tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60504685669260500562012-02-16T05:57:15.588-05:00The Green FlashMiddlesex Middle School Science
(Ms. Petersen)Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1231100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-78145040739212177932012-01-06T08:50:00.000-05:002012-01-06T08:50:48.440-05:001908: The Tunguska Event Above: Trees knocked down by the Tunguska explosion.Credit: the Leonid Kulik Expedition.
June 30, 2008: The year is 1908, and it's just after seven in the morning. A man is sitting on the front porch of a trading post at Vanavara in Siberia. Little does he know, in a few moments, he will be hurled from his chair and the heat will be so intense he will feel as though his shirt is on fire.
Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-3383239660606694252012-01-06T08:49:00.000-05:002012-01-06T08:49:05.860-05:00Luke ... I am your flipper ...
Yeah you did, Williams-Sonoma!
I am so excited about these Star Wars themed cookie cutters, sandwich cutters, cupcake loot, and especially the pancake molds with Darth Vader spatula. Thanks, W-S, for using the force ... the force of awesomeness!
See the whole line here.Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-57081326247596427042012-01-03T09:01:00.001-05:002012-01-03T09:02:30.250-05:00Comet Lovejoy -- as seen from spaceSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-12915812517855677682011-11-21T20:23:00.000-05:002011-11-21T20:23:33.570-05:00Amazing Contest Opportunity!!!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-72327638794176692402011-11-11T08:32:00.003-05:002010-09-01T21:20:53.959-04:00Blog Comment Format for Students:Enter your comment in the comment box. Then Enter your name (under Name/URL) as INITIAL and CLASS PERIOD ONLY. For example, Bobbie-Sue Einstein in period 4 leaves her name as BE4Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-43535676928531077962011-11-01T12:18:00.000-04:002011-11-01T09:04:26.177-04:00The Voyager SpacecraftThe Voyager Spacecraft Website Images
The twin Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft continue exploring where nothing from Earth has flown before. In the 30th year after their 1977 launches, they each are much farther away from Earth and the Sun than Pluto is and approaching the boundary region -- the heliopause -- where the Sun's dominance of the environment ends and interstellar space begins. VoyagerSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-38009994481805341262011-10-07T16:44:00.001-04:002011-10-07T16:44:12.213-04:00Is this true?
see more Funny GraphsSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-86938295701040125112011-10-07T16:43:00.000-04:002011-10-07T16:43:08.046-04:00Nobel Prize 2011: Neatly Summarized!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-16267518660858991012011-10-07T16:20:00.002-04:002011-10-07T16:32:25.695-04:00Lunar Eclipse in TimelapseSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-52375103192576581552011-10-07T16:17:00.001-04:002011-10-07T16:17:50.129-04:00Live--Total Solar Eclipse in Mexico!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-30147081813604529872011-10-07T16:16:00.002-04:002011-10-07T16:16:24.759-04:00Total Solar Eclipse in ChinaSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-75158658181312506332011-10-07T12:18:00.002-04:002011-10-07T12:18:48.091-04:00The Real Homer HickamFrom Homer's site: If you have only seen the movie October Sky, we hope you understand that it is not the complete story of Homer's Rocket Boys adventure and that some of it is not accurate. That's OK. It's still a cool movie! However, you will not be able to do your homework or write truthfully about Homer's boyhood if you have only seen the film. You must read the book. That's OK, too. It's a Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-42652260193987202942011-10-07T12:18:00.000-04:002011-10-07T12:18:09.748-04:00Yet another planet/star size comparison:Watch HereSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-32981141680433422232011-10-07T12:17:00.001-04:002011-10-07T12:17:57.845-04:00The relative sizes of planets:Click to ViewSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-67448497671505862062011-10-07T12:17:00.000-04:002011-10-07T12:17:40.354-04:00Wow ... it'sSATURN!!!
