Archive for March, 2010

How To Teach Science During Dinner… With Mac and Cheese

March 25, 2010
By Scott (aka - Mr.Q)
How To Teach Science During Dinner… With Mac and Cheese

Whether it comes from a box (ewww…) or is made from scratch (oh yeah!) you have to enjoy the cheesy goodness of the ever-popular… Macaroni and Cheese! I’ve put down more bowls of this gooey comfort food than I can count.  Despite the MASSIVE amounts of recipes out there (I received nearly 700,000 results...
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How to Teach Science During Dinner… With Pizza!

March 18, 2010
By Scott (aka - Mr.Q)
How to Teach Science During Dinner… With Pizza!

Oh yes.  Pizza.  What more can be said?  Most of us have tried many different kinds of pizza and have found at least one favorite for the dinner (or breakfast) table. So this week, let’s pull a little information from my Classic Science Chemistry book and dig into a little of the science behind...
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Patience, Proteins, and the Preparation of Pancakes

March 11, 2010
By Scott (aka - Mr.Q)
Patience, Proteins, and the Preparation of Pancakes

I mentioned in my most recent monthly LabNotes newsletter that we were going to start looking at the Science of Dinner.  And we are! But before I do, I feel that I need to provide at least one post on a very important menu item that is found within our dinner nearly every day.  ...
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Making $1000 Pictures For Free – With GIMP

March 4, 2010
By Scott (aka - Mr.Q)
Making $1000 Pictures For Free – With GIMP

There are a lot of websites out there that are truly amazing.  Some provide a specific purpose like simulations or videos of a scientific concept.  The internet is overflowing with these sites and many of them are excellent. What I like to find, however, are the programs out there that can be used as...
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