ScienceMan has been busy the last little while, I’ve got FOUR new videos for you to check out! These are all aimed at JH Science, but could be used in SH classrooms as well as a simple review. Anyway, I hope you enjoy them! Particle Theory Why Heat is Important Plant Life Cycle Photosynthesis Creates Oxygen
There is no doubt certain parts of the world use way more resources than they should. Unfortunately, this probably won’t change without a way to clearly show how much those parts of the world are abusing/wasting the Earth’s resources. That’s where Ecological Footprint comes in. Please watch the following video on what Ecological Footprint is, and how it works. And after you’ve done that, be sure to measure your own ecological footprint!
ScienceMan has been very busy over the last while creating new science content. Most of the new content deals with ecology and ecosystems, but please watch out for more chemistry and physics content coming soon. So what exactly is new? Let’s take a look! First, we have a new video on how humans damage ecosystems. This video is a general overview of how humans can be very damaging to natural habitat: The next video focusses on ecosystem succession. All the…
A lot of people don’t realize you need to clean your birdhouses on a regular basis. A good time for doing this is fall when you know migratory birds have left and breeding season is over. Of course this varies geographically, so you should probably do some Googling of the species of birds that you have in your yard to be sure that you won’t be disturbing actively-used houses. There are some rare exceptions where you should NOT clean birdhouses……
The Chickakoo nature area is a wonderful place for wetland ecology studies. Great place for trail running too! The last time I was out for a run, I noticed that the beaver residents had added significantly to their lodge. That reminded me of a presentation I was in recently, where the presenter said “like beavers living in their dams“… now perhaps they just misspoke, but it wasn’t the first time I heard this error. Beavers don’t live in dams, they…
Hello everyone – long time, no chat! Sorry of the long absence, ScienceMan has been pretty busy. But recently I found a bit of time to create a video about the force of friction. This video has a bit of a twist though, I’ve also got a short product review of Kahtoola Nanospikes. A great product if you want to run safely on slippery winter surfaces. Here’s the video, I hope you like it! Speaking of training, the reason I’m…
Most of us have carbon monoxide detectors in our homes, but don’t give them a second thought. That was the case for me as well, at least until yesterday. While hacking away at the computer, I was startled by a repeating series of deafening beeps – once my slow brain figured out that it was not the smoke detector, I noticed that display on the CO detector was flashing with a reading of 357 ppm. It turns out the flashing…
A stunning series on the Sun from Scientific Explorer has recently been published – this is an 8-part gem you really need to read. Here are the links to every excellent entry in the series: The Sun Part 1: Evidence of A Violent Star The Sun Part 2: From Gas Cloud To Nuclear Fusion The Sun Part 3: The Sun Is Full Of Plasma The Sun Part 4: Helium Eventually Seals The Sun’s Fate The Sun Part 5: How The Inner Layers…