Janice VanCleave
Organic/Natural Foods?
Beware of Incorrect Advertising. All foods are organic. All foods contain chemicals. Not all natural chemicals are good for you.
The Vomit Comet
Janice VanCleave's experience on NASA's Vomet Comet. How Janice's job as photographer indirectly resulted in her research being how to vomit at different G forces.
Moms Wear Many Hats
Engineer. Scientist. Inventor. Teacher. Chef. Nurse. Coach. Fill in the Blank. = Mom
The more I study about engineers, scientists, and inventors, the more I realize how encompassing the job description is of mom. Few scientists perform as many experiments as moms do with all the cooking and adjusting of recipes because of lacking an ingredient.
And [...]
Science Contest Reminder
Don't Forget
The Science Contest ends May 14, 2008. You could win this book:
For details, see SOUND CONTEST
Following is a contest entry from Zee and Boo. These guys have a very "Cool" website. Check it out at:
www.unschoolme.blogspot.com
Zee's and Boo's sound investigation.
Objective: Zee and Boo designed and conducted an experiment to determine whether the volume of [...]
Science Contest
I have a unique contest for you. The first place prize is a copy of my book: Janice VanCleave's Teaching the Fun of Science.
Two other winners will each receive one of my red tote bags.
Contest Rules:
1. Perform one of the experiments described below.
2. You are encouraged to design your own investigation, but it has [...]
Earth Day
The average American family of four throws away about 5,000 pounds of trash each year.
About 73 percent of our trash is buried in landfills, 14 percent is burned in incinerators to produce energy, and 13 percent is recycled. Many things, such as aluminum cans and plastics, will be in the landfills for many hundreds of [...]
Tasty Bugs?
Entomophagy is the name for people who eat insects. Having insects as part of the diet has been practiced for centuries throughout Africa, Australia, Asia, the Middle East, and North, Central and South America. But, American, Canadians and Europeans, as a rule, do not find the idea of eating a bug very appealing.
Many insects are low [...]
Balloon Flutter
How does a rocket fly through empty space?
In space there is nothing for the exhausting gas to push against. Therefore rockets do not move because the exhausted gas pushes against the ground or air surrounding the craft. Instead, a rocket moves because of the unbalanced forces in action-reaction pairs.
Discover For Yourself!
It is easier to explain unblanced [...]
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