Article: What will happen?(Science Corner)(Brief Article)

Article: Taking up space.(Science Corner)(Brief Article)
Highlights for Children;  December 1, 2003 ;     370 words ... ... Fill a container partway with water. Use tape to mark the water level. Place an apple under the water so that (as much as possible) your fingers are not underwater. Use tape to mark this new water level, then remove the apple. The space between the two marks ...

Article: Mysterious colors.(Science Corner)(Brief article)
Highlights for Children;  September 1, 2008 ;     562 words ... ... coloring breaks up into tiny drops. Pour the mixture into a glass of water and watch what happens. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Science Corner Mysterious Colors--This activity shows two ideas at work. The first is that water does not mix well with oil. When ...

Article: How full is it?(Science Corner)
Highlights for Children;  April 1, 2005 ;     311 words ...A barrel has water in it. You have nothing to use to measure the water. How can you tell if the barrel is half-full? ANSWERS: "Science Corner" (page 24) How Full Is It?--Tip the barrel. half-full more than half less than half [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Article: The reversing arrow.(Science Corner)
Highlights for Children;  March 1, 2007 ;     404 words ... ... it and fill the glass with water. When you look through the glass, the arrow will appear to be pointing to the left. "Science Corner" (page 34) The Reversing Arrow--When you pour water into the glass, the water takes the curved shape of the glass ...

Article: Do you dig archaeology?(Science Corner)(Brief ...
Highlights for Children;  December 1, 2008 ;     510 words ... ... A fire left the dark layer of ash. Which things came before the fire, and which came after? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Science Corner Do You Dig Archaeology?-The arrowheads are From a time before the Fire, and the pottery came after. How can you tell ...

Article: Who lives here?(Science Corner)(animals)(Brief ...
Highlights for Children;  January 1, 2009 ;     442 words ... ... of animal made this pile of reeds, cattails. and mud in a swamp? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] See Answer Box on page 38. Science Corner Who Lives Here?--The pile of plants and mud is a muskrat lodge. The entrance is underwater. Muskrats build homes like ...

Article: Ground water level monitoring -- part 3: where ...
National Driller;  August 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Water level data are collected over various lengths ... their intended use(s). Short-term water level data are collected over periods of days ... the collection of short-term data. Water level measurements needed to map the altitude ...