Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. Jupiter is about 483.8 million miles away from the Sun. It is a gas giant which means it is mostly made out of gases like hydrogen and methane. Jupiter is the biggest planet in the Solar System! The surface of Jupiter is 23.71 billion sq. miles. If …
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Why Fruits Have Peels and Shells!
Fruits are pieces of plants that have sugar inside of them. They don’t always have to be sweet to be a fruit! Fruits have either of these two things: seeds or come from flowering plants. The entire purpose of fruits is to help the plant reproduce. The seeds help the plants make more plants. If …
Colors and Heat Absorption Science!
Why do darker colors absorb more heat than lighter colors? This is because of the visible light spectrum. Regular white light is made of different wavelengths: red, orange, green, yellow, indigo, and violet. A darker colored object absorbs a lot wavelengths of light and converts them into heat, so the object gets warm. An example …
The Visible Light Spectrum!
The Visible Light Spectrum is all of the colors in white light! White light from the Sun and the lights in your house has all of the colors of the Rainbow! The Visible Light Spectrum contains the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The Visible Light Spectrum is not a thing you …
What Is The Fire Triangle?
The Fire Triangle is a visual that represents what a fire needs to burn. Things like stoves, campfires, and ovens use the Fire Triangle to make food or keep warm. We are going to talk about each side of the Fire Triangle. If one of the items on the Fire Triangle is taken away, the …
Why Does Soap Make Our Skin Dry?
Soap makes our skin feel dry and itchy because it cleans the natural oils that are produced by our skin. How does soap clean the natural oils? There are tiny pin-shaped molecules in soap. Those pin-shaped molecules have two parts to them: the hydrophilic head and the hydrophobic tail. Hydrophilic means that it bonds or mixes …
Absolute Zero Science!
Absolute zero is the lowest temperature theoretically possible. Absolute zero is 0 on the Kelvin scale, equivalent to –273.15°C or –459.67°F. At this temperatures, scientists predict that very weird things will happen. Since heat is caused by the movement of atoms, the extremely cold temperatures mean that all the atoms are at a complete standstill. …
What Are Memories?
Memories are a collection of neurons (brain cells) that store information about something that happened in the past. Memories can be remembering how to tie your shoes to a person’s name! Memories are made when a group of neurons come together and store sensory information. Sensory information is sight, sounds, smells, tastes, and things that …
What Are Vestigial Features?
Vestigial features are traits and characteristics leftover from evolution that are not useful for survival. Vestigial features are usually not important for the survival of the present-day animal, but may have been important for the ancestors of the animal. These features are left over due to evolution and will still be found in present day organisms. Over …
The Science of Snow!
The white, powdery precipitation called snow is a winter’s delight! It falls from the sky as snowflakes. One condition is the temperature. It has to be below freezing or below 32°F or 0°C. This freezing temperature makes the water in the atmosphere freeze and turn into snowflakes! Even if the temperature is cold, it may …
What Causes Tsunamis?
Tsunami (pronounced tsoo-nah-mee) is a combination of the Japanese words tsu, meaning harbor, and nami, meaning wave. Tsunamis are powerful waves that are caused by underwater volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and even rare meteors. Tsunamis form when the underwater eruptions or earthquakes release a large amount of energy. Just like a rock makes ripples in a …
Why Do We Need Water?
Water is a substance that is found everywhere on Earth! It can be a solid, liquid, or gas. It is necessary for life on Earth. It’s chemical compound is H2O. That means two Hydrogen (H2) atoms and one Oxygen (O₂) atom. This bond is called a Water Molecule. Because of water pollution, the freshwater in the world …
How Plant Fossils Are Formed
Plant fossils are imprints of plants that lived millions of years ago. Specific conditions have to be met for the plants to turn into fossils. One is that they have to die near a lake bed, tar, or clay. These specific materials will help preserve the plant during the fossilization process. Once the plants die …