Perhaps the sign should have been facing the other way: Photo by J.D. Griggs, US Geological Survey Grace and Peace
Category: Fun
Go Cardinals!
Cardinals 7 Tigers 2 (Not televised in Romania, but I was up with a sick kid, so I followed the play-by-play on the internet starting at 3:30 AM) Cardinals 1 Tigers 3 (What was that stuff?) Cardinals 5 Tigers 0 (A convincing win in the first World Series game at the new Busch Stadium) Cardinals …
National Mole Day
Are you celebrating National Mole Day? National Mole Day—no, moles are not mammals that make tunnels under your lawn, nor brown spots on your skin, nor spies working within an organization—is a celebration of the chemical concept of the mole. So, what is a mole? Here's my Chemistry textbook definition: Mole: "quantity of a substance …
Scientists on money
Most scientists aren't in it for the money, but some of them end up on banknotes. I got these from a page called Banknotes Featuring Scientists and Mathematicians. Einstein Galileo Curie Rutherford Grace and Peace
Name that element
We're doing elements and atomic theory in Chemistry right now. Sometimes I give my students worksheets, and sometimes I give them "funsheets." I tell them that all worksheets are funsheets, but they aren't convinced yet. Here's a funsheet. You may need a periodic table or a list of the elements to help with some of …
Barney the Dinosaur meets Jöns Jakob Berzelius
A few years ago while teaching about element symbols in Chemistry, this song just popped into my head: Jöns Jakob Berzelius Words by Kevin Nelstead, Bucharest Christian Academy Sung to the tune of "John Jacob Jingelheimer Schmidt" John Jakob Berzelius His symbols are our symbols too When sodium we talk about “N-A” we will shout …
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Smoke Angel
For a description of the physics behind "smoke angels," go to today's Astronomy Picture of the Day. Grace and Peace
Planetary Mnemonics
My sister asked me recently about planetary mnemonics. The old memory tools used in elementary schools just won't work any more: My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas Make Very Easy Mash Just Squash Up New Potatoes My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming Planets It is a challenge knowing what to …
Fighting Dinosaurs
Yes, that is me, face to face with a Tyrranasaurus rex, in front of the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. I must have won, for I am still alive. And here, someone along I-90 in South Dakota has trained a T. rex and is taking it for a walk: Grace and Peace Images …
The Periodic Table of Desserts
Next time you are in Big Timber, Montana, stop at the Country Skillet Restaurant, where the back side of the dessert menu has a "Periodic Table of Desserts." Click on image to see details Grace and Peace
The Periodic Table of Comic Books
Welcome to The GeoChristian. Out of over 600 posts on my blog, this one on the Periodic Table of Comic Books is in the top five in terms of how many people view it. The purpose of The GeoChristian is twofold: 1. To enhance science literacy within the Evangelical Christian community. 2. To present a …
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