As never before.Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-29752696839787995902011-10-07T07:00:00.000-04:002011-10-07T07:00:17.806-04:00Rotation Around PolarisThis time-lapse image shows how the nightsky appears to revolve around Polaris as theEarth spins on its axis. Polaris (aka the North Star)is positioned directly abopve the Earth's geographic northpole, so is centedered on Earth's axis. It appearsas a stationary dot in the center of the rotating star field.Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-20311587274086961372011-10-07T06:59:00.001-04:002011-10-07T06:59:39.305-04:00Evidence ...Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-29876458835277961432011-10-07T06:59:00.000-04:002011-10-07T06:59:13.437-04:00Kind of a bleak way of looking at it ...Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-52682798749021866112011-10-07T06:58:00.000-04:002011-10-07T06:58:05.179-04:00Eclipse Amazingness This is the "pinhole effect" that happens under a treeduring a solar eclipse.See all of the little crescent suns?Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-49637212455610861772011-10-07T06:57:00.000-04:002011-10-07T06:57:37.548-04:00Wow, look at these.The moon's shadow darkens part of Earth during a solar eclipse. Only people underneath the center of that dark spot will see the total eclipse; others will see a partial eclipse. This shot was taken from the Mir space station in August 1999.Photograph courtesy Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
The moon's lunar highlands (light areas) and maria, or volcanic plains, (dark areas) are clearly Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-89323631794335741372011-09-06T15:46:00.000-04:002011-09-06T15:46:01.994-04:00Not probable, but still fun ...Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-87325191659331060932011-07-11T09:08:00.000-04:002011-07-11T09:08:02.793-04:00What type of bird is Big Bird?Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-50654741816792356362011-06-16T14:21:00.001-04:002011-07-11T09:08:48.312-04:00Stroke! Green Team Last Day PrankSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-41967514463678408182011-05-20T09:51:00.001-04:002011-05-20T09:51:46.475-04:00Awesome Rube Goldberg video!
thanks LD2!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-89136895846360585332011-04-26T08:25:00.000-04:002011-04-26T08:25:31.096-04:00Animal BeatboxThis is a fun, artistic rendering of the diversity of the animal kingdom. Click the picture to watch the video:
Thank you to GT8 for this video!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-36730053124048823142011-03-22T19:30:00.000-04:002011-03-22T19:30:12.281-04:00Science Quote of the Day"Washington [Roebling] was very nervous about it when his dad died, he was like, holy crap type of thing." -- B (per 5) when asked to supply one important fact he learned from watching the Brooklyn Bridge video.Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-86731082901180329062011-03-17T06:28:00.000-04:002011-03-17T06:28:15.084-04:00I love a sense of humor.
see more funny videos, and check out our Foul Bachelor Frog lols!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-36835089506607796002011-03-10T09:51:00.000-05:002011-03-10T09:51:40.328-05:00Giant Panda People
I find this story touching, yet hilarious.
From Time.com: Female giant pandas are notorious for not breeding easily, only ovulating once a year, in the Spring, and for only two to three days during this time. Other than that, they show little interest in mating. Part of the reserve's mission includes placing the pandas it has bred back into the wild. Because previous attempts to reintroduce Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-87529672483058857442011-02-17T08:36:00.000-05:002011-02-17T08:36:25.941-05:00This makes me laugh.I have loved this "Orchestra Fail" for a while -- now someone added the cat responding to the "melody" -- I laugh every time I watch this!!!
Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-42017842275783762222011-02-01T13:51:00.002-05:002011-02-01T13:51:45.116-05:00The power of the pen!I wrote to BrainPOP because in their GRAVITY quiz, they referred to Inertia as a force. It is not a force. Today I got a reply:
Dear Ms. Petersen,
Thanks for contacting BrainPOP!
In your message, you pointed out a clumsy bit of phrasing in our “Gravity” quiz. Acting on your advice, I changed the word “forces” to “factors.”
The updated version of the quiz should appear online in a week or so,Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-30475549626620684522011-01-14T22:07:00.001-05:002011-01-14T22:07:50.646-05:00Dumbo flips out.Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-61776528618117643952011-01-14T22:05:00.002-05:002011-01-14T22:05:36.034-05:00Water balloon to the face in slo-mo!!!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-76706168982044662472011-01-12T11:16:00.002-05:002011-01-12T11:16:31.101-05:00some snowday fun for you ...Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-72754951881324627672010-12-09T15:38:00.000-05:002010-12-09T15:38:13.684-05:00MMS Flugtag Began today!!!
Visit our Flugtag Website!!!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-17042098545740539302010-11-23T15:20:00.005-05:002010-11-23T15:34:25.592-05:00Clown PhobiaCoulrophobia (fear of clowns) is a rather common phobia. Here is an excerpt form a National Geographic video a few years ago where a woman is being de-sensitized to help her move past her phobia. What phobias do you have, or do your friends & family have? I once knew someone who was deathly afraid of toads. TOADS. There is no rhyme or reason for these phobias .... I find them fascinating.
Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-31370962633604887912010-11-22T14:53:00.001-05:002010-11-22T14:58:28.740-05:00oooooooo, i like me some tiny house.
There is an entire movement of people dedicated to building and living in very tiny houses. Read a blog about it here. How fun would it be to live in such a tiny house? The people who choose to live here want to have as little ecological impact as possible.
One author wrote the PROS vs. CONS of large-house living. Here is what he says:
Pros
You have plenty of room for all that Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-85846136454700971822010-11-16T19:57:00.000-05:002010-11-16T19:57:02.440-05:00Breaking the Sound Barrier
What is the Speed of Sound?
Because of the variables in measuring the speed of sound, we measure it at Mach 1. Mach 2 is twice the speed of sound, etc. The fastest any airplane has ever flown is Mach 6.7 -- a record set by the X-15, flown by Air Force Capt. Peter Knight on Oct. 3, 1967. The X-15 was built by North American.
Why "Sound Barrier"?
Before 1947, it was believed that the Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-17773970132877123682010-11-15T21:50:00.002-05:002010-11-15T21:50:27.705-05:00A common problem ...
see more funny videosSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-24944572343690176672010-11-12T16:56:00.003-05:002010-11-12T16:56:52.796-05:00OUCHIE in 3 ... 2... 1 ...
see more funny videosSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-46563942877435698822010-11-05T08:59:00.000-04:002010-11-05T08:59:52.496-04:00Closeup Comet
By ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer – Thu Nov 4, 9:00 pm ETPASADENA, Calif. – A NASA spacecraft sped past a small comet Thursday, beaming pictures back to Earth that gave scientists a rare close-up view of its center. Mission controllers burst into applause upon seeing images from the flyby that revealed a peanut-shaped comet belching jets of poisonous gases."It's hyperactive, small and feisty,"Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-38591825121409012722010-10-08T14:16:00.001-04:002010-10-08T14:16:50.667-04:00True.see more Funny GraphsSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-5126806698772933632010-10-08T14:13:00.000-04:002010-10-08T14:13:52.049-04:00When technology fails ...
see more funny videosSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-52130042281657719272010-09-28T20:55:00.000-04:002010-09-28T20:55:06.550-04:00The Little Brown BatMy friend in Montana discovered this little bat living under the shingles of his house. It is a Little Brown Bat. We have them in CT also.Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-74467529247963710062010-09-24T14:15:00.000-04:002010-09-28T20:55:59.970-04:00Timely student input ...Thanks to EM8 for this comic!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-41516902334286521302010-09-16T20:33:00.000-04:002010-09-16T20:33:13.008-04:00Play a fun game to study phases of the moon!click the moon picture to play!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-40351508820866128432010-09-16T20:22:00.001-04:002010-09-16T20:22:38.479-04:00We had a mouse-shaped one once. It was a huge hit.see more Funny GraphsSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-72000585175186866192010-09-07T22:49:00.001-04:002010-09-07T22:53:16.922-04:00Twilight
click to enjoy ...
Twilighta la30-second bunnies theatreSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-24121664653499912902010-09-07T22:41:00.000-04:002010-09-07T22:41:10.402-04:00Did you see the movie Madagascar? Well, the FOSSA is a real animal.Pronounced "FOO-SA". Here is a picture of it:
Cryptoprocta ferox
And here is a little bit about the Fossa, from It's Nature--Let's Discover!
Fossa is a very rare predatory mammal, found only on the island of Madagascar off the shore of Africa. These carnivores are closely related to Mongeese and in appearance they resemble a cross between a Puma and a dog, and their size of up to 6 feet (1.8 Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-31218604904989996242010-09-07T22:19:00.000-04:002010-09-07T22:19:14.574-04:00Butterfly QuestionsOne of my favorite comedy skits of all time ... please post your butterfly questions as your comment!
