This week’s science experiment is called, “Foamy Fountain Mess.” Here’s what you need to complete the experiment: 8 drops of your favorite food coloring 1 tablespoon liquid dish soap 3 tablespoons of warm water 1 packet of yeast 1/2 cup of 20-volume hydrogen peroxide Clean and empty soda bottle Tray to put underneath the soda bottle Here’s how you complete…
Solar eclipse viewers have become hard to find in the Red River Valley. But if you want to skip the hunt, here’s a cool way to make your own using the stuff you have already in your home. Here’s how you make a Pinhole Projector to safely view Monday’s solar eclipse. What You Need: Cereal Box or Shoebox Pen or…
Meteorologist Scott Sincoff explains what a solar eclipse is and how we can be safe during the event on Monday, August 21st: Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: earth, eclipse, moon, Safety, solar, SPACE, sun
The eighth month of every year usually brings a spectacle to the night sky. The Perseid Meteor Shower comes when the Earth journeys through the remnants of an ancient comet. When the Earth passes through what’s left of the Comet Swift–Tuttle, it crumbles into flashes of light—that’s what we see at night in the Red River Valley. The best time…
Categories: Weather Notes Tags: GOLF COURSE, Graceville, MN
During the upcoming solar eclipse, the moon is going to block out the sun and cast a shadow on the Earth. “And the sky goes completely dark, the moon covers up the sun, and you’re able to see something called the solar corona, which is the atmosphere of the sun. So you can see these streamers of light coming away…
Categories: Weather Notes Tags: Fertile, golf, Sandhill
This week, Meteorologist Scott Sincoff is making Quick-Sand Goo in his science experiment. What you Need: Corn Starch Water Mixing Bowl How to Create Quick-Sand Goo: First, you put in about a quarter of the box of corn starch with a half-cup of water and then start to mix it up together. Slowly continue to add the two substnaces in…
From the Grand Forks National Weather Service Office .OVERVIEW…Several supercell thunderstorms spawned tornadoes on this day across northeast ND and portions of northwest MN. One especially large supercell produced 4 of these tornadoes, including the three strongest and longest tracking tornadoes. Both a ground survey and an aerial survey were conducted over this long track. An additional tornado or two…
This week, Meteorologist Scott Sincoff conducted the science experiment, Ice Cube Rope. What you need for the experiment: Glass Chilled water Foot-long piece of string Kosher salt Ice Cubes How you conduct the experiment: First you need a glass full to the brim with water. Then, you stick some ice cubes into the water so that it just nearly overflows…
