Elementary Students Experiment With Coffee At Brookfield Zoo Science Fair

Children brewed coffee, made cupcakes and distracted their fellow students to prepare for the regional science fair held at Brookfield Zoo Thursday. The Chicago Zoological Society, which operates Brookfield Zoo, reported 169 students from 17 schools participated in the West Suburban Consortium for Academic Excellence annual science fair. Jack Roh, a sixth-grader from Gower Middle School in Burr Ridge, said his experiment comparing the whitening ability of different brands of toothpaste was his parents' idea. He soaked eggs in coffee to stain them before brushing them with four different kinds of toothpaste using a soft toothbrush. Teeth enamel is made of calcium phosphate crystals and an eggshell is made of calcium carbonate crystals, Jack said. Of the four brands he tested, Jack reported Arm & Hammer Advance White whitened the eggs the best. Several other students used coffee as a key component in their experiments. Sophia Lee and Rama Bhagwat, eighth-graders at Butler Junior High in Oak Brook, wanted to find out how grinding time affects the darkness of coffee. The girls took coffee beans and ground five different batches from five to 25 seconds. They concluded, the longer you grind the beans, the darker the coffee. They shone a laser pointer through clear glass cups of brewed coffee at a light meter and measured how much light penetrated. He compared how watering pea plants with different liquids affected how fast and how high they grew over four weeks. He expected the plants watered with commercial plant food would grow the best, but his experiment showed the plants watered with coffee grew the tallest.

Brush after each meal to prevent particles from sticking to your teeth. If that is not an option, drink a glass of water to help wash it all away. While this solution isn’t as organic as coconut oils or apple cider vinegar, it is tried and true. Don’t forget to floss to get the particles between your teeth. If you can’t brush, you may want to consider sugar free gum with xylitol. Xylitol is a natural plaque killer. And the act of chewing gum increases saliva production, which in turn better protects your teeth. The American Dental Association has endorsed several brands of sugar free gum made by companies like Dentyne and Ice Breakers for this purpose. Cheese and other milk products are a natural source of calcium and phosphorus, a necessity for strong bones. There is some evidence that eating cheese after a meal can reduce tooth decay and promote the re-mineralization of the calcium to rebuild your teeth. Yogurt has the added benefit of containing natural pro-biotics. For die-hard coffee fans, add milk or cream to your coffee. And try your tea British style, with a dollop of milk. That alters the drink’s chemistry so it is less likely to stain your teeth. Nothing disturbs like yellow teeth, and on the other hand, nothing refreshes like a healthy and bright smile. Eat healthy food, avoid foods that stains your teeth and you will have a long-lasting white and bright teeth. Knowing and implementing a number of natural white teeth whitening procedures at home will most likely improve your teeth in a number of ways. You do not have to rob a bank to make your teeth white and maintain them for longer term. Adopt these 7 amazing ways to naturally whiten your teeth.

However, if you don’t have the feeling or if you can still sustain it, it is no need to go to the doctor but you can apply the following steps immediately to reduce the pain. Right when coming back home, just soak your damaged skin in the cold water for 15 minutes as soon as possible. Remember that you should not rub your skin with ice water because this action can even cause some worse things to your skin. The suitable cold of water temperature is a good treatment for your sunburned damages and help them avoid being swollen up. Use any type of remedies provided above to heal your pain and try to apply it frequently. They are all natural and good for health, so the best way is to use them every day if you can. To avoid the harsh pain after being burned by the sun, you should use aspirin or Tylenol when you realize that your skin has signals of sun marks on it after 24 hours.

The situation of swell and harsh pain caused by sunburned damages often occurs from 3 to 4 hours after exposing to and 12 hours after being burned by the sunlight. With the help of aspirin, your skin may still be reddish but not itchy anymore because the impact of this medicine is to improve work of the blood circulation under the skin. If your situation is serious, try some ointments on the inflammatory skin. This kind of medicine often contains the strong anti-inflammatory compounds so that it can help you to reduce the pain quickly. However, if you use this medicine, don’t forget to wear protective clothes and cover yourself carefully when going out to avoid getting any other damage. And finally, try to add more fresh and cool foods, drinks and fruits in your daily meal. It is very helpful to heal yourself from even the inside. By and large, the appearance of sunburns on our skin is not obvious; it is due to the carelessness of us ourselves. Therefore, we have to be responsible for the damages that we have caused to our skin. It is not a rare thing to happen around, but we should be more careful when going outside. Don’t forget to wear a coat and apply the sunscreen if you have to expose to the sun. And in case we caused damages to the skin, be patient and wise to remove the sunburned marks effectively with the tips that you have read. Finally, just enjoy your summer vacation!

Tooth-whitening kit: These can be a little pricey but are generally considered effective. The kit which you can get from a dentist, contains a gel-like solution you insert into a tray, which goes over your teeth daily for up to 20 minutes. The down side is that although they work by successfully bleaching your teeth, they may contain harmful corrosive ingredients as indicated on the label. Brush with bicarbonate of soda: This cheap, (costs only Sh30) harmless food-grade powder is highly effective when used regularly over a prolonged period. Also known as baking soda, it helps to alkalise your mouth and get rid of bad breath. A natural exfoliant, it removes stubborn particles more effectively than toothpaste on its own. Most natural toothpastes contain this valuable ingredient. It is best used in conjunction with a diluted hydrogen peroxide mouth rinse for a maximum antibacterial and deodorising effect. Activated charcoal: You can buy the powdered form from your local chemist or health food store. This sterile, natural substance is famous for removing poisons from your system and is often used in medical emergency rooms. You can simply empty the contents of a capsule onto your toothbrush and gently brush your teeth. Hold it in your mouth for two to three minutes. Rinse well and brush with your usual toothpaste. Within a week you will see results. The charcoal works by binding to tannin and other staining substances and drawing them to itself like a magnet. NOTE: There are a number of other ways to whiten your teeth, but these are just three of the ones I have tried. Note that these recommendations are not meant to be used in place of the advice of a qualified medical practitioner. Try it for yourself and admire your pearly whites!