Jokes.com
Brian Regan - Butterflies
comedians.comedycentral.com
Brian Regan VideosBrian Regan JokesBrian Regan Standing Up
Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-19970664395570302342010-09-07T22:16:00.002-04:002010-09-07T22:16:34.029-04:00True.see more Funny GraphsSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-88158260692261582212010-09-01T20:51:00.000-04:002010-09-01T20:51:19.009-04:00Look at that bad boy.Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-26854814905598171792010-09-01T19:17:00.000-04:002010-09-01T21:25:33.479-04:00This seriously gets funnier every time I watch it.Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-44806199127865960982010-05-25T16:03:00.003-04:002010-05-25T16:03:44.450-04:00True.see more Funny GraphsSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-55410646033000050962010-03-12T06:12:00.002-05:002010-03-12T06:12:56.058-05:00Wow, bad idea. Somebody skipped school on the day they did predator-prey relationships.Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-70153737434853357252010-03-02T15:10:00.000-05:002010-03-02T15:10:48.051-05:00Ahhh... the elusive and lovely hippopoticorn:
Please, please get me this shirt as an end-of-year present (size 2x ... so I can sleep in it ... ya know...). Oh, Mr. Sorensen would also like one.Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-83751633736126125502010-03-02T12:46:00.001-05:002010-03-02T15:13:47.439-05:00Chile Quake Changed Earth's Rotation ... probably.
From Space.com: The massive 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile may have changed the entire Earth's rotation and shortened the length of days on our planet, a NASA scientist said Monday. The quake, the seventh strongest earthquake in recorded history, hit Chile Saturday and should have shortened the length of an Earth day by 1.26 milliseconds. Read this story here.Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-71947671840874381422010-03-02T12:13:00.004-05:002010-09-01T21:20:15.669-04:00Penguin Wars and Stranger ThingsA few years ago we did the same project in science that you are doing now, where students had to invent a board game that taught about simple machines. I am always impressed by the projects I get! Here is one with some pretty involved maps and rules about acquiring territory, in which the opposing players drive little Lego ATV's:
In this next one, called "My Little Boa", there's a simple Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-79728744713969457412010-03-02T09:18:00.005-05:002010-03-02T09:19:59.670-05:00True.see more Funny GraphsSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-46399092002627014952010-03-02T09:13:00.000-05:002010-03-02T09:13:37.682-05:00The Prandtl–Glauert Singularity, a.k.a. "vapor cone"Many of you have ben asking how the vapor cone pictured in the sound barrier post forms. This vapor cone is known as the Prandtl–Glauert Singularity or P.G. Singularity. It is sometimes also referred to as a shock collar or shock egg.
This effect can be seen anytime air is forced to rapidly expand and contract, such as during supersonic flight, and even during bomb explosions.
Apollo 11
Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-55522302278711648042010-03-02T08:54:00.001-05:002010-03-02T09:03:12.547-05:00One Crazy Ride [a must watch video!]Woah!(click link above)
Justification for posting on this blog:
1. It is awesome.
2. Simple machines! (wheel & axle)
3. Acceleration!
4. Gravity!
5. Friction!
6. Momentum!
7. Collisions (hopefully not)!
8. Great music.
9. Makes me happy to be alive.
Disclaimer:Just because you see it on the interwebz does not indicate that you should do it.Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-11134504417419937482010-03-01T09:52:00.000-05:002010-03-01T09:52:12.352-05:00Achtung! German fact of the day:Donner and Blitzen mean Thunder and Lightning in German. Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-63668194779812611032010-03-01T09:31:00.000-05:002010-03-01T09:31:54.474-05:00Speaking of Sculpture...Mask II wikipedia.org
Boy wikipedia.org
Ron Mueck sculpts gigantic, realistic human figures. This style of art is called hyperrealism. The figures look realistic from every angle, and have lots of detail. Many of them are nudes (I warned you!), elderly people, and people with physical flaws Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-1232722872372503132010-03-01T09:11:00.001-05:002010-03-01T09:12:40.502-05:00TsunamiWith the recent earthquake in Chile and subsequent Tsunami alarms across the Pacific Ocean, you may be wondering how a tsunami forms. There is an excellent and lengthy description here. i.cdn.turner.com
Tsunamis are formed as a result of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides that occur under the sea. When these events occur under the water, huge amountsSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-12910442181417204872010-02-24T18:56:00.001-05:002010-02-24T19:00:57.714-05:00Mini Art!!!"Wizard of Oz" in the eye of a needle.
The British mini-sculptor Willard Wigan creates these incredible mini sculptures that have already the status of “the eighth wonder of the world”. The process of creating is very delicate and almost anything can affect his work. So, the artist “enters a meditative state in which his heartbeat is slowed, allowing him to reduce hand tremors and sculpt between Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-74588648536267351132010-02-24T15:00:00.001-05:002010-02-24T15:00:59.066-05:00And the winner is ...Hey Green Team 2010! I will be holding this same competition this year --- see if you can outdo this young lady from Green Team 2009. Display your CMT Practice Test in a fabulous way and send me photo evidence! You will get a bonus point on your 4.2 Reading Quiz!!!
