New tessellation discovered

New tessellation discovered: "Article: New tessellation discovered

         If you wanted a really cool bathroom, what shape would you use for the tiles? Squares will work, or rectangles, or even hexagons. But can we use five-sided tiles? You may not know them, but there are a whole range of pentagonal tiling shapes. And a few weeks ago, mathematicians found a new one to join them."



Cool! You probably will be looking at tessellations in math class this year.  You can wow your math teacher with this!

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Electric sprites, and butter Make run activity

Electric sprites, and butter run activity: "News: Electric sprites    
   

Thunder and lightning may be frightening, or exciting. But what happens above can be even more thrilling. In the upper atmosphere above these storms, you might find something called a transient luminous event, which can look like a jellyfish, carrot or column.
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Make sure you check out the try at home activity, too!

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Latest from Science News for Students

Latest from Science News for Students:  Wow! There are a wide variety of articles in this month's edition - gender, demise of bees, how bacteria affects water flow and more! Check it out!!



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Should we redesign humans? | Playlist | TED.com

Should we redesign humans? | Playlist | TED.com:



This is a really cool TED talk. What do you think? Should humans be engineering cells, tissues and organs to improve our bodies?

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Ebola vaccine, and viewing your retina

Ebola vaccine, and viewing your retina: "News: Ebola end in sight    
   

It looks like the Ebola epidemic that has ravaged West Africa for over a year may soon be under control. Last week, there were only a handful of new cases in Guinea and Sierra Leone. Meanwhile, scientists are getting closer to a vaccine to prevent these outbreaks from occurring again.
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Also in this issue: photographing your retina!

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Science Learning Hub Newsletter, August 2015 - All about Space

Science Learning Hub Newsletter, August 2015 - All about Space:

Interested in outer space? Then this is a must read!

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Mysterious number measures mass

Mysterious number measures mass: "rticle: Mysterious number measures mass
   
   
Six hundred and two sextillion is a huge number. It’s so big that most people can’t even write it out in numerals. And yet, many scientists use this number every day. So what’s the deal with 602 000 000 000 000 000 000 000?"



Learn all about Avogadro's number! :)



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