Article: Drop it?(Science Corner)

Article: Science Corner.
Highlights for Children;  February 1, 2000 ;     486 words ... ... Which sentence on the left is most similar to the sentence on the right? A bird has a nest. A tree has leaves. A bird has feathers. A bird has a beak. A clock gives the time. A cow gives milk. A cashier gives change. A sheep gives wool. A computer ...

Article: Dinosaur days.(Science Corner)(Brief Article)
Highlights for Children;  July 1, 2003 ;     459 words ... ... other fossils. These skin imprints show the texture of the skin. They do not show any hairs, but they do sometimes show feathers. How can I become a paleontologist? Antonio Townes, Age 7 North Carolina If you want to be a paleontologist, then you should ...

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: What will happen?(Science Corner)(Brief Article)
Highlights for Children;  November 1, 2004 ;     536 words ... ... the water level as the ice melts? Will it go down? Will it stay the same? Or will it rise and spill out? ANSWERS: "Science Corner" (page 32) What Will Happen?--The water level will stay the same. When water freezes, it expands. So the ice weighs ...

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 ...