by STEAM Team | May 21, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 19/05/2021 What are the properties of a metal? Metals typically have high melting points and are very malleable, meaning they can be bent and shaped very easily, making them very useful for contemporary purposes. They are also ductile, meaning that if...
by STEAM Team | May 21, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 18/05/2021 How do you read the periodic table? The periodic table is a table of all the organic and inorganic elements that we have discovered in our universe so far. The table is organized both by atomic structure as well as physical and chemical...
by STEAM Team | May 21, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 17/05/2021 What is the difference between alchemy and chemistry? Alchemy was a very old study that focused on the transitioning of matter, particularly turning materials into gold. Alchemy is thought to be the grandfather of chemistry, and the...
by STEAM Team | May 21, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 12/05/2021 What is the difference between acrylic and oil paints? Oil paint has been in use for a very long time and is the medium used by many famous painters such as Van Gogh and Michelangelo, however, acrylics are much newer and were only recently...
by STEAM Team | May 21, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 11/05/2021 What is a vector? In mathematics, a vector is a line segment that has both magnitude and direction. This means that in addition to being a certain length (magnitude) the segment is also pointed in a certain direction going from the initial...
by STEAM Team | May 11, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 10/05/2021 Where did the art of origami originate? It is theorized that origami, the art of folding, originated in either Japan or China in the 6th century. Individuals during that time period would use a variety of materials in addition to paper such...
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