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First Round Predictions

Remaining First Round Predictions (#14–29) 14. Houston Rockets Rashard Lewis, F, 6'10 (Elsik H.S.) Just like Doleac was, Lewis is a lock at this position. Most teams wouldn't gamble this early…

Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms

Consider the following two fractions:1/2 and 2/4 These fractions are equivalent fractions. They both represent the same amount. One half of an orange is equal to two quarters of an orange. However…

Carnivorous Plants

Venus's flytrap Most carnivorous plants eat flying, foraging, or crawling insects. Those that live…

Chemistry: Properties of Ionic Compounds

Properties of Ionic CompoundsChemistryIonic CompoundsWhat's an Ionic Compound?How Ionic Compounds Are FormedProperties of Ionic CompoundsWhat's in a Name? Ionic Nomenclature Because all ionic…

Rules That Needed to be Broken

Rules That Needed to be Broken Rule changes this century that shaped the way players play and fans talk about sports today. by John Gettings Imagine watching a basketball game…

World Cup Wrap-up

1998 World Cup Wrap-up by Gerry Brown Vive la France! The headlines scream that the French toasted Brazil 3-0 in a tremendous upset in the World Cup championship. But if you look a little closer…

hardness

(Encyclopedia) hardness, property of matter commonly described as the resistance of a substance to being scratched by another substance. The degree of hardness is relative, different substances being…

Eton

(Encyclopedia) Eton Eton ēˈtən [key], town, Windsor and Maidenhead, central England, on the Thames River…

Weather: Richardson's Experiment

Richardson's ExperimentWeatherPrediction by NumbersRichardson's ExperimentPutting the Machines to Work Weather Words "Science is the knowledge of consequences and the dependence of one fact upon…

sea level

(Encyclopedia) sea level, the level of the sea, which serves as the datum used for measurement of land elevations and ocean depths. Theoretically, one would expect sea level to be a fixed and…