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  • Bernoulli

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    If you have taken a flight you have a scientist named Bernoulli to thank.  When you realize all the things Bernoulli did it’s kind of crazy he isn’t a household name. Besides the principle that led to flight he also made strides in medicine. He experimented with blood pressure. He was a mathematical genius and…

  • Field Trip:NOAA

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    A great mom in one of the home school groups I belong  put together this fantastic field trip to the National Weather Service today in Miami. It was particularly timely considering we just dodged a category 4 storm “Hurricane Matthew”.  In thematic form we had terrible weather driving down to Miami but miraculously managed to…

  • Another Experiment for Newton’s First Law

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    Here is another really fun way to demonstrate Newton’s first law of motion. Newton’s First Law: An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. All you need is several strings of Mardi…