Aurora Photos from Earth and Space

http://www.spaceweather.com/ has posted an Aurora Photo Gallery for February, 2008. The pictures show solar radiation entering the earth's atmosphere in places all around the Northern Hemisphere. Here is the link:

http://www.spaceweather.com/aurora/gallery_01feb08.htm

Some of the photos are taken from outer space by the astronauts on board the International Space Station!

(The photo to the right comes from Hanneke Luijting in Tromsø, Norway.)

These are fun photos to look at while reading The Golden Compass...

Music, Noise, and Words

Should we be practicing our guitar playing instead of studying our spelling words? Scientists at Northwestern University might think so. Here is the link to an article about how music helps you do better in languages:

• http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070926123908.htm

Then again, if your house gets too LOUD, your verbal skills might suffer! Here is the link to an article about how babies learn more slowly when there are more distractions in their homes:

• http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2005/0908-mind_amp_brain.htm

Both these stories came from: www.sciencedaily.com

Welcome to hisScience.blogspot.com!

Welcome! Here's how to post to this blog:

• From your dashboard, click NEW POST.
• TITLE: Write an interesting, unique title. The title should tell what the post is about.
• BODY: Write with complete sentences, and proofread before you post! Share some of your thoughts about the science topic or news item that you're posting. Include 3+ facts about the topic.
• LINK: Always include a link to your source(s) or related material(s). All you have to do is copy and paste a URL into its own line, like this:

http://www.hopkintonind.org

• LABELS: Labels are like categories. Give your post a label by clicking "SHOW ALL" and choosing any appropriate labels.

To see a sample post with all these features, f0llow this link:

http://hisscience.blogspot.com/2008/02/new-solar-system.html

(Can you figure out how I put the pictures into the post?)

Science Labels

Let's use these labels to classify our posts:

• astronomy = space, stars, planets, etc.
• biology = life sciences, medicine, etc.
• chemistry = chemicals and matter
• physics = laws of matter and energy
• mathematics = numbers and logic
• technology = machines and ways of doing things that people invent

What other categories of science can you think of?

First Post

This is the first post of the new Science and Technology Blog from Hopkinton Independent School!

We'll use this blog to keep up with current science and technology events and news stories.