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Sarah Jane Elliott - ArticlesSarah Jane Elliott is a contributing author of curious science articles for an online kids science portal (www.sciencescore.com). She holds a honors bachelor of Science degree from University of Toronto, specializing in zoology and behavior. Sarah is an author of speculative fiction, as well as a teacher and museum educator.
THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF BEESIf you listen to a hive of bees, what you'll hear is a droning, humming buzz. Sometimes it gets so loud that you might wonder how the bees hear each other at all. Well, the truth is: they don't. Bees don't need to hear each other, because they don't talk to each other using sounds. Bees talk to each other by making smells, and by dancing! THE AMAZING LIFE OF BEESHey kids, do you have any brothers and sisters? Imagine living in a house crammed wall-to-wall with thousands of your sisters, and you have a bit of an idea of what it's like to be a honey bee. A working bee hive in the summer can be filled with thousands of bees, and if you look closely (with the help of a trained beekeeper, of course!), you might discover three different kinds of bees – it's discoveries like these that make science fun! Astounding AntsImagine you're standing in a room full of 50 kids just your size. Now imagine that you can pick all 50 of them up at the same time, and carry them around the room with you! If you could do that, you'd be as strong as an ant! Watching the Night SkyHey kids, when you look up at the sky at night, what do you see? If you live in a city, you can probably see the moon and a few stars. But if you live out in the country, away from all the city lights, you can see a sky full of stars! But stars aren't the only things up there. The night sky is full of strange and wonderful things – if you know what to look for. Mysteries of the DeepHey kids, what do you think is the most unexplored part of our planet? It’s not the depths of the rainforest. It’s not the burning deserts. It’s not even the frozen Arctic waste. The most unexplored parts of our planet are our oceans! We’re just beginning to realize what kind of incredible mysteries are hidden in the deep, dark waters. Scaly Surprises: The Secrets of SnakesHey kids, close your eyes for a moment and imagine that your arms are stuck to your sides and your legs are stuck together. Imagine that you have no ears, and that you smell with your tongue. And imagine that your entire body is covered with fingernails. Playing with Electricity: Fun Experiments to do at HomeEveryone knows it's dangerous to play with electricity. If a strong enough electrical current runs through your body, it can overpower the electrical messages your body sends to your brain, or even stop your heart! Fortunately, kids science has some easy elementary science experiments you can do that are safe to try at home. Two of a Kind: the secrets of moths and butterfliesEveryone knows that the prettiest insects are bright colourful butterflies, and that their cousins the moths are dull and boring, right? Wrong! There are some butterflies with plain brown wings, and some moths whose wings sparkle with every colour of the rainbow. So how do you tell the difference? Blood is a BattlefieldHave you ever pricked your finger and looked at the drop of blood that forms? In that one tiny drop of blood, there are thousands of living cells, and some of those cells are locked in a fight to the death! The Shocking Story of ElectricityHey kids, have you ever watched lightning in the sky at night, or gotten zapped when you touched a metal door? Those are two shocking examples of electricity!
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