Events CalendarFeb 9 8-10 PM Star Party at SBMNH Palmer Observatory Feb 9-11 Moon, Mars, Uranus in evening sky Feb 18 Venus and Saturn in conjunction in the pre-dawn sky Feb 19 Year's biggest Super-moon Feb 26 Moon, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter line up in pre-dawn sky Feb 16-20 Low and high Tides THE NIGHT SKY THIS MONTHIt is worth getting up early on the morning of February 18 to see Venus and Saturn with only about 1 degree of separation. You can also see them lined up later in the month with the Moon and Jupiter in the predawn sky. Don't forget to look to the horizon at dusk on February 19th as that day has the year's biggest Super-moon. The moon always looks bigger on the horizon and the Super-moon looks even bigger and brighter than usual. If it is not cloudy it should be spectacular. LOW TIDESKING TIDE VERSUS LOW TIDE JANUARY 20 2019 FEBRUARY LOW TIDES Presidents day weekend should be a great time to go to the beach. Though not quite as extreme as last month (Last month we were at our closest to the sun for the year and it was a Super-moon), the low tides near the full moon will be lower than -1 foot in part due to the Super-moon (The moon is closest to the earth at this time). Saturday, February 16, 2019. low tide 1:42pm (-1.16ft) Sunday, February 17, 2019 low tide 2:24pm (-1.48ft) Monday, February 18, 2019. low tide 3:05pm (-1.58ft) Tuesday, February 19, 2019. low tide 3:46pm (-1.47ft) Wednesday, February 20, 2019. low tide 4:26pm (-1.14ft) www.tides.net/california/2398/ TRY THIS AT HOME: SCIENCE FESTIVAL PROJECTStudents should select a science question that they are interested in exploring in preparation for the science festival on March 7th. Students may make a model, invent something, conduct an experiment, or perform a demonstration. Students should ask a question, research the question, make a claim, and give evidence for that claim. Their display should include the information shown below. One of my favorite sites for fun science explorations is the Exploratorium. www.exploratorium.edu/snacks IN THE NEWSThis article presents an interesting idea for a science project. The author asked the question does a tissue stop snot from escaping when you sneeze?
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