The Secret Purpose Behind The Buttons On Your Soda Lids

Bookmark (0)
ClosePlease login

No account yet? Register

If you have ever bought a McDonald’s drink at your local McDonald’s restaurant (especially at a drive-thru), you might’ve already inspected and noticed the buttons on the plastic lid of the drink you just bought.  These are the circular buttons labeled “Cola,” “Diet,” “Tea,” “RB,” or “Other,” and the rectangular buttons found underneath them. You […]

Maps and Making Maps

Bookmark (0)
ClosePlease login

No account yet? Register

The earliest maps did not portray the world as it was but instead reflected the beliefs of those who made them. As people learned more about the world around them, maps became more realistic. By the Age of Exploration in Europe, ocean explorers used map making, or cartography, extensively to chart unfamiliar shores. Today, advances […]

NASA’s Magellan Spacecraft Images Reveal Volcanic Activity On Venus

Bookmark (0)
ClosePlease login

No account yet? Register

Venus is the hottest and brightest planet on our planet, with a surface temperature of about 900 degrees Fahrenheit. Take note: this temperature is hot enough to melt lead. Imagine how hot that is! The planet is well-known for its crushing pressures, thick, toxic atmosphere filled with carbon dioxide, and yellowish sulfuric acid clouds. Not […]

What is an Emotional Wheel? – Psychology & Science for kids

Bookmark (0)
ClosePlease login

No account yet? Register

Invented by : Psychologist Robert Plutchik, Ph.D.An emotion wheel is a circular graph that depicts the range of human emotions and how they relate to one another. The emotion wheel has 7 core emotions at the center. These are love, fear, anger, disgust, surprise, happy, sad. Each of these core emotions have other related emotions […]