Have you ever wondered why food tastes different when you’re sick? Today we’re going to learn why in this fun, taste-testing experiment that puts our senses to the test!
Have you ever gotten shocked after walking on carpet or seen your hair fly up after rubbing it against a balloon? Today, we’ll learn why these things happen with the help of a spooky dancing ghost!
Today we’ll use what we know about metals to identify a special ingredient in our cereal! We’ll also learn how this mineral helps keep us healthy and strong.
Imagine your friend gives you a map to get to their house. The distance looks pretty short so you decide to walk there. About halfway through, you realize there is a huge mountain along the way! Now you have to walk a lot farther than you planned. How could your friend have warned you about this on the map? Today we’re going to learn just that, exploring an important subject in math and science called topography!
Have you ever wondered how magnifying glasses work? Today we’re going find out by building a pair of jello lenses and seeing what type of images they make!
Have you ever noticed that a straw in a glass of water looks bent? This is an example of something called refraction. Today, we’ll learn more about this concept and create a fun optical illusion that results in some unlikely color combinations!
Today we’ll harness the sun’s energy and make S’mores in a handmade solar oven! We’ll also learn about the greenhouse effect, including the ways it can both help and harm us.
This experiment explores the famous Monty Hall problem, which shows that the probability of something happening isn’t always what it seems! To show this, we’ll play a fun, tasty game using cups and candy.
In this experiment, we’re going to make a rainbow without the rain! We’ll learn how topics such as refraction and reflection come into play and discover why we can never find the end of a rainbow.
Have you ever wondered about how molecules are made? What makes the atoms in a molecule stick together? How are different molecules created? This experiment shows students how atoms and chemical bonds create molecules, and how different combinations of atoms create unique molecules.
Let’s take the science outdoors this summer and learn the physics of flying! In this experiment, we’ll build our own kites and explore why certain design choices help it soar best.
Did you know there are different types of clouds? Today, we’ll build an interactive cloud spotter that will get us outside and teach us about cumulus, stratus, and cirrus clouds!
Have you heard that the universe is expanding? This is a result of what scientists call the Big Bang, which gives us a new way of visualizing the universe. In this experiment, we’ll model this expansion using our own cosmic slime!
If you tap on a glass of water, it will make a sound with a specific pitch. But what happens to this pitch if we change the amount of water in the glass? In this experiment, we’ll use physics to study these changes, learning how sound is made and how scientists such as oceanographers use it!
We normally think white has no color and that black is made of every color, but what if I told you it was the opposite? Because an object absorbs different wavelengths of light depending on its color, we can test this idea using the properties of heat! In this experiment, we’ll see how different colors of paper warm up in the sun, and we’ll also learn how light gives objects color.
Many different things shape the landscape, including water, wind, and ice. Over time, exposure to these elements changes the surface of the earth, which is a process called erosion. Today, we’ll see how erosion affects soil and learn why it’s important for scientists to study these changes!
Normally we plug something into an outlet or put batteries inside to get power, but did you know we can make electricity using lemons instead? When we drink lemon juice, the electrolytes help power our muscles and give our body power. However, when we stick a few common metals inside a lemon and create a circuit, the juice can power a light bulb!
Have you ever seen the illusion where a stream of water appears frozen in mid-air? In this experiment, we’re going to put this cool trick to the test and learn the physics behind it. We’ll see the difference between laminar and turbulent flow, and also learn about the scientists who study it, like meteorologists!
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Have you ever wondered why food tastes different when you’re sick? Today we’re going to learn why in this fun, taste-testing experiment that puts our senses to the test!