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Electrically Charged Bees

January 25, 2021 By Janice VanCleave

Bee has a positive electrostatic charge which attracts pollen.

Bees as well as other flying insects develop a positive charge on their bodies as they fly through the air. This happens because as they fly, the friction between their bodies and air molecules rubs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: electricity, insects, Physics, static electricity Tagged With: bees, electrons, electrostatic attraction, flowers, friction, induced charge, pollen, protons, repell, static charges

Schema

January 25, 2021 By Janice VanCleave

What is Schema? Schema is what you  know about a concept. Many different things influence what someone knows about any one concept. Their experiences, such as television, video games, books, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: butterflies Tagged With: butterfly waste, chrysalis, crystals, Meconium

Homemade Ant Farm

April 16, 2017 By Janice VanCleave

If you want to build your own ant farm, check out the following video. It is a very easy way to have a safe ant farm for kids to view the lives of ants. Let me know about your homemade ant farm. Send … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology, insects Tagged With: ant, ant farm, homemade ant farm

Model A Bird’s Beak

June 5, 2016 By Janice VanCleave

  Catchers is an activity from "Play and Find Out About Nature" The shape and size of a bird's beak and mouth help it to catch food. Some birds can catch flying insects. Just for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology, birds Tagged With: beak, bird, model, popcorn insects

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