Innehållsförteckning för February 2024 från Sparkle Buds

“What is that?” “It looks like a fossil.” “It looks part-human.” “It can't be…” The archeologists all started talking at once. I listened to snippets from each of their conversations. The words “animal” and “human” were argued about, with half of us thinking it looked like one while the other half was thinking it looked like the other. As the chatter started to dwindle, I spoke. “What if it's neither human nor animal? What if it's something we haven't discovered yet? Maybe even something from out of our world…” There was silence as my colleagues digested what I was saying. Frank said, “I think you might be right. It's not a dinosaur or any other animal we've encountered. It's not a human. What else could it be?” The other scientists…

John Rex Whinfield & James Tennant Dickson, Whinfield investigated polyesters and produced and patented the first polyester fibre in 1941, which they named Terylene (also known as Dacron) equal to or surpassing nylon in toughness and resilience. Terylene is the most common thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family and is used in fibres for clothing, containers for liquids and foods, and thermoforming for manufacturing, and in combination with glass fibre for engineering resins. Terylene was invented during the hunt for new synthetic fibres to rival Wallace H. Carothers’ nylon.…

Project Supplies: • Heart-shaped wooden plaque you can use paper, craft foam or chipboard too. • Craft paint in red and pink, or make pink by mixing red and white. • Markers. If you are using a chipboard or paper for this project, cut out a heart shape slightly larger than your little one's hands. Now, you can paint the heart-shaped plaque or chipboard if you want. Then, paint your little one's hands. Next, carefully place one painted hand on the plaque. Then, lift it straight up. Repeat with the other hand, or other's person's hand to make heart shape. Be sure to write your little one's name and the year on the heart handprint craft plaque too.…

Venus can be best described with two words: cloudy and hot. The entire surface of Venus is constantly covered by clouds. Venus is a terrestrial planet like Mercury, Earth, and Mars. This means it has a hard rocky surface. Its geography is somewhat like Earth's geography with mountains, valleys, plateaus, and volcanoes. It is completely dry, however, and has long rivers of molten lava and thousands of volcanoes. There are over 100 giant volcanoes on Venus that are each 100km or more across. How does Venus compare to Earth? Venus is very similar to Earth in size, mass, and gravity. It is sometimes called Earth's sister planet. Of course, Venus’ dense atmosphere and intense heat make Venus very different in many ways. Water, an essential part of Earth, isn't found…

Microscopic Creatures in Water Water can be home to a lot of interesting creatures and microorganisms, especially if it's dirty water found in ponds or near plants. Take some samples, view them under a microscope and see what you can find. How clean is the water from your tap compared to the water found in a pond? Experiment and see what kind of microscopic creatures you can find! What you'll need: • A concave slide • A dropper • A microscope • Different samples of water (tap water, pond water, muddy water etc). Near plants or in the mud are good places to take samples as they usually contain more microorganisms. INSTRUCTIONS: 1.Set up you microscope, preferably using its highest setting. 2.Use the dropper to take some water from one…