"The Naked Scientists are a media-savvy group of physicians and researchers from Cambridge University who use radio, live lectures, and the Internet to strip science down to its bare essentials, and promote it to the general public. Their award winning BBC weekly radio programme, The Naked Scientists, reaches a potential audience of 6 million listeners across the east of England, and also has an international following on the web."
"paper and a stapler would be all you need to create a life-size structure big enough to hold a bevy of children? Our dome was, at turns, a fort, a gingerbread house, a cave, and a camping tent. And after the fun, it was easily turned back into plain old recyclable newspaper."
"You can be a Moon explorer too. Practice by building your own Moon habitat. Pretend you are an astronaut working with your team mates on the Moon to build your new home. Materials you will need to build one Moon habitat: 148 sheets of newspaper (use a paper with large pages-tabloid size is too small-and use the full square spread)"
"No matter what anyone tells you, EVERY paper airplane needs fine-tuning to achieve its best performance. There are several things you should keep in mind while making adjustments to your planes. "
"Download any of the free paper airplane designs below and get flying!
Just print out the template onto standard 8.5" X 11" printer paper. The fold and cut lines are clearly printed right onto the template, and each paper airplane design has easy-to-follow instructions. Make sure to read the printing tips at the bottom of this page. Also see the Flying Tips page for information about how to get the best performance out of your models. "
"Students construct balloon-powered racing cars using a foam tray and drinking straws. They then test the cars along a measured track on the floor. At the conclusion of the activity, students submit a detailed report on their racer design and how it performed in the trials."
"The games section of Try Engineering features 29 games. Some of the games were developed specifically for Try Engineering while others are hosted on other educational sites like those of NASA and PBS. Like the lesson plans, the games collection cover a variety of topics including solar energy, space science, and bio-engineering."
"How to make your construction set:
Get yourself a piece of sturdy cardboard. You'll want it to be stronger than a cereal box so it doesn't bend or rip easily.
Now, simply cut your cardboard up into squares. Then along the edges or at the corners, cut some very narrow V-shaped slits."
"E is for Engineer
The Community Helper I chose for E is Engineer; mainly because that is what their Daddy is. He is a computer engineer though, and I couldn't think of much to do with that! However there are many, many other types of engineers! To me an engineer would be someone who applies scientific and mathematical knowledge to design something with a purpose. "
"This project describes how to build a hand crank Lego usb charger with parts from a Mindstorms kit and Radio Shack.
The charger uses a Lego motor to generate current which is passed through a voltage regulator and then to the usb port."
"share photos, videos, contacts or any other file easily with other iPhone/iPad, Android, or website. There is no user account to create, simply enter the one-time key that you are given to receive the files. With Send Anywhere"