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Shaking It Up
Depending upon where you live in the United States, you may or may not be visited by an earthquake sometime soon. The areas of greatest concern lie along major fault lines (as in California and Alaska), but New Madrid, Missouri … Continue reading
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Tagged earthquake, geologic time scale, Infotoon, michael kline, New Madrid, plate tectonics, tectonic plates
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Who’s Watching Who?
Usually, it watches us. Now, we are watching it. The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) is expected to fall out of the sky and break into pieces as it enters Earth’s atmosphere sometime this weekend. The 6.5 ton, large-as-a-bus ozone … Continue reading
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Tagged Infotoon, michael kline, NASA, satellite, Skylab, UARS, Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
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Gregor Mendel’s Pea Plants
Austrian monk and avid Gardener Gregor Mendel is credited for discovering why tall plants (in his case, pea) don’t always produce tall offspring, nor do smaller plants. (From Kids Discover Cells.) Click for a larger image…
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Tagged children's books, gene, genetics, gregor mendel cartoon, infographic, Infotoon, Mendel, michael kline, offspring, pea plant
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There’s SNOW business like climate business…
Unlike humans who can travel and adapt to new environments, animals do not always have that luxury. The loss of sea ice to a polar bear can be devastating. You could liken the situation to an alligator trying to survive … Continue reading
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Tagged alligator, cartoon, children's books, Colorado, geologic time frame, geology, Infotoon, snow, snowball
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Troodon, the speedster
Dinosaurs came in all shapes and sizes, but Troodon (TROE-odon, based on a Greek word meaning “wounding teeth”) was apparently a bit of runner. Fossil evidence of its long legs and retractable second-toe claws give every indication that a high … Continue reading
Safety with electricity
Electricity is a very useful modern-day invention, but it needs to be handled with care. The infotoon below points out a few safety tips for kids and adults. (Text © Kids Discover Electricity)
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Tagged electricity, green power, Infotoon, kids activity, michael kline, renewable energy, safety, science for kids
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How A Cold Front Works
A front is the area between air masses that have different levels of humidity and temperature. Cold air can move in and slide under warmer air, which makes it rise and condense, causing rain. The same thing can happen when … Continue reading
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Tagged Infotoon, kids discover, michael kline, rain, severe weather, tornado, tornadoes
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Art Director’s Quiz
Highlighted RED in the story in the image below (click for a larger version) are words that describe items within the image, but instead of being literal clues, they are phonetic puns. As an example, for the word apparent, think … Continue reading
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Tagged AIGA, April Fools, art director, cartoon, children's books, Infotoon, kids activity, michael kline, puzzle, quiz, SCBWI, Sterling Publishing
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Every pitcher tells a story…
March 29th is the birthday of Cy Young, the pitcher whose records have stood for many years. His name graces the award given to the previous season’s best hurler. Cy was born on March 29, 1867, and passed away on … Continue reading
Ancient Chinese Seismometer
In ancient China, earthquake warnings arrived via metal dragons and frogs. The mouths of the dragons were hinged and held a brass ball. When the pendulum would swing slightly, the ball would release and noisily fall into the mouth of … Continue reading
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Tagged cartoon, earthquake, geologic, infographic, Infotoon, michael kline, seismograph, United States Earthquake, Virginia earthquake
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