This March I had a little competition in which you posted your CMT Practice Test with triumph (on the fridge, on your bulletin Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-47329494397506794892010-02-24T08:52:00.004-05:002010-02-24T09:03:48.058-05:0030-Second Bunnies Theaterpresents ...
Harry Potter I
(movie highlights condensed into 30 seconds and re-enacted by bunnies)
Harry Potter II
Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-52379913806300296682010-02-22T15:22:00.000-05:002010-02-22T15:22:37.019-05:00Here's something fun you can do ...Put this Mythbusterspuzzle together!!!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-51202088051713433292010-02-22T15:11:00.004-05:002010-02-22T15:11:45.478-05:00King of the hill!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-34129124192231465582010-02-22T15:11:00.001-05:002010-02-22T15:11:15.532-05:00Ummm... does it come with sprinkles?Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-40929606503643654332010-02-22T15:10:00.001-05:002010-02-22T15:10:45.877-05:00So ... I should levitate???Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-38799018418641710702010-02-11T20:50:00.000-05:002010-02-11T20:50:19.712-05:00Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery To Be Featured on CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf BlitzerThere I am ... 6th from left.
Tune in on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010* during the 6 o’clock hour (Eastern) to watch CNN’s segment on the Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery program. The story is slated to air at around 6:45 p.m.
Brian Todd, news correspondent for The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, will highlight elements of the weightless flights program including the final Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-53072255812547402492010-02-11T20:44:00.002-05:002010-02-11T20:44:35.491-05:00You vill admire ze bamboo!!!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-85969703215767244142010-01-07T15:54:00.001-05:002010-01-07T15:55:05.082-05:00Reply from BrainPop
Dear Mr. (or Ms.) Petersen,
Thank you for contacting BrainPOP!
In your message, you mentioned an error in our “Force” quiz. I checked it out, and you were correct!
I have changed question #4 so that it now reads “m/s/s” instead of “m/s.” The updated quiz should appear on the site as soon as our server updates itself. This usually occurs every few days, so the corrected quiz should appear Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-77729530984691638072010-01-05T17:05:00.004-05:002010-02-22T15:05:07.888-05:00A little extra-credit challenge for you all?see more Epic FailsSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-25575769495305513212009-12-06T19:06:00.006-05:002009-12-06T20:24:53.474-05:00The Giant Jellies are Coming!(CNN) -- Giant jellyfish descend on the Sea of Japan, causing untold devastation to coastal villages and leaving a trail of destruction and human misery behind
A diver attaches a sensor to a Nomura's jellyfish off the coast of northern Japan in October 2005.
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Sounds like a great sci-fi flick. But it's not.
It's real and a nightmare for Japanese fishermen.
The massive sea creatures, Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-63095383527592761902009-10-27T09:01:00.000-04:002009-10-27T09:01:23.562-04:00Launch!Live!
Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-26443301191395960632009-10-26T15:26:00.002-04:002009-10-26T15:26:54.014-04:00Awesome Tides Video ClipThis video really shows the fluctuation of the highs & lows between spring & neap tides. Thanks, C!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-3902312720582361732009-10-22T21:47:00.002-04:002009-10-22T21:47:59.646-04:00Motivational Poster of the Day:Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-58412294140979460122009-10-22T15:52:00.002-04:002009-10-22T21:33:01.151-04:00The top 5 images I got, but was definitely NOT looking for when I Googled "moon shadow":Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-4795950814369264022009-10-21T12:14:00.000-04:002009-10-21T12:14:21.227-04:00The Moon SongI think you will really enjoy this.
Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-27823952888630863432009-10-09T16:58:00.001-04:002009-10-09T17:06:33.726-04:00This photo has me stoked:
It's a helicopter,
photographed in long exposure.
SWEET!
Oh... you don't know what long-exposure photography is?
It's a bit like time-lapse.
Learn about both of those things here and here.
See some beautiful long-exposure photography here!
Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-53169533433924811242009-10-09T16:53:00.000-04:002009-10-09T16:53:34.261-04:00Do you like the new fish tank backgrounds?So far I have had a coral reef, a Great White shark, a piranha, and now a bowl of Alphabet Soup. Leave your suggestions for fish tank backgrounds here.
