*** *** *** The Carbon Dioxide Molecule *** *** ***
The Carbon Cycle: Ocean, Air, Trees…
To see more Richard Feynmann on Jiggling Atoms; Thermal Energy (Heat); Solid, Liquid, Gas, etc.
On Earth Fire Produces Light, Heat, CO2, Water, and Soot (Hydrocarbons)… and FLAME!
In Space things get weird… Fire Byproducts:
“When it comes to fire,” says physics professor Forman A. Williams, “we’re just getting started.”
Take the flame of a candle, the kind you might find on a birthday cake. The flame takes the familiar shape — as, basically, a gaseous teardrop — because of gravity. The hot air rises and draws fresh, cool air behind it. The buoyancy makes the flame shoot up and flicker.
To watch video: Fire on the Space Station….
6th graders are busy investigating paper airplane designs in order to better understand how their changes affect their designs. Particular care is being given to observing changes in distance flown, height flown, and/or how many twists, loops or stunts the plane performs.
