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I can answer almost any student science question! I especially like ones involving silkworms, spacecraft and computers.

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MIT graduate. Have worked as an engineer and taught science for 28 years.

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Recent Answers from Sue Kayton

2009-11-18 science:

Look it up on wikipedia. It's the way to separate a chemical (like ink) into the parts that make it up (like mixed red ink and blue ink to make purple ink). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatography

2009-11-17 heat:

1. Why does skin tan in the sun? People's skin has melanin in it. Melanin is a dark brown pigment. When you get more sun, the skin makes more melanin to block to sun so it doesn't damage the skin,

2009-11-12 science learning age:

Before a kid is one year old. When a kid asks "why", tell them why, using simple language. Forget idiocies like Santa Claus and Easter Bunny, since they foster non-scientific credulity rather than observation-based

2009-11-10 chromatography:

Chromatography is a great project for a 9-th grader. There are many, many other fun science projects for kids your age. Some need special equipment, while others (like chromatography) don't. Google

2009-11-10 chromatography:

Some kinds of markers use water-soluble ink. Others do not. If you want to use water, make sure to pick water-soluble markers, like the kinds meant for young children. What grade are you in? Science

 

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