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Mendeleev Monday - Atomic Number 7 - Nitrogen [N] makes up around 78% of the Earth's atmosphere. It is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas that is mainly created from within the hearts of dying stars which then gets expelled via supernovas. Nitrogen is used within fertilizers, food packaging, Racing and airplane tires and in its liquid form it serves as a cryogenic agent for preservation purposes.

Mendeleev Monday -Atomic Number 6 - Carbon (C). Carbon is an essential building block of life, forming the basis of DNA and proteins in 20% of the human body. It is created in the interior of stars and has the highest melting point of all elements - at over 3550 °C. Carbon acts like "nature's Lego set" as its atoms can bond in numerous ways, allowing it to exist in vastly different forms ranging from hard transparent diamonds to soft black graphite.

Today encourages people to get together with friends and family and participate in a scavenger hunt. Combining aspects of competitive hunting, racing, and hide and seek, it remains a popular game and can be educational too.
Make a list of Science and Nature related items for kids to gather or photograph. After the hunt, take time to discuss the items. We carry a range of hand magnifiers that can be great tools for such an occasion while also remaining beneficial for other hobbies as well.

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Today is dedicated to raising awareness about how essential bees are for pollination, which is critical for the reproduction of many plants, including many of the crops we rely on. Without pollinators, we would lose a vast diversity of fruits, vegetables, seeds and other plants which contribute to the production of medicines, biofuels, fibers, and construction materials.

Our pins are popular amongst researchers and museums to mount insects for such educational purposes.

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Today is the Day of Light! Commemorating the first successful operation of the laser in 1960, today highlights the importance of light in science, culture, art, education and in sustainable development. Glass prisms have various uses in labs such as providing refraction, reflection, polarization and dispersion. Our reliable prisms help users refract white light into its component spectrum.

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Mendeleev Monday - Atomic Number 4 - Beryllium (Be). Named after one of the minerals that it is sourced from. Due to its strength, lightness, and stiffness, beryllium is commonly found in medical imaging, electronics, alloys and in the aerospace and defense industries.