July Quiz
Published: July 24, 2006
Q: WEEK 4 Ever catch a bug and put it in a jar to watch? You might have what it takes to be a good entomologist (someone who studies insects). To be a good entomologist, you have to pay close attention to details and be able to categorize and organize things. If you want some practice in trying to notice very slight differences in one bug from another, try this site: http://www.insectcompany.com/. For example, under the "rarities and oddities section of this site, can you tell the differences between the normal version and the rare version of agrias amydon (a colorful butterfly)?
A I see some but it sure took a trained eye to really notice the differences! Thank goodness some one put the picture on the Internet!
Q: WEEK 3 Do you like to go to school? I hope so! Depending on your age and grade level, you may be in school for a considerable time to come. Even if you are now in high school, you may be planning to go to college. Maybe after four years of college, you are planning to get a master's degree (that's another 2 or 3 years). Maybe, as I hope some of you might consider, you want to become a scientist or a dentist or physician or engineer or other highly educated professional. Well, add another four to six years beyond your master's degree! The good news is that going to school is actually fun in addition to being a lot of work. The more you know, the more enjoyable life is for you and your ability to make a good living is going up all the time! Did you know that your medical doctor has to keep going to school even when he or she starts working? It is called continuing education. The new information that scientists find each year has to be taught to the doctors who are practicing medicine. Can you find a continuing medical education course on geriatric medicine? Try: http://www.cmelist.com/list.htm.
A Yes this site will have links to courses in geriatric medicine! (Geriatrics is the practice of medicine for old people!). Some of the doctors taking these courses are still practicing even as they have become "old people themselves!
Q: WEEK 2 Summer is in the air! Take a deep breath (oops unless you are under a smog alert!). Hopefully, you can breath in clean air and smell nature's scents. What do you notice: fresh rain fall, odors of animals, or maybe a fragrant flower? Keeping the environment clean and refreshed is the job of every human being. Our Earth has to be taken care of or it will be polluted! Can you find a recent story about a place on Earth that is improving its environment? Try: www.environmentalhealthnews.org/.
A Yes: Delhi, India, is getting cleaner air quite an accomplishment for a city with millions of people living in it!
Q: WEEK 1 Have you ever gone to the library to look up something? Is that becoming a thing of the past as we can simply go to your nearest computer with Internet access and type in your question? Maybe! There are many reference sources and non-print type materials in your library (that includes compact disks, DVD's, and models, to name a few!). You can't get to those through cyberspaceyet! But using the Internet to look up scientific materials is a great way to save some time. Here is a site to look at: http://archives.eprints.org. This is an on-line reference for lots of e-journals (that is, publications that are available on the Internet!). See if you can find out something about biology of insects!
A Yes, I found several entries! What is your next interest? Go find it in Cyberspace!
Q I am in the fifth grade and need to do a science fair project on something to do with geography and science. What ideas can you give me????
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My first thought flashes directly to National Geographic! They conduct scientific studies and they are easily accessible on the Internet. They also probably have some on-going research projects, perhaps set up just for school kids to participate! Try them at: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids/. Best wishes!
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