GriffinScience

By 8am Wednesday (September 8, 2010 8:00 AM EST), find and blog about a compound that you think is incredibly interesting. Tell me why based on its properties in your own voice. +1 on any test you choose (remember, tests are 10 points each) if you complete this in time. Here’s a good place to [...]

Just in time for our studies of electron mechanics! OHIO: Research | Physicists capture first images of atomic spin: “Though scientists argue that the emerging technology of spintronics may trump conventional electronics for building the next generation of faster, smaller, more efficient computers and high-tech devices, no one has actually seen the spin—a quantum mechanical [...]

Iceberg breaks in Antarctica not where expected: “With the dramatic crash of an iceberg against a glacier that dislodged a massive new chunk of ice, the mysterious continent of Antarctica once again did the unexpected.” A big chunk of extra credit if you can figure out what happened and why it might matter (both for [...]

I’ve finished grading the Pressure Tests we took on Thursday and will have those grades up on MyGradeBook.com for your viewing pleasure this evening. Check back by 5pm for those. If you’d like some extra credit, make a triangle bigger than yourself out of some material (has to be 3D not a drawing, etc), take [...]

2 Points Extra Credit for the best response (click the link to learn more about Dihydrogen Monoxide)… Facts About Dihydrogen Monoxide: “Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO) is a colorless and odorless chemical compound, also referred to by some as Dihydrogen Oxide, Hydrogen Hydroxide, Hydronium Hydroxide, or simply Hydric acid. Its basis is the highly reactive hydroxyl radical, [...]