The EIS Torch

Volume 1, Issue 1 June 2013

EIS student wins $20,000 in the recent Intel Science Competition

Inside this issue:
EIS won an Intel EIS Explorers Visit Plan a Science Field 1 1 2

Bangkok -- Felix Nada, a senior student of EIS, was pronounced grand winner in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search for high school students. Felix was awarded $20,000. He entered a math project that proves a new way to minimize carries that may improve the speed and efficiency of computer algorithms. We all learn carries in basic arithmetic -- when adding 7+5, for example, the sum is 2 in the right column and the 1 is carried to the left column. While that sounds fairly simple, Felix wrote about carries in computing, where the carry is handled

5 Most Active Volca- 2 Did You Know? Laugh It Out! Science Craft Science Facts Funny Facts 3 3 3 4 4

by a "carry bit." Going beyond the conventional decimal base, where the first column represents 1s, the second column 10s, the third column 100s, etc. -she explored odd prime bases. He found he could reduce the probability of

carries, and thus decrease the computational load. Felix, is also fluent in 5 languages, and has won awards for singing and dancing in the Philippines. By Almagyn A

EIS Explorers Visit National Geographic This Week

National Geographic explorers working on projects all over the world are convening at NG headquarters in Washington D.C. this week to share their latest fieldwork. Learn about their projects, meet the 2013 Emerging Explorers, and check out the interactive Nat Geo E-Team online!

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Plan A Science Field Trip

Ranger-led, grade level curriculum-based programs for school groups visiting Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park focus on geology, forest ecology, and Hawaiian culture. Our goal is to provide students with field experience as a supplement to classroom learning through ranger-guided hikes and environmental programs. Arrange for a school program by submitting a Program Request Form at least three months prior to your visit. We require one chaperone for every ten students. Chaperones must provide for the safety of students in their care. Minimum group size is 15 students, maximum size is 60 students and no more than 10 chaperones. Ranger-led programs are conducted at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Groups larger than 70 may request a ranger orientation talk and film in the Klauea Visitor Center auditorium. A 25-minute orientation film is shown daily in the visitor center every hour on-the-hour throughout the day from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The auditorium seats 200 and all programs are open to the public. Request an Educational Fee Waiver Prepare Ahead: Weather in the park is unpredictable. Come prepared with the right gadgets. Location: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is located on Highway 11, 28 miles south of Hilo which is a 45 minute drive. Health Hazards: Visitors with asthma, heart, or lung conditions should be aware that there may be high levels of volcanic sulfur fumes which may aggravate or induce severe medical conditions. Because of the dynamic nature of the volcanoes in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (e.g. eruptions, earthquakes, tsunami and fires etc.), programs may be cancelled without notice. We look forward to your visit! By: Felix Nada

The Top 5 Most Active Volcanoes on Earth

Volcano Location Continuous Eruptions Volcano Type

1 2 3 4 5

Etna

Sicily, Italy

3500 + years

Stratovolcano

Stromboli Yasur

Aeolian Islands, Italy Republic of Vanuatu

2000 + years 800 + years

Stratovolcano Stratovolcano

Ambrym

Republic of Vanuatu

1935 to present

Pyroclastic shield

Tinakula

Solomon Islands

1951 to present

Stratovolcano

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Did You Know...

Albert Einstein died in 1955 at Princeton Hospital, aged 76. His brain was removed and preserved in Wichita, Kansas. It was placed in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Harvey, formerly the Chief Pathologist of Princeton University. He was born on March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany. His parents' were Hermann and Pauline, middle-class German Jews. He received a compass when he was 5 years old as a gift from his father. while his Dad was sick in bed with a cold. The compass changed Albert's life because it aroused his curiosity in the unknown. Albert could not understand why the compass always faced North. He thought it was some unseen force and it sparked his want to know more.

Laugh It Out
Old chemistry teachers never die, they just fail to react. What do astronauts do when they get angry? Blast off! What do you call two dinosaurs that have been in an accident? - Tyrannosaurus wrecks Where did the lightning bolt propose to his girlfriend? Cloud 9 Teamwork is essential, it means you can always blame someone else. What did the receiver say to the radio wave? Ouch! That meg-

Crafts
Grow Your Own Miniature Garden YOU WILL NEED:

HERE'S HOW:

hot, Scissors 1. Wash the glass container in soapy water. Rinse and dry completely.
2. Create a one-inch (2.5-centimeter) layer of stones on the bottom Decorative rocks and figurines of the jar. 3. Add a half-inch (1.3-centimeter) of charcoal. 4. Spoon in a two- to three-inch (5.1- to 7.6-centimeter) layer of potting soil. (Pile soil higher on one side to make plants visible from a side view.) Dig small holes for the roots. 5. Take plants out of their pots, remove extra soil from the roots, and trim damaged leaves. While the roots are still moist, place the

Water

Fishbowl or glass jar of any size Small stones Horticultural charcoal Potting soil Plants of your choice (see ideas at bottom)

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Funny Facts
Rabbits and parrots can see behind themselves without even moving their heads! Butterflies taste food by standing on top of it! Their taste receptors are in their feet unlike humans who have most on their tongue. Most of the dust in your home is actually dead skin! emus struggle to walk Yuck! backwards. Although the StegA hippopotamus osaurus dinosaur may seem huge was over 9 metres but it can still run long, its brain was faster than a man. only the size of a walnut. Even if an analog Humans get a little taller in clock is broken, at space because there least it shows the is no gravity pulling correct time twice a day. down on them. Sneezing with your eyes open is Because of the unuimpossible. sual shape of their By: Almagyn A. legs, kangaroos and