Tree Knowledge Self-Test

Tree Knowledge Self-Test

  Written and compiled by Fred Jaicks   Learn more about trees, or test your knowledge of trees by taking a self-test. Finding out more about the trees, and what they have to offer is something that will better your knowledge. Keep hints and tricks in your mind...
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Want a Garden On Your Patio? Here’s How!

  Written and compiled by Fred Jaicks   Want a Garden On Your Patio? Here’s How!Many gardeners find that using containers to grow their plants is preferable over planting a garden in the ground. Containers can be grown where traditional gardens are not possible,...
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Vancouver Botanical Garden

  Written and compiled by Fred Jaicks. The Sun: Introduction The sun is a star at the center of the solar system around which all local planets orbit. It is made mainly of the gasses hydrogen and helium, with hydrogen taking up about 70% of its mass and helium 28%. A...
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Weather Science Experiments for Students

  Written and compiled by Fred Jaicks   Science fairs can be fun and a great way to show off what you have learned in school. With so many different subjects covered in science class, it can be tough to choose which topic to present on. Weather and meteorology...
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Weather Works: Wind

  Written and compiled by Fred Jaicks   The word wind can refer to a gentle breeze or it can conjure up an image of an unruly gust overturning umbrellas or a disastrous tornadodemolishing everything in its path. But what you don’t see the wind do is provide an...
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What is a Tsunami?

Written and compiled by Fred Jaicks   Scientific Explanation of a Tsunami Tsunami is a Japanese word that translates into English as “harbor wave”. However, a tsunami is not just one wave, but is a series of waves, sometimes referred to as a “wave train”. A...