by STEAM Team | Apr 30, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 29/04/2021 Have you ever wondered why the ocean is blue, while regular tap water is clear? The reason is that water absorbs long wavelengths of visible light (which include the ‘colors’ of red, orange, and yellow) much more than short wavelengths of...
by STEAM Team | Apr 30, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 28/04/2021 Have you ever wondered what enzymes do and why we need them? Enzymes are a special class of proteins. Their job, in a nutshell, is to make chemical reactions in cells go faster. They do this by lowering the activation energy for a reaction...
by STEAM Team | Apr 30, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 27/04/2021 What do a raven and a writing desk have in common? They’re both made of cells! Well, sort of. Ravens are living organisms classified in the animal kingdom. A typical writing desk may be made out of wood that came from a tree which belonged...
by STEAM Team | Apr 30, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 26/04/2021 Why does your mouth feel itchy after you eat a pineapple? That’s because the pineapple is eating you back. No, really! Pineapples contain an enzyme in them called Bromelian that works to break down proteins. Thus, when you bite into a...
by STEAM Team | Apr 23, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 23/04/2021 Is chocolate healthy for us? Dark chocolate – the kind without any added milk and minimal sugar – has many proven health benefits! Dark chocolate is loaded with healthy antioxidants, fiber, magnesium, iron, manganese, and...
by STEAM Team | Apr 22, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 22/04/2021 What does it mean for something to be ionized? An ionized substance is one that has had electrons added or removed from it, giving it a negative or positive charge, or “ion.” For example, the original element carbon-14 has 2...
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