Pankaj Sharma is one of the world's premier speakers on Leadership and Personal Mastery. As a presenter, Sharma has the rare ability to electrify an audience yet deliver uncommonly original and useful insights that lead to individuals doing their best work, teams providing superb results and organizations becoming unbeatable.
Pankaj Sharma is also a Research Scientist.
Our SE Earth Science ebook is on sale this month for $9.98. Our EarthScience book is easier to use than any other science book on the market. It is perfect for students interested in science. Every chapter contains a hands-on activity, written information and a quiz meant to reinforce the lesson being taught. Students with a 6th grade or higher reading aptitude can work through their textbook with minimal help from their teacher. In the back of the book is an Answer Key for the quizzes and a Glossary.
Do you know the answer? What is a jellyfish and where do they live? The answer is after Animal Facts.
Science in the News and Trivia Pet hamsters All pet hamsters are descended from a single female. She was a wild golden hamster found with a litter of 12 young babies in 1930 in Syria. Did you know that pet hamsters can run up to 8 miles a night on a wheel in thier cages. Where Hurricanes form Hurricanes form in the Atlantic Basin east of the continental United States. The hurricanes in the Northeast Pacific almost never hit the United States while Atlantic Hurricanes strike the United States mainland on average less than twice per year. Sand dunes The highest measured sand dunes are in the Sahara Desert. They can reach a height of 1,210 feet. Some of the dunes are taller than the Empire State Building in New York.
Find out next month in our May Newsletter where the sand comes from that creates these huge sand dunes.
Fun Animal Facts Birds The hummingbird, the loon, the swift, the kingfisher, and the grebe are all birds that cannot walk. Copperhead snakes Poisonous copperhead snakes smell like fresh cut cucumbers. Chameleon A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body. Worker ants Worker ants may live as long as 15 years.
And the answer is What are jellyfish and where do they live? Jelly fish are not really fish but a group of animals that float in the oceans. Most jellyfish live in shallow coastal waters. Some of these fascinating animals have been found to be living as deep as 12,000 feet in some oceans.
