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How to Preserve Beech Leaves for Decorations
The Beech tree is native to Britain and was disseminated outward to many of the Scandinavian countries as well as America. It has found uses as a reliable firewood, and source of plywood. Tar extracts from Beech sap are also efficacious in clearing up skin conditions such as psoriasis. This species
How to Make a Wooden Birdhouse
Birdhouses have been made by kids and crafters for many, many years. You can use this project for girl scouts, boy scouts, bible school, camp and just fun projects at home. Birds are so entertaining to watch, especially when you have them in your yard. Kids can experience the process of birds bringi
How to Locate Planets
The planets inside of Earth's orbit, Mercury and Venus, are so near to the Sun that they are often only visible close to sunset and sunrise--especially Mercury. The planets outside of Earth's orbit visible to the unaided eye, meaning Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are typically visible all through the nig
How to Convert Metric Weight to Standard Measure
Although the United States still uses the traditional customary system of weights and measures, all of Europe and much of the rest of the world uses the metric system. When using data from outside the United States, it may be necessary to convert metric weights expressed in tonnes, kilograms and gra
Information on How Atoms Work Together
Atoms have a nucleus made up of protons and neutrons, and orbiting particles called electrons. Protons have a positive charge, neutrons have no charge and electrons have a negative charge. The atomic number measures the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom.
The Weather Instruments
The study of weather has been a topic of interest dating back to the first humans. Various civilizations along the way have brought their own unique attempts to understand this broad topic through the invention of various instruments that measure its aspects. Many of those same instruments are still
Types of Pollination
Flowers won't produce seed without pollination. The pollination of a flower requires interaction with a host of outside forces that affect plant propagation. The transfer occurs between cones in pine trees and other gymnosperms. Plants can self-pollinate or cross-pollinate.
How to Make RC Headlights
Stand out from the crowd at night when it comes to custom remote controlled (RC) cars. The most popular upgrade is to outfit your RC vehicle with a fully functional headlight system, which can be accomplished with the use of LED (light-emitting diode) technology. This modification will add an instan
Medical Uses for Nuclear Energy
Nuclear energy has long played a role within medical diagnosis and treatment processes. Statistics report that a total of 13 million nuclear medicine procedures are performed each year within the United States, with over 4,000 nuclear medicine facilities operating within the country. Applications fo
What Kind of Drill Bit Should You Use to Put Holes in Platinum?
Platinum is not a particularly hard metal. It is, however, an extremely rare metal. A pure element, platinum has a malleability slightly harder than silver or gold. Like all precious metals it is a non-ferrous, meaning it contains no iron. Though you wouldn't want to drill platinum with anything but
Homemade Hand Lotions
Homemade hand lotions can easily be made by using ingredients found at dollar stores, craft stores and even health food stores. Use inexpensive ingredients to create unique formulations made especially for your skin. Add color and fragrance if desired to personalize your hand lotion even more. Follo
How to Make an Egyptian Tombstone Out of Clay
Make a model of a famous Egyptian tombstone for your world history class. Create tombstone for your Halloween decorations that bespeaks of antiquity and mystery. Or maybe making an Egyptian tombstone is just something you want to do for fun. Whatever your reasons, making a Egyptian tombstone out o
The History of Drying Flowers
The beauty of a flower has mesmerized people since the dawn of time. The need throughout history to preserve the color and aroma of flowers has given what we know today as the art of drying flowers.
General Properties of the Alkali Metals
Lithium, an alkali metal, is used to make batteries.D Cell Battery image by ike from Fotolia.comThe alkali metals, also known as the Group 1A elements, are lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium and francium. In chemistry, they occupy the left-most column on the periodic table of...
Similarities of the Sun & Moon
The sun and moon--heavenly bodies that hold our fascination.moon and sun image by laviniaparscuta from Fotolia.comHanging large and reliably in the sky, both the sun and moon figure large in humans' consciousness. Their prominence has earned them symbolic meaning for us, often...
How to Build a Model of a Black Hole
Black holes, contrary to popular myth, are not like vacuum cleaners essentially sucking in everything around them, nor are they portals allowing travel through time or to other dimensions. According to NASA, a black hole can be considered the "end point of massive stars" and should be thought of as
How do I Loosen a Knot in Rope?
Ropes comes in all thicknesses and materials, but one thing all ropes have in common is that they can easily become knotted and not so easily unknotted. If you have tried to manipulate a difficult knot out of a length of rope before you will know how tricky the task can be. Fortunately there is a si
Tips for Putting Decals on a Model
Applying decals to a model can be tricky.Martin Poole/Lifesize/Getty ImagesDecals are often just the thing needed to give perfect detail to your newly-painted model. Getting them into the exact place, however, can be tricky. During the placement process, a decal may slide out of place or...
Facts About Solar Energy
Solar energy is light from the sun harnessed by human technology to help power various systems. Normally, sunlight is used by plants during photosynthesis to created needed energy, but the technological version uses cells that transform light into electricity.
How to Use Solar Panels From a Calculator to Power a Light
Though most of us haven't realized it, we have been benefiting from "green" solar-powered devices since we were children---in the form of solar-powered calculators. One of the simplest forms of practical solar-energy application, these machines are powered by small solar panels that collect ambient