What do you think about the idea of crashing things to see what happens?  Sound fun?  Check this out.
“Hey, lets crash two rockets into the surface of the moon and watch what happens!”  Imagine you just suggested that to your boss at NASA, and don’t forget rockets aren’t cheap!
That is exactly what NASA just did.  [...]

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They Might Be Giants, enjoy…

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After disappearing from New Hampshire ten years ago, the official state butterfly is making a comeback
In a news positng I came across today, state of NH fish and game biologists are announcing that the Karner Blue, the official New Hampshire Butterfly are re-establishing populations here in the Granite State.
This year marks the fifth straight year [...]

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I have been eating a lot of microorganisms lately.  No really, I mean a lot of microorganisms.  Morning, noon (ok, not noon but around 11:30), and evening.  Bacteria mostly, although I eat a fair amount of fungus too.  Of course not all fungi are microorganisms so I am only counting the little ones, not mushrooms.
For [...]

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It feels like summer, like this past summer, hot and humid with plenty of rain. But today is September 28 and early fall. Pushing plenty of warm air and moisture our way is Hurricane Kyle.

Hurricanes in the Gulf of Maine are quite rare. First of all we are well north [...]

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Your assignment for Google Reader is simple. During class today, find an article of interest to you. Comment back here and tell me:

The title of the article- you should link back to the article.
Brief summary of the article (2-3 sentences)
Why you are interested in this article.

Here is my example:
Before becoming a science teacher, [...]

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Tropical Storm Hanna, previously Hurricane Hanna, is continuing to head north past the Bahamas, towards the Carolinas in the next day or so. By the weekend the forecast calls for Hanna to move out through the Gulf of Maine. Our location, a good distance from the coast and certainly a good distance from [...]

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Last nights MWV Science Fair was a great success. Conceived just this year, the Science Fair brought participants from the valley’s high school and middle schools. And coming home in First Place for the Middle School was Britanny and Brooke. These two students deserve a big congratulations for all the hard work [...]

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The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies is sponsoring an Earth Day photo contest for Middle School Students. Are you interested? Here is the description from their web site.
Our planet is constantly changing. Look closely and you’ll see changes on the land, in the water and in the air. Of all the seasons, changes [...]

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Interested in Science? Got a great project idea? Looking for an opportunity to show your great work? The Mount Washington Valley Science and Technology Fair may be just the chance you are looking for. Head on over the the mwvsciencefair.org web site for more specific information and some great resources.
The deadline for [...]

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