Laura Worden
Central Michigan University

Rocks: Categories by Process

Tue, May 05, 2015 11:50 PM
Categories by Process Science Object

This article discusses what rocks are about how they are apart of out environment. It really is quite obvious because rocks make up a large part of our Earth. The author goes on to say, "Rocks are made of groups of minerals bound together. Minerals are in turn made up of chemical elements such as silicon and iron that are arranged in orderly patterns." The article then goes on to talk about the rock cycle, and the materials and beautiful architecture that these "rocks" have made in the past, and today. There are certain characteristics that make up a rock, which is continued in the later articles.

Archive: NASA/NSTA Symposium: Living and Working in Space: Habitat, St. Louis, MO: March 30, 2007

Tue, May 05, 2015 11:37 PM
Living and Working in Space: Habitat

This article is about teaching adults, in simple terms, how to build a habitat for human life on the moon or Mars. this is a full day of symposium and education. there were presenters who shows teachers how this could be used in the classroom in order to teach their students better about the atmospheres, or rather lack there of, on other planets. The presenter then went on to share information about upcoming space travel. There are pictures and web seminars available to help teach in an ordinary classroom.

Cell Division and Differentiation: Continuity of Life

Tue, May 05, 2015 11:29 PM
SciPacks for Cell Division

This SciPack discussed Cell Division and Differentiation. It covered many different topics under the category of cells and the division process. The details range from "Explain what fundamental unit of life ensures continuity of organisms, Describe the basic process used by organisms to grow and develop, Explain why biological growth needs to be controlled, and Recognize environmental factors that can alter normal biological growth and development." This article talks about how all Cellular organisms have a life span, live, reproduce and die. Although all the life spans are different. This Article goes on talking about different characteristics of life and the different organisms. It then goes into new topics about how to control cellular division.