Category Archives: Science Fair

Wanderings for April, 2012

Posted on 1 May 2012 by

May’s column opens with a Feature on LEGO. Besides being a great educational and fun toy, the LEGO system can also be used as a very versatile prototyping system. With the addition of LEGO sensors, motors, computer bricks, pneumatics and gear and wheel kits the possible creations are endless. Continue reading →

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What’s Really Up With Roundup?

Posted on 17 March 2012 by

Last Monday I posted about how Monsanto’s popular herbicide Roundup has led to the development of super-weeds. Since then I’ve seen some additional articles, and friends have sent me some links to articles that lay a multitude of ills at the feet of this product or, more to the point, its active ingredient Glyphosate. Continue reading →

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Review: The Big Book of Science Experiments

Posted on 12 February 2012 by

Although far more focused both in terms of audience and type of content, this book has much to offer the budding scientist and the adults who teach or mentor them. Continue reading →

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Welcome to Science Festival 2012

Posted on 10 February 2012 by

We are delighted to announce the launch of our 2012 programme – packed full of events and activities happening all across Edinburgh from 30 March – 15 April. Continue reading →

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NPR: High Schooler Invents New Mine Detector

Posted on 29 December 2011 by

Using a concrete vibrator which is normally used to drive air bubbles out of hardening concrete, she developed an inventions that uses the vibrations to locate buried mines (she obtained demilitarized mine casings to use for testing). Initial results are very encouraging. Continue reading →

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Science Fair Suggestions

Posted on 10 December 2011 by

That time of year is coming again. You know… It’s Friday night, and the science fair is on Tuesday. How am I going to get the science fair project done? Here are a few suggestions that might help. Continue reading →

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Looking Into Leaves

Posted on 17 September 2011 by

With Fall upon us, this is a good time to take a closer look at the leaves found on deciduous trees. One was to do this is to make “leaf skeletons.” Continue reading →

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Science Fair: Start Your Project Now

Posted on 15 September 2011 by

Now that the first days of school are behind us, it’s time to start looking ahead. In a few months, many schools will hold their science fairs, which means panicking kids and parents scrambling for something to throw into the breach. Sadly, the last-minute science fair project represents a wasted opportunity. Continue reading →

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Bottled Biospheres

Posted on 7 September 2011 by

Making a self-sustaining closed environment is not necessarily trivial, even if it is a popular activity in science classrooms. I also believe that these kinds of experiments become deep exercises in environmental science, depending on how you engineer your environments. And engineer is the operative word here. Continue reading →

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