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Cat Fact

Cats have relatively few taste buds compared to humans. Domestic and wild cats share a gene mutation that keeps their sweet taste buds from binding to sugary molecules, leaving them with no ability to taste sweetness. Their taste buds instead respond to amino acids, bitter tastes, and acids.

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The new class of NASA astronauts if finally gender-balanced: 50% are women. What’s more — this class might be the one that gets to fly to Mars. (📷: @glamourmag)

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10 Great YouTube Channels for Fun Science Experiments 

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WHIZKID SCIENCE Experiments

hooplakidz Lab 

Incredible Science

Science for Kids

Steve Spangler’s Sick Science

Veritasium

HowCast

Dr. Mad Science

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Science Bob

A perfect aerodynamic balance that makes the paper plan to float…

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“I think we learn as we play – the silly experiments we come up with today could be at the core of very serious solutions we develop tomorrow.”

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11 Lessons You Can Teach With Bubble Gum (Yes, Bubble Gum!)

Graphing Create a graph that shows how many students can blow bubbles vs. how many students cannot. Students who know how to blow bubbles can write a how-to to help peers learn the skill of bubble making. Students who have difficulty can write about how they think a bubble is made. Geometry/3-D Solids  Students examine the shape of the gum out of the wrapper (cylinder or rectangular prism, depending on the brand). They compare the shape of the gum pre-chewed to making a bubble (sphere). Measuring Instruct students to measure the length of the gum before and after being chewed. Have kids stretch their chewed gum out as far as they can and lay it on a piece of wax paper (make sure they have clean hands!). How long can they stretch it? Then, have each student blow a bubble and measure the diameter of it. Once they find the diameter, have them figure out the circumference of their bubbles. Mean, Median, Mode and Range List the students’ circumference measurements on the board and have them figure out the mean, median, mode and range using the numbers listed.

Read the rest at http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2014/09/02/11-reasons-not-to-ban-chewing-gum-from-your-class-(hint-it’s-an-awesome-tool-for-exploration!)

The human brain in comparison with those of other animals. The diverse yet unified pattern of nature never fails to amaze me.

Using the classic baking soda and vinegar demo to blow up a balloon.