Science

=All things scientific - or at least the ones we find related to CFF - reside here.=

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= = =Welcome.= When was the last time you or your students played around with ideas related to [|Physics]? Why not check out [|Crayon Physics] and see how the clever application of [|Newton’s Laws of Motion] and other concepts related to [|motion] can be fun? Don’t feel guilty about enjoying the challenge. When you’re doing fun things, you tend to learn. If you’re successful, [|chalk] it up to the power of playing with ideas. [|Download Crayon Physics here] or check out other intriguing offerings from [|Kloonigames]. For more motion fun (i.e., projectile motion, sans crayon motif) [|fire a few virtual cannonballs] and try to get the longest range for your efforts or tinker with [|Newton’s Mountain Cannon] //. (you'll need Java for this one)// Quasi-physics related link: [|Why does a shower curtain move toward water?]
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The Element(s) of Surprise
Sometimes, the integration of technology allows educators to make well-known information so much more engaging. By taking standard knowledge and infusing it with rich images and links to remote content, what was yawn-inducing becomes an interactive resource that generates new levels of interest in both students and teachers. For example, [|Theodore Gray], one of the founders of [|Wolfram Research] (creators of the ever-awesome //[|Mathematica]//), columnist for [|//Popular Science’s Gray Matter//], and element collector extraordinaire has crafted [|an exquisite Periodic Table of the Elements]. Gray’s craftsmanship and obsession with elements makes his [|Periodic Table] a veritable feast for the eyes that learners and instructors are sure to enjoy.

If your students are exploring food or food-related topics, consider sending them over to [|FoodPairing]. This //tasty// site visualizes a list of food products with unique flavor combinations. Visitors select a food product and get a graphic organizer with the chosen food in the center of the image. The tasty morsel is surrounded by other foods that, according to research, compliment or enhance the flavor of the central item. After that, students can take one of the other food products and try to make a new recipe by combining them. The more flavors food products have in common the shorter the distance between the food products. Imagine combining the power of [|FoodPairing] with the [|World’s Healthiest Foods], where visitors find all kind of useful nutritional information about the healthiest snacks on the planet. Yummy!