Summer isn’t over yet, but it will be in another 7 hours or so.  Today, September 22 is the day known as the Autumnal Equinox, the end of summer and the beginning of fall.  Does that mean the maples will go gold and red tomorrow?  No, but the time is coming close.
The times of year [...]

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Another beautiful weeked!  I hope that you all had an opportunity to be outside to enjoy it.
This week we will shift our focus slightly as we work on understanding what happens when matter changes from one state to another; for example from a solid to a liquid or liquid to a gas.  There will be [...]

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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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Here is the data we have gathered so far.  While there has been some variation the following represents the median result for all classes combined.

F=Float, S=Sink
Balloon Temperature

Hot
Room
Cold

Water
Temperature
Hot
F
S
S

Room
F
F
S

Cold
F
F
F

We have concluded that Balloons float when they are the same temperature or warmer than the water they are in.
Now the question is: Why? Why do balloons tend [...]

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Greetings and welcome to another week in science.  This week we will continue our look at the Balloons and Water anomaly and finish the week off with a fantastic field trip.
Be sure to check edline for the specific assignments.

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Greetings and welcome to Team 4 Science.  I am looking forward to this year!  Over the summer the science teachers all got together and planned out some exciting things for you all to be involved in.  So there is much to look forward to!
If you haven’t been to this site before, please look around.  At [...]

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