EVENTS CALENDARApril 13 Citizen Science Day April 16 - 18 Moon between Arcturus and Spica April 18-19 Full Moon in Virgo April 22- 23 Lyrid Meteor Shower best before Dawn April 22 Official Earth Day April 24-26 Moon and Saturn in morning sky April 27-28 Santa Barbara Earth Day Celebration at Alameda Park THE NIGHT SKYUse the moon to locate stars, planets, and a constellation this month. The moon will be between the colorful stars Arcturus and Spica on the evenings of April 16-18. Then as it reaches its full phase it will be in the constellation Virgo. The following few mornings will provide views of the Lyrid Meteor Shower and then the Moon near Saturn. TRY THIS AT HOMEHELP SCIEINTISTS SOLVE ALZHEIMERS BY PLAYING A GAME!!! This is an online video game (where you look for stalled blood vessels) that all ages can play. There is a megathon (a mega stall catching marathon to gather as much data as quickly as possible) on April 13th. stallcatchers.com/megathon-register SCIENCE VIDEO OF THE MONTHMy Uncle Neil, a professor of philosophy of science who loves science as much as I do, came up with the great idea to showcase a science video each month. This video of mind-blowing images of insects is his current favorite. I am taking recommendations for next month. If you have a great science video or podcast to share email me at [email protected] www.ted.com/talks/levon_biss_mind_blowing_magnified_portraits_of_insects#t-6532 SCIENCE IN THE NEWS Scientists know why microwaved grapes make fire balls. Read about it and watch a video of a grape fireball here:
www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/why-microwaving-grapes-makes-plasma-fireballs
0 Comments
|
Leise Thomason-BA Biology Brown University Categories |