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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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How To Peel a Planet
If the kids are bored some afternoon, and the question of map projections comes up (just sayin’), dig around for a piece of citrus (navel oranges do well), draw a likeness of the earth on the surface, then have the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan MacEachren, Arthur H. Robinson, cartography, geography, latitude, longitude, map projection, Mercator, orange, Peters map, transverse Mercator, vitamin c
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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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Coloring books were never like this.
Here’s a fun little video I made. It’s time-lapse of a project I’m working on for a production entitled Diversity Circus. It’s an illustration of a trick using a broom, where–if you keep your elbows bent–no one will be able … Continue reading
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Tagged children's books, games, games for kids, michael kline, video, whimsical illustration
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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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