Thursday, January 22, 2015

Sink Your Teeth Into These Activities



We often take our teeth for granted until they hurt – or fall out. Gnaw on these fun facts and activities below.

CONNECT:
  • Sharks may grow over 20,000 teeth in their lifetime; they never run out of teeth. Find more fun shark teeth facts at http://www.kidzone.ws/sharks/facts2.htm
  • You can also find out about fossil shark teeth at https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/fossils/fossil_modernsharkteeth.html
  • See extreme animal teeth at http://www.oddee.com/item_98432.aspx
  • Have you heard of winning by the skin of your teeth? Watch walruses do tusk wrestling at http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/walrus_tuskwrestling

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CAREERS:
A career in dentistry can lead to good money – and it’s both a good service and a clean high-tech environment. There’s quite a range of dental-related jobs, such as anesthesia, research, manufacturing, advertising, and veterinary science.

Friday, January 2, 2015

I Like Candy



It’s holiday time, and that usually means candy. Chew on these sweet websites. Calorie-free!

CONNECT:
Get scientific about chocolate, from the source to your body: at http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/exploring_chocolate/index.html
Have you ever heard the phrase: “Goody gumdrops!”? Read about the history of the gumdrop: http://classroom.synonym.com/invention-gumdrop-12076.html
It can take up to 10 days to make a jelly bean! Watch how it’s done at http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/hetm.html
Watch how the professionals make taffy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVV5exYaq9A
     And here’s how you can make taffy yourself at home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZjp522yMI8
Did you know that there is an international association about chewing gum? Get fun facts and figures at http://www.gumassociation.org/index.cfm/facts-figures/ You can also explore how it’s made, its benefits, and how to reduced the impact of littered gum.
There’s some pretty weird candy around the globe; see a sampling at http://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2014-10-10/weird-candy-from-around-the-world/. Dream up your own weird candy.
Here’s a list of the 50 best candies in the world: http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/10/best-candies-around-the-world/. Do you agree? Make up your own list.


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Make your own candy by following the directions at http://www.kidactivities.net/post/easy-candy-recipes-kids-can-make.aspx
Try these candy science experiments: http://www.science-sparks.com/2014/06/17/candy-science/
Do parents ever say: “Don’t play with your food”? You can play math games with candy at http://www.learnplayimagine.com/2013/10/math-games-with-candy.html
Party time! Adapt some of these candy party themes: http://www.queen-of-theme-party-games.com/candy-birthday-party.html. Make up your own candy party ideas.


CARE:
What are the best and worst candies for your teeth? Find out at http://www.knowyourteeth.com/infobites/abc/article/?abc=t&iid=295&aid=10015
Oops! Did your candy drop and stain something? Test these candy stain removal solutions: http://home.howstuffworks.com/how-to-remove-candy-stains.htm
Show you care by making candy care packages: for the military or others in need. Here’s a start: http://www.dollartree.com/custserv/custserv.jsp?pageName=Non-Profit-Organization-Ideas
Try these ideas for a candy cane party service project: http://www.pioneerclubs.org/candy-cane-party-christmas-service-projects/


CAREERS:
From growing the ingredients to making the candy, and then packaging, selling, and serving it: each process is a career. Here are a few tasty candy-related job ideas.