Tag: science
Full STEAM ahead: First children’s museum to open in Mid-Ohio Valley...
Discovery World in Parkersburg, West Virginia, is in the final stages of exhibit construction and the sternwheeler in the museum stands out.
ODNR to celebrate Earth Science Week with events, Oct. 7-16
A series of programs held by the ODNR Division of Geological Survey will highlight the annual celebration of Earth Science Week from Oct. 9-Oct. 15.
Borca named Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of the Year
Agricultural Research Service scientist Manuel Borca is the agency's Distinguished Senior Research Scientist of the Year for 2022.
Snow is a ‘poor man’s fertilizer’
Precipitation pulls nitrates down to the ground creating poor man's fertilizer. Rain and snow both contain nitrogen, but snow is a better delivery method.
How to conduct a leaf chromatography experiment at home
A leaf chromatography experiment enables you to discover and observe the different color pigmentations contained in leaves. Learn how to do this at home.
How to raise woolly bear caterpillars
Their abundance, wide distribution and flexible diet make woolly bear caterpillars ideal for a home school science project. Learn how to care for them.
How to make a fluorescent bulb glow under transmission power lines
Learn how to use the induced alternating magnetic field around high-voltage transmission power lines to make a fluorescent tube bulb glow.
School science fairs challenge youth
Beginning in fifth grade, all across Ohio, students are exposed to the scientific method through their experiences in their schools' science fairs.
Thermometers: How exactly do they work?
Little glass tubes of mercury or red-dyed alcohol have done duty as temperature indicators since the 17th century. Find out how they work.
Wisdom should come with age
We sometimes learn from our mistakes; however, more frequently we seem to repeat them in science and politics.
