Become an Astronaut, Hidden Figures, Coders, and Katherine Johnson, A Poem about a little one who calls all water a River, Milk Pasteurization Methods, The Museum of Science, Boston, Hummus and Shakshouka recipes, 30 things to do in Quarantine, The National Parks Series from PBS, 15 very cool Paint by Numbers, 2 Meditations
MONDAY 5/11
This is your chance! If you want to be an Astronaut, NASA is Accepting Astronaut applications from the public
Read about Kathleen Rubins, Astronaut. photograph above.
Check out the NASA.GOV site.
watch the MOVIE
Hidden Figures, A Computer called Katherine
Incredible History Here.
The reason we made it to the Moon. Katherine Johnson. The Original COMPUTERS, were African American Women. Who worked for NASA.
https://www.minuteschool.com/2017/04/hidden-figures-katherine-johnson/
An Ode to Math in Nature.
Paint a Rainbow on your Window.
What Makes a River Different Colors?
https://www.americanrivers.org/rivers/discover-your-river/river-colors/
Iron, manganese, and calcium carbonate from limestone all common minerals that can cause water to range in color from red and orange to green and blue.
Sediment and soil runoff can also change water’s color – sometimes as a temporary color change after storms and sometimes permanently if the river constantly carries lots of sediment. Erosion from river banks brings soil into the river, changing the color. After heavy storms, many rivers run brown from all the runoff flowing into the river. Clay can cause rivers to be murky whiteuddy brown, or yellow.
Algal blooms are natural occurring overgrowths of algae caused by sunlight, slow water, or nutrients. Pollution runoff from humans can also increase nutrients in the water and cause an algal bloom. Algae affect not only the health of a river but also the color. The color caused by algae can vary from a dark green to almost a reddish color. Algae consume nutrients from the water along with dissolved oxygen causing negative effects on the ecosystem of the river. Once the algae begin decaying it releases methane gas causing foul odors.
POETRY
I receive a poem in my mailbox every morning.
Some are for adults so read first. It is a nice way to bring poetry into your life effortlessly.
Lark of my house,
keep laughing.
this little lark says hi
to the rain—she calls
river as she slaps
the air with both wings—
she doesn’t know pine
from ash or cedar
from linden—she greets
drizzle & downpour
alike—she doesn’t
know iceberg from melt—
can’t say sea level
rise—glacial retreat—
doesn’t know wildfire—
greenhouse gas—carbon
tax or emission—
does not legislate
a fear she can’t yet
feel—only knows cats
& birds & small dogs
& the sway of some
tall trees make her squeal
with delight—it shakes
her tiny body—
this thrill of the live
electric sudden—
the taste of wild blue-
berries on her tongue—
the ache of thorn-prick
from blackberry bush—
oh dear girl—look here—
there’s so much to save—
moments—lady bugs—
laughter—trillium—
blue jays—arias—
horizon’s pink hue—
we gather lifetimes
on one small petal—
the river’s our friend—
the world: an atom—
daughter: another
name for: hope—rain—change
begins when you hail
the sky sun & wind
the verdure inside
your heart’s four chambers
even garter snakes
and unnamed insects
in the underbrush
as you would a love
that rivers: hi—hi
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He writes below that his 18 month old daughter calls everything a river. I love this.
Each poem has a blurb about the Author, where they are from , and in this case about the Award that the writer won.
SCIENCE
Pasteurization methods. Mental Floss See the process here for Milk and Juices.
How are they different?
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/623630/reason-americans-buy-refrigerated-milk-and-europeans-dont
In the U.S. and Canada, milk manufacturers make use of high-temperature short-time pasteurization, or HTST. Able to kill bacteria in large batches, HTST is efficient but results in milk that expires relatively quickly—about seven to 10 days after opening. That’s because the temperature used (about 161°F for 15 seconds) is enough to kill most bacteria, but some will proliferate if the milk hangs around long enough.
In Europe and other parts of the world, another technique called ultra-heat-treated pasteurization, or UHT, is used. Milk is exposed to higher temperatures of 284°F for three seconds, decimating virtually all the bacteria and making it shelf-stable for about six months if left unopened. (Once opened, it has to be refrigerated.) Because it’s “cooked” at high heat and burns off some of the sugar, UHT milk also has a slightly different flavor.
This is good on the process, benefits, and loss of nutrients during Pasteurization.
30 Things to do during Quarantine
CIVICS, HISTORY
Amazon Prime/PBS series by Ken Burns DOCUMENTARIAN.
The National Parks. “Immensity and Intimacy of Time,” William Cronin, Historian
Pbs
This is worth watching. It is 12 episodes.
One.
1851
Banel, The Mariposa Battalion,
On expedition Yosemite People who should be feared, They are killers.
Awanichi, Means the Mouth of Gaping Hole
Cathedral Rocks and Cathedral Spires and Yosemite Falls.
Beirstadt, Fits Hugh Ludlow, wrote, Atlantic Monthly.
Shelton Johnson, Park Ranger
Gerard Baker, Park Ranger
Eposode 2 The National Parks. Americas Best Idea. The last Refuge.
Theodore Rosevelt
Hunted Buffalo
South Dakota
This series is so well done and Teaches great hIstory while showing the people who changed the World by placing these beautiful expanses of Land in the Publics Ownership.
I learned so much about John Muir, Presidents, Politicians, and the shapers of our Nation.
Check it out on Amazon.
Eposode 2 The National Parks. Americas Best Idea. The last Refuge.
Theodore Rosevelt
Hunted Buffalo
South Dakota
Museum of Science, Boston things to check out.
the Museum of Science at:
https://www.mos.org/mos-at-home
Daily live stream schedule.
This is an incredible resource. Each day new Science events and 230 in total.
https://www.mos.org/mos-at-home
Daily live stream schedule.
This is an incredible resource. Each day new Science events and 230 in total.
16 Very Cool Paint by Number.
PANTRY STAPLES, MAKE, and Learn the SCIENCE of Recipes.
From Oldways.org Cultural and Traditional Foods
Hummus
hum·mus | ˈho͝oməs, ˈhəməs | (also houmous)
noun
a thick paste or spread made from ground chickpeas and sesame seeds, olive oil, lemon, and garlic, made originally in the Middle East.
ORIGIN
from Arabic ḥummuṣ.
https://oldwayspt.org/recipes/hummus?utm_source=MedMonth&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Recipes&utm_term=43020
Find Northern Africa on the Globe and Talk about Different Styles of Foods, Where they are from and How the Recipes are shared by people and through Generations of Ancestors.
Here’s a North African Dish.
SHAKSHOUKA (SHAKSHUKA)
Shakshouka is a North African dish made simply by poaching eggs in spicy tomato sauce. It looks impressive for the amount of work and the cost of the ingredients. Serve it at your next brunch or for a quick dinner.
MEDITATE 4:23
Love your Brain Foundation and Reba Grey.
Finding Love Within Meditation with Kevin Pierce, who suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury while preparing for the Olympics in Snowboarding, Went through Extensive recovery relearning to walk and talk, among other movements. Quite inspirational and started this Foundation with his Family.
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