Innehållsförteckning för March 2023 från Sparkle Buds

Mrs Lindsey was everyone's favorite teacher at Lincoln Elementary School. She was known for her entertaining teaching techniques. One day she walked into the classroom and announced to the class that they would all be seeing stars in their futures. She then asked, “Does anyone know what astronomy is?” Olivia raised her hand and said, “I'm a Libra.” Mrs. Lindsey responded, “I can understand why you would think that astrological signs are part of astronomy because astrology and astronomy both deal with celestial beings. In fact, many of the constellations in the sky have given their names to astrological signs” Mrs. Lindsey then went on to explain that astrology is the belief that the location and movement of stars and planets affect the way events transpire on earth, which is…

Can you control a ping pong ball as it floats above a hair dryer? Put your hand-eye coordination skills to the test while learning the important role that forces such as gravity and air pressure play in this simple experiment for kids. What you'll need: • At least 1 ping pong ball (2 or 3 would be great) • A hair dryer INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Plug in the hair dryer and turn it on. 2. Put it on the higher setting and point it straight up. 3. Place your ping pong ball above the hair dryer and watch what happens. WHY? Your ping pong ball floats gently above the hair dryer without shifting sideways or flying across the other side of the room. The airflow from the hair dryer pushes the…

In 1603 there was an invention that changed how our society works. Thermometers gave us a sophisticated understanding of heat. In 1593 the renowned scientist Galileo Galilei invented a thermoscope. The thermoscope he invented worked on the principles of buoyancy and gravity. A thermoscope is a device that shows changes in temperature. A typical design is a tube in which a liquid rises and falls as the temperature changes. The modern thermometer gradually evolved from it with the addition of a scale in the early 17th century and standardisation throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Although the thermoscope was partly credited with having been created by Galileo the original inventor was Santorio Santorio.…

Project Supplies: • 1 Paper Plate, cut in half. • Glue. • Gold Coins or yellow construction paper. • Green paint and paint brush. • Scissors. We painted a full paper plate. You could cut the plate in half before you paint it if you only want to make one pot of gold. Once the paint fully dried, we cut the plate in half. You could also use the second half and glue each half together to create a pocket-style pot of gold. Now, it's time to add the gold! We went to the dollar store and bought a few packages of gold coins for this project, and St. Paddy's Day counting games and even decor. But, you could very easily cut out coins from yellow construction paper. Use glue…

A constellation is a group of visible stars that form a pattern when viewed from Earth. The pattern they form may take the shape of an animal, a mythological creature, a man, a woman, or an inanimate object such as a microscope, a compass, or a crown. How many constellations are there? The sky was divided up into 88 different constellations in 1922. This included 48 ancient constellations listed by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy as well as 40 new constellations. Star Maps The 88 different constellations divide up the entire night sky as seen from all around the Earth. Star maps are made of the brightest stars and the patterns that they make which give rise to the names of the constellations. The maps of the stars represent the position…