For over 30 years I’ve been a Vegetarian, a good recycler and I thought a responsible member of planet earth. Then my children came along, school began and I quickly realised I’d barely been trying. 2 years ago we started to change that. We have gradually improved and each time those changes are inspired by my kids asking innocent questions or talking about something that’s happened at school. Daddy, Why Don’t We All Use Soap? A question my son asked me one day when he noticed that I used soap but everything else in the family bathroom was in plastic bottles. It wasn’t because I was leading the way in reducing single plastic use, it was just a better...
By LINDSEY BAHR | Associated Press “Parks and Recreation” alum Nick Offerman is teaming up with his wife Megan Mullally to host the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the cool, laid-back cousin of awards shows. This year, the show has moved up a few weeks from its traditional post on the Saturday before Oscars and will air live on IFC and AMC+ on March 6 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Otherwise, the Spirit Awards are going back to their roots for an afternoon fete in a beachside tent in Santa Monica with a batch of truly independent nominees, from “Zola,” the based-on-a-Twitter-thread tale of a few sex workers on a wild trip to Florida, to “Pig,” in which Nicholas Cage plays a...
A variable is a factor in an experiment that can be changed. When you set up an experiment in the correct way you need to think about control, independent and dependent variables. What is an independent variable? The independent variable is the factor changed in an experiment. There is usually only one independent variable as otherwise it’s hard to know which variable has caused the change. What is a dependent variable? The dependent variable is the variable measured in an experiment. It depends on the independent variable! What is a control variable? Control variables are variables that must be kept the same in an experiment. Usually only one variable is measured and an experiment investigates how changing the independent variable...
TL;DR: As of March 3, this Petoi Bittle: Palm-Sized Robot Dog costs $299, which is 9% less than its regular price of $329.You may have seen those terrifying Boston Dynamic robot dogs. And while they’re certainly unsettling, you have to admit, they’re also extremely cool.Now, you can make your own petite palm-sized robot dog at home with the help of the Petoi Bittle kit. And it’s currently on sale for $299, down from $329. Funded fully (and then some) on Kickstarter with over half a million dollars, the Petoi Bittle base construction kit lets you create your own open-source bionic robot dog that fits in the palm of your hand. Highly programmable with Scratch, C++, Python, and highly extensible with Raspberry Pi...
Photo: xoxoday.com Planning classroom lessons for Women’s History Month activities? Why limit them to quizzes and poster-making, when they can live these winning stories of the rainbow of symphony. Every moment, the earth is blessed with amazing & wonderful women. To celebrate them, the month of March is recognized as Women’s history Week. Let’s peek into the past for 8 inspiring stories of women’s achievements which our nation has witnessed for years. Let’s celebrate this women’s history month by teaching our kids about these shining women, who made a difference in the world and letting them hone those skills because trust us there are many more stories yet to come. 8 Women’s History Month Activities For Kids: Georgia O’Keefe She was the first artist to introduce...
