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The science of Christmas
So what would be the science of Christmas? Although it is a religious holoiday there are plenty of scientific principles that you can see around the place.
Let's break down to the basic sciences we have and look at the kinds of topics that would come up around Christmas.
Physics of Christmas - This would cover the how things move during Christmas. For example:
- how fast would Santa need to travel to deliver presents to Children around the world?
- How does the light reflect of tinsle and decorations on a christmas tree
- Astronomy at Christmas time is also interesting. For example some astronomers have tried to determine what the nativity star may have been during the time of the birth of Christ.
Chemistry of Christmas - This might cover topics such as the science of cooking Christmas foods. Burning sugar for example introduces more carbon creating a kind of caramel. The structure of snow flakes would also be a chemistry theme demonstaring the variation in hydrogen bonds in water.
Christmas often icludes lots of candles. the burning of a candle is a great example of a chemical reaction occuring during Christmas time.
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Biology of Christmas - This would consider things of a living nature. For example...
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the pine tree used as a Christmas tree. |
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The creatures that are common during the season, for example in the northern hemisphere, squirrels occasionally forage during christmas time. And of course the biology of reindeers is a fun theme. |
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Holly(Ilex) is also a christmas biology theme that can be commonly seen. |
Human health is also important during Christmas time. In the northern hemisphere it is a season for flus and colds, and cold weather. Possible hypothermia. In the Southern hemisphere the summer heat during Christmas can be a problem such as heat stroke or sun burn.
Also pyschological issues can become a little more common during Christmas time. The stress of too much family contact or too little contact.