Science Notes Posts

To light fireworks safely, know which ones shouldn't be held in your hand and be aware of flammable tree and buildings. (Nandhu Kumar) — Fireworks season is just around the corner (no matter what time of year it is). Here are some tips for lighting your fireworks without blowing yourself up or setting your self, yard, or neighbors on fire. You can Google “firework accidents” and see videos of all the things that […]

How To Light Fireworks Safely

This entry was posted on May 5, 2018 by Anne Helmenstine

Thermometer with Celsius and Fahrenheit (Ged Carroll) — You may have the need to convert a temperature reading in Fahrenheit to the Kelvin absolute temperature scale. The most likely reason is that someone assigned you a homework question for practice. These two example problems show how to convert Fahrenheit to Kelvin and Kelvin to Fahrenheit. Fahrenheit to Kelvin Conversion […]

Convert Fahrenheit to Kelvin – Convert Kelvin to Fahrenheit Example ...

This entry was posted on May 3, 2018 by Todd Helmenstine

Natural Disaster Word Search — Mother nature has a variety of ways to cause trouble. This natural disasters word search puzzle lists a few of her tricks. Find the natural disaster words from the list either forward or backward in vertical, horizontal, and diagonal directions. The puzzle is optimized to fit on a standard 8.5″x11″ […]

Natural Disasters Word Search

This entry was posted on May 1, 2018 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on May 9, 2018)

Word search puzzles are a fun way to learn glossary terms for a subject. This word search has a hot set of glossary terms dealing with volcanos and vulcanology. Find volcano-themed words from the list forward or backward in vertical, horizontal, and diagonal directions. The puzzle is optimized to fit […]

Volcano Word Search

This entry was posted on April 28, 2018 by Todd Helmenstine

Astronomy Word Search DBL — Word search puzzles are a fun way to learn glossary terms for a subject. This word search has an out-of-this-world set of glossary terms dealing with astronomy. Find astronomy-themed words from the list in vertical, horizontal, and diagonal directions. The puzzle is optimized to fit on a standard 8.5″x11″ sheet […]

Astronomy Word Search Puzzle

This entry was posted on April 23, 2018 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on May 2, 2018)

A dandelion burns in colors, including violet, blue, red, orange, and yellow. (Henry Be) — Back in 2013, a photo of a dandelion burning in a rainbow of colors went viral on the internet. The original photograph was taken by Gregory Gomer. That picture looks like what you’d expect. It’s a dandelion, engulfed in flame, pretty much just orange. Clearly, the viral image had been […]

Do Dandelions Burn in Colors?

This entry was posted on April 23, 2018 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on April 28, 2018)