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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
What do the Winter Olympics and science have in common?
Physics of course! In order for Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn, or Apolo Ohno to be successful in their many sports they have to work with science, not against it. Athletes train for years to be the best and learn what they need to do to win. To excel in these sports, it is helpful to have an appreciation for physics.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Snow ice cream!
The Museum of Discovery is closed today. Snow day #2! If you have cabin fever, try this recipe for snow ice cream.
Snow Ice Cream
1 gallon of snow
1 cup of sugar
1 spoon of vanilla extract
2 cups of whole milk
Directions:
Use a clean container to collect clean snow. Add sugar and vanilla, stirring everything to make it even, then pour in milk and continue stirring to make it look like ice cream. Eat it right away!
Send pictures of you enjoying your ice cream marketing@amod.org and we'll post them here!
Snow Ice Cream1 gallon of snow
1 cup of sugar
1 spoon of vanilla extract
2 cups of whole milk
Directions:
Use a clean container to collect clean snow. Add sugar and vanilla, stirring everything to make it even, then pour in milk and continue stirring to make it look like ice cream. Eat it right away!
Send pictures of you enjoying your ice cream marketing@amod.org and we'll post them here!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Snow day activity!
We have a snow day! The Museum of Discovery is closed but here's an activity you can try at home. Let us know how it goes with you!
"MINI-VIBE"
Materials:
• Variety of fabrics and other textured surfaces
• Nail, pen cap and/or other solid objects
You'll get to listen to what sounds come from common items such as fabric and other various textured surfaces (such as non-polished table top, concrete), when they are gently scratched with a solid object such as a nail or pen cap.
Carefully place a sample of each material on a smooth surface. While holding one edge of the material securely against the surface, drag the nail or pen cap slowly but firmly across the material. Listen to the sound produced as the nail crosses each thread. Repeat using different types of material and other surfaces. Can you identify which material will produce patterns and which would produce non-patterned noise?
WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO IN REAL LIFE?
One safety feature that many interstate highways now have is the textured strips on lines and edges of the road. These features produce a specific sound when tires pass over them. These are carefully designed to alert drivers to where they are out of the lane or off the road. To produce these warning sounds there are distinctive patterns “recorded” in the surfaces when it is rubbed (or strummed) by a passing tire.
Next time you’re in a car, listen closely to the sounds the traffic makes as it travels along different streets and road surfaces? Different tires and tread patterns will also create different sounds. Some noises are higher pitched and create a high whine while others seem to produce a low moaning sound. Taking into consideration all the different variables of surface type, tread pattern, speed of the vehicle and even the temperature, you really can have a symphony of the highway. (Don’t forget about the percussion section as you encounter bridges, stoplights and lane changes.)
"MINI-VIBE"
Materials:
• Variety of fabrics and other textured surfaces
• Nail, pen cap and/or other solid objects
You'll get to listen to what sounds come from common items such as fabric and other various textured surfaces (such as non-polished table top, concrete), when they are gently scratched with a solid object such as a nail or pen cap.
Carefully place a sample of each material on a smooth surface. While holding one edge of the material securely against the surface, drag the nail or pen cap slowly but firmly across the material. Listen to the sound produced as the nail crosses each thread. Repeat using different types of material and other surfaces. Can you identify which material will produce patterns and which would produce non-patterned noise?
WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO IN REAL LIFE?
One safety feature that many interstate highways now have is the textured strips on lines and edges of the road. These features produce a specific sound when tires pass over them. These are carefully designed to alert drivers to where they are out of the lane or off the road. To produce these warning sounds there are distinctive patterns “recorded” in the surfaces when it is rubbed (or strummed) by a passing tire.
Next time you’re in a car, listen closely to the sounds the traffic makes as it travels along different streets and road surfaces? Different tires and tread patterns will also create different sounds. Some noises are higher pitched and create a high whine while others seem to produce a low moaning sound. Taking into consideration all the different variables of surface type, tread pattern, speed of the vehicle and even the temperature, you really can have a symphony of the highway. (Don’t forget about the percussion section as you encounter bridges, stoplights and lane changes.)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
African Culture at the Museum of Discovery
February 4-6: Join Zinse Agginie and students of the Hope Drum Ballet for a cultural performance coupling movement, rhythm, and the historical significance of the drum.
Supported by a grant from the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame
Monday, February 1, 2010
This Month at the Museum!
2 – Wiggle Worms, 10am, Subject: Music
4-6 – African Rhythms
6 – Paws, Claws, and Tails, 11-2pm
9 – Wiggle Worms, 10am, Subject: Circle
13 – Saturday Discovery, 1-4pm, “Heart of the Matter"
15 – President’s Day, MUSEUM OPEN!
16 – Wiggle Worms, 10am, Subject: Triangle
17-20 – Constructive Deconstruction
23 – Wiggle Worms, 10am, Subject: Square
We also still have Backyard Science and Nanotechology: What's the Big Deal exhibits!
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