Spark from the Deep: How Shocking Experiments with Strongly Electric Fish Powered Scientific Discovery (Animals, History, Culture) Spark from the Deep tells the story of how human beings came to understand and use electricity by studying the evolved mechanisms of strongly electric fish. These animals have the ability to shock potential prey or would-be predators with high-powered electrical discharges.
Can a student do experiments on his own? Would he know the right way to conduct a process using the scientific method? What is a hypothesis? These and other questions are addressed in Bill Nye the Science Guy: Do-it-yourself Science, as Bill Nye teaches students independent thinking. His series always includes experiments that can be done at home, using easily found items. In this show, he encourages students to raise questions, make educated guesses, and test their hypotheses.
This CD-ROM is a powerful teaching tools for 7-11 year olds, led by an energetic animated host who engages the player in discussion about the principles of science and responds intelligently to the player's answers and actions. With in depth coverage of the school curriculum, this disc teach the skills of a scientist, encouraging children to think and make hypotheses, draw conclusions from their experiments and print out their own progress reports.
Intends to bring business statistics down to an understandable level, using practical examples. This guide includes coverage of: probability, analysis of variance, designed experiments, preparing statistical reports, and basic statistical procedures.
