{"id":903,"date":"2009-02-13T06:51:55","date_gmt":"2009-02-13T11:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=903"},"modified":"2009-03-28T18:19:04","modified_gmt":"2009-03-28T22:19:04","slug":"its-the-little-things-that-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=903","title":{"rendered":"It’s the little things that matter"},"content":{"rendered":"

— Steve Robinson, an Ormond Beach environmental chemist, couldn’t find a Darwin Day event near him, so he came up with his own<\/a>. His small group built a line of 200 sea turtle sand sculptures in honor of Darwin’s 200th birthday.<\/p>\n

— UCF Program Helps Students ‘EXCEL’ In Math and Science<\/a>:<\/p>\n

EXCEL is a competitive, two-year program that aims to help incoming freshmen increase their success in science and math classes by creating connections with other students, faculty and disciplines.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

— West Boca Raton teacher tells students about her zero-gravity flight:<\/p>\n

“I’m crazy for science,” said Renee Frias, 26, who had submitted an application and 500-word essay about developing classroom lessons based on the weightless flight.<\/p>\n

Frias said she was apprehensive about trying somersaults in the air and zooming through the cabin like a superhero. But then she let go and felt what it’s like to be in space.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

— Frias wasn’t the only one. Lemon Bay High science teacher Frank Lock also took a ride<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I spent plenty of time trying to prepare for what it was, but until you experience it — to have your feet lift off and you’re floating — it’s an absolutely amazing feeling.”<\/p>\n

And unsettling, stomachwise.<\/p>\n

Lock passed one big test during his Zero-G flights: He did not lose his lunch, so to speak. Others were not so lucky.<\/p>\n

“I managed to stay under control,” he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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