Check Out This House!

Breakin' on the Great Wall

Glass Harp -- Christmas Sugar Plums

Christmas Party for 8A Class

Got Dolphin Power?

Stop Motion Animation

PROTEIGON from BURAYAN on Vimeo.

Canada Pulls Out of Kyoto Protocol, Making it the First Country to Legally Opt Out | Popular Science

Canada Pulls Out of Kyoto Protocol, Making it the First Country to Legally Opt Out | Popular Science:

'via Blog this'

Not that I'm against the Kyoto Protocol, but I definitely understand Canada's comment about if the U.S. doesn't, why should Canada.

Big Water Balloon

How Balloons are Made

Top Tier Gaming, on Your Phone

Check it out. Do it!

First Sheep. Then Cloned Prehistoric Things.

This article explains exactly what scientists plan on cloning in the next 4 years.

New IPod Dock. I bet it's bigger than yours.

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Art with Dots

I have never claimed to be a great artist.  In fact, I'm terrible really.  However, I can appreciate art for its beauty.  I can also appreciate and be inspired by an artist's vision and commitment to a project.  See the video below for an example.

Yes, that is a PUPPET. So REAL!

Top 100 Video Game Moments - IGN

Top 100 Video Game Moments - IGN: From choosing your first Pokemon to fatalities in Mortal Kombat, IGN picks the top 100 video game moments of all time. Find out if your favorites made it!

How Long Will You Live?

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Work with Robotic Arms? What to do when bored. . .

Zoetropes on a Bicycle Wheels

Metacritic vs. Modern Warfare 3: The Psychology of Fanboys - Games Feature at IGN

The following article is a solid piece of writing on why justifying your rating is important when reviewing anything. Metacritic is going to have to change something, or it will lose all credibility soon.

Metacritic vs. Modern Warfare 3: The Psychology of Fanboys - Games Feature at IGN

8th Grade Tin Foil Boat Lab

HAPPY TURKEY DAY!

For those of you that deep fry the turkey, it tastes soooo good.  Oh, and be careful you don't cause a mini nuke-like fireball.  SEE THE ARTICLE AND VIDEOS. 

READ THE ARTICLE!

For those of you shopping for Christmas stuff in Temecula this year, READ THIS! Beware, Big Brother is watching. 

Passion for What You Do

Here is a guy who chose his career not around money, but because of what he loved to do and deeply believed in.  
Handmade Portraits: The Sword Maker from Etsy on Vimeo.

Wall Running

I know how you guys are addicted to cat videos, so here is one I thought you might enjoy.  

Red Bull BC One

Since the Red Bull BC One competition starts in 4 days, I thought you guys might like to see one of last year's SEMI-FINAL rounds.  It's crazy!

Watermelon Decomposition

I'm sure glad I can only see it, because the smell would be horrible.

This is a Bad Time to be an FPS Fan - Xbox360 Feature at IGN

This is a Bad Time to be an FPS Fan - Xbox360 Feature at IGN

Robots Controlling Human Motions

The title is not wrong.  In the video, the robot is controlling the human's motions.  Not the other way around.
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Man Made Earthquakes

People can cause earthquakes

Nuke Survivable?

Would you survive a nuclear attack? Enter your city and bomb size.

Animals Rock

Animals can be amazing tools. Click for the article and sweet pictures.

Man Made Blood?

Short article on working blood made outside of the human body

8th Grade Marble Catapult Lab 2011

Lucy and the Chocolate Factory

If only comedy shows on TV today could be this clean AND this funny.

New 3D Movie Technology

I knew someone else had the same opinion I have about Avatar and many other 3D movies being sub-par.  Click here for Peter Jackson's 3D tech from The Hobbit. 

Firefighter Exam

I have no idea if this is a real exam, but wow!

Aurora Borealis Explained

The Aurora Borealis from Per Byhring on Vimeo.

Murmuration of Starlings

Did you know that a group of Starlings (a bird) is called a "murmuration?"  Groups of birds flying together always looks cool, but I've never seen anything quite like this video.

6th Grade Rock Cycle Lab -- Rocks Rock!

8th Grade Projectile Motion Lab

If you were its prey. . . could you get away?

Amazing Slow Motion of Pollinators

Louie Schwartzberg: The hidden beauty of pollination from TEDTalks on Vimeo.

Coolest Remote Control Helicopter . . . EVER

Holy Stable Head Batman! . . . Uh, I mean owl man.

Daylight Savings? I'm so confused now.

Beatbox with Balls?

Anti-Gravity Machine -- 8th Grade Lab

How The Gadget Show built its FPS simulator (video) -- Engadget

How The Gadget Show built its FPS simulator (video) -- Engadget

Report: New Xbox to Launch in 2013 - Xbox360 News at IGN

Report: New Xbox to Launch in 2013 - Xbox360 News at IGN

Acceleration Lab

5 Second Rule?

7th grade science lab to test out the 5 second rule of dropped food.

8th Grade Rocket Man Video

Calvin Christian 8th grade science lab illustrating speed, distance, and time formula.  Plus a little bit of Newton's Third Law.

Greatest Domino Effect . . . Ever

Liquid rock, always cool. . . I mean hot.

Who needs 3D glasses?

If LG can do this on the side of a building without the need for 3D glasses, then imagine what they could do in your living room with an actual screen.

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Just keep checking in, and I will update with new thoughts, pics, and vids of cool stuff related to our classes at Calvin.