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"The article presents an interview with Dr. Diandra Leslie-Pelecky, author and physics professor at West Virginia University, who discusses her preference in using NASCAR in teaching science, her experience in driving a stock car and the importance of using safety equipment in automobile racing."

"The article offers science activities which help one to learn the principles of aerodynamices in automobile racecars, as well as about air pressure, horsepower, and atmospheric pressure."

"How Netflix engineers use math and computer science to find movies you'll love" Hint: Click on PDF version to get the pictures

"The article presents information on the history of the term bug as used in computer science and programming based on the experience of computer scientist Grace Hopper working with the Harvard Mark II computer in 1947."

"Presents a science experiment to prove how sound travels through air in waves called sound waves. Materials needed for the experiment; Procedure of the experiment; Result of the experiment."

"The article discusses the science teacher from Iowa, John Cisna, who lost 37 pounds and lowered his cholesterol by only eating food from the McDonald's fast-food chain for three months."

The science behind junk food

"Award-winning artist and professor Sam Van Aken has managed to accomplish what very few people are able to do - combine art and science together in a project that is as visually stunning, as it is biologically amazing. He has created trees that grow not one or two, but more than 40 types of stone fruit that include numerous kinds of peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines and cherries. What's even more amazing is that many of the fruits are ancient, hard-to-find, varieties."

"The article discusses pinball machines and their scientific aspects involving physics."

Basic facts and vocabulary about forces

"An award winning photograph by Nicholas Roemmelt of the northern lights phenomenon over Kirkjufell Mountain, Iceland is presented, with a description of a March 2014 effort by the U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) to study the formations." High lexile, but really short article

"The word 'malnourishment' conjures images of natural disasters, droughts and children with swollen bellies. But malnourishment is not just a lack of calories. It can also be caused by not having enough vitamins, minerals, and protein." Lots of interactive graphs, pictures, and charts