Article: See for yourself.(Science Corner)

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: 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: The reversing arrow.(Science Corner)
Highlights for Children;  March 1, 2007 ;     404 words ... ... 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 ... creating a lens. This lens bends the rays of light so that the image you see is reversed.

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 ... ... Which kind 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 ...

Article: Science corner.
Highlights for Children;  January 1, 2002 ;     419 words ...Boy: Why does the car need oil? Dad: Oil is slippery stuff. It lets the inside parts of the engine turn round and round without getting stuck. If you put a drop of oil between your fingers, you can feel how slippery it is.