Essays Tagged: "Styrofoam"

Should Dihydrogen Monoxide be banned?

ustrial solvent and coolant, and is used in nuclear power plants. DHMO is used in the production of Styrofoam, used in abortion clinics, and is part of animal research.Dihydrogen Monoxide has been det ...

(2 pages) 28 1 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

The Effects of Conduction in Heat Saving Devices (Build a heat-saving device that will allow a beaker of boiling water to maintain the highest possible temperature.)

, sealing it off. It then acts like fiberglass, trapping heat inside and diminishing heat transfer. Styrofoam is a very good insulator. It is not very expensive and can be used to insulate both cold a ... o insulate both cold and hot substances, like coffee and water, for instance. The only problem with styrofoam is, if it's not disposed of correctly, it can be very harmful to the Earth. Since it's not ...

(5 pages) 43 1 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Hydroponics Systems

ESYSTEMConvert an aquarium into a simple hydroponics system. The plants are suspended on a floating Styrofoam platform. This system is popular for classrooms because the roots of the plants are visibl ... ake the light shield (or part of it) removable. FLOATING PLATFORM - You will need a piece of Styrofoam 1 1/2" to 2" thick. Cut Styrofoam to fit loosely inside the aquarium (or whatever you are ...

(10 pages) 36 0 3.2 Nov/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Agriculture

English Lit

t were going on around my house at the time. We stopped off at Michael's Craft store to pick-up the Styrofoam, Styrofoam glue and paint, which we were very surprised cost almost $60. That was all I ne ... very surprised cost almost $60. That was all I needed to create my Ziggurat.D. Well, the pieces of Styrofoam we got were flat slabs, three of them. I piled them one on top of the other and cut-out a ...

(2 pages) 13 0 4.2 May/2001

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

The Bluest Eye Style Analysis

e girl, however, finds the cry as a repulsive as the sound of someone rubbing their fingers against Styrofoam. This doll, which inspires a warm sense of love in most people, only makes the little girl ...

(2 pages) 17 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Temple

lthy and began to build temples for their gods.The model I made for the Mayan temple is made out of Styrofoam from a fan box and of plaster. On Friday I cut pieces of the Styrofoam and shaped them int ... at would piece together. Then I cut three blocks to make the top of the temple. Next I put piece of Styrofoam over those three pieces. I then put all the pieces together and held them together with to ...

(2 pages) 2185 0 3.7 Nov/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

Ins and outs of surfing

eached a length of about 9-10 feet long.In the 1960's the long board was introduced and was made of Styrofoam and again, covered in fiberglass. In the 70's the short board took over, which had a simil ...

(4 pages) 1645 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Surfing has been around for ma

h of about 9-10 feet long.In the 1960¡¦s the long board was introduced and was made of Styrofoam and again, covered in fiberglass. In the 70¡¦s the short board took over, whi ...

(4 pages) 1342 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Cryogenic

d first, with the open end by the feet tied off. The body is placed in a large brown box lined with Styrofoam and packed with dry ice. It remains there for seven days to slowly bring the temperature d ...

(12 pages) 11 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Artificial Intelligence

it. The question asked was, "The large ball crashed right through the table because it was made of Styrofoam. What was made of Styrofoam (McAfee A)?" The computer couldn't distinguish what was made o ...

(3 pages) 1 0 0.0 Apr/2014

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

science fair project 2013-2014

we think we might also need a CPU heat sink fan to release the thermal energy.Materials:A board of Styrofoam (2100mm x 850mm)A box (280mm x 240mm x 260mm)A Volt sealed Lead Acid ( 12V 1250mA)Thermal ... 4:To conserve the cold air and to prevent the heat surrounding the box to enter, we decided to put Styrofoam inside the box to work as a thermo baffle and on the side to work as a door. In the part o ...

(4 pages) 1 0 0.0 Apr/2014

Subjects: Science Essays

Mountain Men Brewing company

(8 pages) 2 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers