Science & Technology Essays and Term Papers

is to find the salt concentration in a potato tuber. I predict that osmosis will occur between the potato tubers and the solutions. I think that the potato tubers in distilled water will increase in length and mass while the potato tubers…

produces electricity and other forms of power through the use of water. The tides in places that naturally hold water, such as lakes and oceans, make the water able to produce this energy. This energy that causes the power is held in tidal waters.…

We no longer see, interact, or depend on nature the same way as we did thousands of years ago. Yet, we are still very much connected to the earth. Mankind continues to be engaged in nature’s challenge to survive. Our relationship with nature is stronger…

engineering is a set of new techniques for altering the basic makeup of plants and animals. Genetically Modified Foods, (GFM’s) have been increasingly edging their way into the public eye. The majority of processed foods in our grocery stores…

know I was the creator of the Periodic Table of the Elements. For those of you that don’t know what that is, the table of elements is an arrangement of different chemicals that are arranged in Atomic Weight order. I also left space for 3 new chemicals…

Letters In The Alphabet," New York Magazine, December, 13, 1993, p. 46 ______________"Hyperactivity and Glucose Metabolism," Nutrition Research Newsletter, Dec. 1990, Vol. 9, p. 138 Rief, Sandra F., "How to Reach and Teach ADD/ADHD…

scientist to study electromagnetism. He was a physics professor at the University of Copenhagen. In 1819 he discovered that a magnetic needle is deflected at right angles to a wire carrying an electric current, thus initiating the study of electromagne…

of prenatal education, and who are cared for by qualified physicians have significantly lower risk pregnancies. Education is a key factor in preventing possibly severe birth defects such as, "spina bifida." Each day an average of 11 babies are born with…

Eugene Grygo, the terrorist destruction that took place at the World Trade Center is talked about. Although this article is not about the many people who lost there lives or the retaliation the government will be taking in the future, it is about somethi…

things. DNA is made of a material called chromatin. The purpose of this experiment was to attempt to isolate, or separate, chromatin from onion cells. My lab partner was Dave Sugg. Hypothesis: We should be able to isolate DNA from onion cells. Pro…