Thursday, April 28, 2005

Smelliest Flower in the World

Below you will find a link to the Eden Project's example of a Titan
Lily, a native of Sumatra this lily is also known as the Corpse
Flower because of the perfume it uses to attract pollinating insects.
Titan Lily in Eden Project

Saturday, April 09, 2005

Some Science education links


Get a frozen chicken's eye view as you fly through a jet engine, and
watch the temperature and air pressure change as you progress through
the fans, combustion chambers and exhaust. (Flash, sound)
http://www.rolls-royce.com/education/schools/default.jsp

Science toys to make and play with -- great for kids and teachers.
http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/

Fear of Physics explains stuff: why satellites don't fall but other
things do; what the Doppler effect means; what happens when two things
collide; how physicists solve problems...
http://www.fearofphysics.com/