Forrest M. Mims III

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Forrest M. Mims III
forrest_mims, tutor Experience more than 15 years Forrest M. Mims III, Environmental Science

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Native languages:

English

Languages:

English

Subjects taught:

Environmental Science Atmospheric Science

Interests:

Monitoring the atmosphere, photography

Education:

BA, Texas A&M University

About me:

I write books about electronics and science. I also do science, including studies of tree rings, amber, weather and climate. On most days since 4 February 1990 I have measured the ozone layer, the sun's ultraviolet, haze and the total water vapor in the sky overhead.
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- Authored 4 projects
- Finding and Identifying Particles in Snow
  
  You will examine snow to determine what has fallen on it from the sky. You will prepare a report about what you find. You can compare your results with those of students at your school and other schools.
  
  Forrest M. Mims III, Environmental Science
  
  13 11 44
- Lightning! How far away is it?
  
  Thunderstorms produce powerful flashes of lightning. Let’s find the distance between you and a bolt of lightning by measuring the time between the lightning’s flash and the thunder that follows.
  
  Forrest M. Mims III, Environmental Science
  
  4 2 1
- Secrets in Tree Rings
  
  Let’s inspect and count the rings in the wood of trees and find out what they tell us about the tree’s age and its growing conditions.
  
  Forrest M. Mims III, Environmental Science
  
  2 0 2
- How to photograph earth’s shadow
  
  Did you know that the earth has a shadow just like you and most everything else? Let’s find earth’s shadow, take its picture and find out what it tells us about the sky.
  
  Forrest M. Mims III, Environmental Science
  
  3 0 1