” http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110216132100.htm Explore the relationship between temperature and greenhouse gases in our activity, “What will Earth’s climate be in the future?“…