New comment format: INITIALS and CLASS PERIOD ONLY!!!!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-15751565269145541582009-10-07T19:34:00.001-04:002009-10-07T19:34:53.684-04:00Some pretty great experiments in Zero G!The narration is a bit dry (& big words) but the video is a.w.e.s.o.m.e! Espcially the Alka-Seltzer experiment!
Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-46420550403211373942009-10-07T12:07:00.002-04:002009-10-07T12:07:28.780-04:00Nice house. Majestic. Umm .... what's going on in the back there?
see more Epic FailsSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-42309363041853437222009-10-06T15:46:00.002-04:002009-10-07T12:04:42.105-04:00Thaaaaaaaaat's about right.
moar funny picturesSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-64854993387828697542009-09-30T19:55:00.000-04:002009-09-30T19:55:30.939-04:00WFoD Flight Path:
This information was posted at FlightAware.
Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-33675498175825296752009-09-30T19:44:00.001-04:002010-03-02T14:07:41.461-05:00Photo teaser!!! (I was really there!)Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-4988623694151725212009-09-30T11:00:00.000-04:002009-09-30T11:00:36.813-04:00More WFOD CoverageSep. 29, 2009 (GlobeNewswire) --
NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 29, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) Foundation sent 30 educators representing various school districts throughout Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island into weightlessness today as part of the Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Program, which aims to Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-30963165941798382232009-09-30T08:43:00.000-04:002009-09-30T08:43:00.868-04:00Stamford Advocate covers Weightless Flight of DiscoveryWFoD (Stamford Advocate)
Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-27143065529696590032009-09-25T14:56:00.001-04:002009-09-25T14:56:46.659-04:00Zero G or Bust!
Bye everyone, we are off to fly the Weightless Flight of Discovery on Tuesday! Here’s a website that tells a little more about it, if you are interested … our exact flight begins at 11 AM. Think of us!!!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-58983267199066628632009-09-23T09:04:00.001-04:002009-09-23T09:04:33.975-04:00Microgravity Fluid Physics experimentsMicrogravity Fluid Physics experimentsShared via AddThisSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-14189585533607867142009-09-22T15:12:00.002-04:002009-09-22T15:12:32.454-04:00Amazing Moon!Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-27707979332541293252009-09-18T14:20:00.002-04:002009-09-18T14:21:54.798-04:00Cartoons vs. Science
see more Funny GraphsSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-6359928552084088532009-09-18T13:59:00.003-04:002009-09-18T14:00:12.376-04:00Many animals use camouflage!
see more Lolcats and funny picturesSpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-22499870807662174112009-09-18T13:34:00.001-04:002009-09-18T13:35:35.924-04:00The Nose Knows [more about Tycho Brahe ... a very odd man ...]This story is directly from Curious Expeditions.
It was a precious metal occasion, Tycho thought to himself, looking down at his metallic options. Though heavier and more uncomfortable then the copper design, the gold and silver model looked more realistic and carried a certain gravitas and nobility. Today was a worthy event.
With that Tycho Brahe spread a layer of adhesive putty on the hole Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-90664846779687789622009-09-18T13:24:00.000-04:002009-09-18T13:24:44.477-04:00Polish tests 'confirm Copernicus'Researchers in Poland say they have solved a centuries-old mystery and identified the remains of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
(click on image to see it enlarged)
A comparison of DNA from a skeleton in Poland and strands of the astronomer's hair found in a book in Sweden almost certainly confirm it is his skeleton.
Archaeologists found the skeleton in north-eastern Poland three years ago in a Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-68487605810087679242009-09-18T13:23:00.001-04:002009-09-18T13:23:59.132-04:00WhoopsySpinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-65950909659271655022009-09-18T13:23:00.000-04:002009-09-18T13:23:35.714-04:00Thought for the day.Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-63985209376561867232009-09-18T13:22:00.006-04:002009-09-18T13:36:27.137-04:00Sea Potatoes -- a vacation find!
When I was in Cape Cod last week, I kept seeing these little Styrofoam-like "eggs" on the beach. They are about 4 inches long and fairly hard. I have been going to the Cape since I was a child, and I have never seen/noticed these things before. I asked the ranger at the Visitor Center, and she said they are brown algae; I broke one apart to see the insides and to take a whiff. They are Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050468566926050056.post-83709463312646748142009-09-18T13:22:00.001-04:002009-09-18T13:22:20.619-04:00... or how about if we each boiled our bucket until it evaporated?!?Spinning Girlnoreply@blogger.com2