#Science for kids

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The Fairy-Land of Science (1883)

Arabella Burton Buckley (1840-1929) was a writer and science educator who championed Darwinian evolution as opposed to the contemporary emphasis on competition and physical survival. This work, one of Buckley's earliest, includes a collection of ten scientific lectures delivered to an audience of children in 1878. The lectures were reformatted into chapters and published as The Fairy-Land of Science the following year (1879).

Buckley tended to avoid technical language in her writing and instead use narrative and metaphor to make her work accessible to a wide audience, especially young readers. She was a proponent of distancing science from the mechanistic and materialistic philosophies it was sometimes connected to. Instead, Buckley opted to promote science education in moralistic terms: learning as a means to not only become knowledgeable, but also morally good.

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Book Reqs for Fans of Space & Physics

George’s Secret Key to the Universe

Written by Stephen Hawking and his daughter to explain Hawking’s kind of work in language kids (and the average layperson like myself) would understand, the book has received all times of critical acclaim from all over the place.

There is also a sequel available which explains further theories and concepts they didn’t have space/time for (haha) in the first book.

[ardinwriter]

Absolutely the best thing about having small nephews (at least so far) has been introducing them to non-Newtonian fluids.

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Question and Answer Encyclopedia (1998)

Text: John Farndon et al -- Art: David Ashby et al

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To the people who want to play with thick water without negatively impacting people with disabilities; you can find xanthan gum in the baking section to make a similar material

Or you can soak chia seeds in water (I use this for a pudding recipe sometimes)

You can also make a gelled starch solution following this procedure:

apparently people are now purchasing thick water to make slimes with because of a trend on tiktok

thick water is for disabled people who can’t swallow properly. stores usually have extremely limited supplies of it.

please don’t buy thick water for fun or to make slime with. it’s literally the only way some disabled people can drink anything. It’s not a fucking toy

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diversity win! this spider is forcefemming its prey!

(full article)

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Welcome to My Little Explorer's Academy! In this exciting episode, we dive into the fiery world of volcanoes. 🌋 Kids will learn how volcanoes are formed, what causes them to erupt, and why they are one of Earth's most powerful natural forces. Through fun, storybook-style narration, we make complex science simple and exciting for young minds!

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Science for Kids Visvesvaraya Science Museum Bangalore

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🌧️ The Essential Water Cycle 💧🌍🌞🌫️🌊  

🌍 This presentation explores the Water Cycle, detailing how water travels, transforms, and sustains life on Earth. It begins with Evaporation ☀️, where the sun heats water into vapor, followed by Condensation 🌫️ into clouds ☁️. Precipitation 🌧️ occurs as droplets fall back to Earth, replenishing water sources. Collection fills rivers and lakes 🌊, while Transpiration 🌿 from plants releases moisture back into the atmosphere, maintaining this vital cycle that supports life 🌱.

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How To Make Square Shape Bubble

This is a fun science experiment for kids. We all play with soap solutions and as a kid, we have made bubbles with soap solution. But we never thought we could make square shape bubbles, because when we think of bubbles we only think of round sphere shapes. 

But today we are going to make square shape bubble. 

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Benefits of Telescope for Kids

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Bryan Chemical Illustrators Modeling Kit

Image citation: Science History Institute. Bryan Chemical Illustrators Modeling Kit. Photograph, 2017. Science History Institute. Philadelphia.

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Guardian swap au for 4/13 ^ ^

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Hey... so there now appear to be AI-generated science articles on .org websites that are giving biologically incorrect "facts" on basic, for-children topics

The title is "Are There Freshwater Octopus Species?" which should be an incredibly straightforward thing to answer: No.

The article starts out decent:

"Despite their many fascinating features, there is no evidence to suggest that octopuses can survive in freshwater environments."

Cool. Okay. Next section.

"While most people associate octopuses with the ocean, there are some species that can survive in freshwater environments."

Wait. What?

"Freshwater octopuses belong to the genus Amphioctopus, which includes several species that are found in brackish water and estuaries. These cephalopods have adapted to life in freshwater environments and have been observed in rivers, streams, and even hydrothermal vents."

NO NO NO.

One species of freshwater octopus is Amphioctopus aegina...Another species, Amphioctopus marginatus...

THESE GUYS LIVE IN THE OCEAN. [Scrolls 2 more sections]

Freshwater octopuses are still a topic of debate among scientists. While some researchers claim that they do exist, others argue that there is not enough literature to support their existence.

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Yes Mag: Canada's Science Magazine For Kids (Summer 2000)

Text and Art: assorted Canadian

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Shell quirks! Part 2, Leo!

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Leo is about as turtle as a turtle can get, being one of the most common species, so he can go into his shell just fine! Of the four of them, he’s one of the two that can go brotherball mode, if with a little more risk of bumps and bruises as his shell can’t fully close.

And, of course, it is a rite of passage as a younger sibling to be thrown bodily into a pool of water at some point. Splashing everyone else in radius is just a bonus lol