July 27, 2026

Month: May 2015

A Mind Wide Open, Lils, Playing

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Lily has decided she likes coffee.. imagine that.   Does Caffeine Affect Growth Hormone Release? By Joseph PritchardSep 08, 2011 Slide 2 of 2 Contrary to popular belief, caffeine does not stunt growth. Instead, caffeine seems to stimulate growth hormone release, according to a study published in the 1984 issue of the “Journal of Endocrinological Investigation.” If caffeine stimulates […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Archaeology, Atomical Explorations, Beautiful Curiosity, Chemistry, Electricity & Circuitry, Forming Complex Questions, History, Lils, Physics, Science Discoveries, States of Matter, Theoretical Physics

Circuitry, Electrons, Atoms, and Catfish

A post under development – as we work through her Tinkercrate (Circuits) this week: Today we read through the Tinkerzine, learning about the basics of electrons, the concepts of particles within an atom, the structure and concept of an atom, how electrons behave, the difference between a particle, an atom, and a molecule, and discovered […]

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A Mind Wide Open, CDE Standards Reference, Chemistry, Earth Science, Forming Complex Questions, Lils, Pattern Recognition, Physics, Playing

Plasma Lightsabers?

    A spin off the electricity/circuitry sessions for this week… Coming up next…. Lasers   Seeing light in a new way Scientists coax photons to bind into molecules for first time September 27, 2013 | Editor’s Pick By Peter Reuell, Harvard Staff Writer EmailTwitterFacebook Scientists from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology […]

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