by Darlene Cavalier | May 23, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover
Stars live and die. Stars are born in the gravitational collapse of dust clouds is space. As the material is packed together in the collapse, the temperature at the center increases until fusion reactions start, converting hydrogen into helium in the process. The...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 5, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Science Education
All matter is made from quarks and leptons The primary parts of the nucleus of the atom are the positively charged proton and the electrically neutral neutron. During the twentieth century it was discovered that there are literally hundreds of other particles—all...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 3, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Science Education
#8. Nuclear Energy Comes from the Conversion of Mass. The nucleus of the atom is a dense collection of particles that carries most of the mass of the atom. In nuclear reactions, some of this mass may be converted to energy via Einstein’s famous equation E=mc2 . The...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 28, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover
#7. The Way a Material Behaves Depends on how its Atoms are Arranged. Professor James Trefil (author of Science Matters, Why Science?, and 30 other books on science literacy) identified 18 key science concepts every adult should know to be a science literate. We’re...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 22, 2009 | Brain Makeover, Science Education
Brain Makeover #6: Atoms are Bound by Electron Glue. Professor James Trefil (author of Science Matters, Why Science?, and 30 other books on science literacy) identified 18 key science concepts every adult should know to be a science literate. We’re here to reintroduce...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 20, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Science Education
Big Idea #5: Everything Comes in Discrete Units and You Can’t Measure Anything Without Changing It. Professor James Trefil (author of Science Matters, Why Science?, and 30 other books on science literacy) identified 18 key science concepts every adult should know to...
