Archive for the ‘The Scientific Method’ Category

GED Science! Rock-throwing chimp!

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Hey! Like, I read this article, about a chimp at a zoo. Now, if I were in a zoo, like on an alien planet or something, I’d be totally pissed off. Right? Well, I guess this chimp is, too. Cuz here’s what he does. He gets some rocks, right, and he saves ‘em up for later. And then when there’s people at the zoo, he’s got his rocks all ready to throw at ‘em. That’s one mean chimp. But hey–what’s that got to do with science?

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The Scientific Method: GED Science MUST-KNOW!

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Hey, Dudes! The GED science test’s got a lot of stuff on it… but one thing you really KNOW is gonna be on there is science experiments. I love science experiments, dudes. Like, mad scientist stuff, you know… making invisibility cloaks and glow-in-the-dark slime. But you gotta know something about how experiments are done…and why… and that means understanding the scientific method. (more…)