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At a divergent plate boundary lithospheric plates move away from each other. As the two sides move away from each other, magma wells up from the Earth's interior. It then solidifies into rock as it is...
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Because hurricane movements can be unpredictable, NASA has launched various efforts to improve hurricane tracking. NASA research aircraft equipped with sensors and other instruments have take to the...
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Move your mouse over the hurricane parts in the simulation for a description.
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To understand sound, you first need to understand matter. Everything is made up of matter. Learn more in the simulation above.
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The speed at which sound travels from one place to another depends upon the medium and how closely packed the molecules are in the matter. Learn more about how sound travels from the simulation.
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A wave is energy in motion or energy moving from point to point. To describe the traits of a wave, there are a few terms you need to know. Choose a term in the activity to display its description in...
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Learn the common causes of household odors.
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As you take a deep sniff, the odor particles in the air flow back to the top of your nose. Learn more about the sense of smell in the simulation.
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Boyd S. Hilton (d. 1985), Blackburn, Catawba County. Interview recorded July 1981. Boyd S. Hilton belonged to a family with deep roots in the Catawba Valley pottery tradition. John Wesley Hilton was...
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Boyd S. Hilton (d. 1985), Blackburn, Catawba County. Interview recorded July 1981. Boyd S. Hilton belonged to a family with deep roots in the Catawba Valley pottery tradition. John Wesley Hilton was...
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Boyd S. Hilton belonged to a family with deep roots in the Catawba Valley pottery tradition. John Wesley Hilton was the patriarch of a family tradition that spans several generations. Hilton’s father...
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The Sun is a natural source of visible light waves. Our eyes see the reflection of the sunlight off the objects around us. Check out the simulation to learn more about scattering light.
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In the activity, choose a color to find out why objects appear in a particular color.
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The Earth is surrounded by a thin envelope of gases called the atmosphere. More than 500 active volcanoes erupt around the world affecting the Earth's atmosphere and global climate.
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These brain teasers can help you develop your creative thinking, an important skill for inventors. Try out the brain teaser game.
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Kinard speak about his father starting the Epworth camp meeting.
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Kinard on his experiences in the Army in World War I.
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The Kinards speak about Bob Jones University making a film about his family's story.
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Cal Kinard talks about the oldest cotton gin in the US.
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Kinard speaks about starting a farm during the depression .
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Use the arrows to scroll the timeline to discover inventions. Click on an event for more details.
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Play a science word jumble game. Scramble the word jumbles by dragging each letter into the appropriate box.
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Watch the simulation to learn the parts of an airplane.
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Epworth, SC (Greenwood County) resident and former cotton farmer. Interview conducted by Anne Kimzey. His wife, Emma Kinard, is also present.