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!  

Today we’ll learn what phonemes are through a fun word hunt!

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! 

Have you ever licked a lemon and wondered what makes it so sour? What about eating a piece of dark chocolate and being surprised by its bitterness? As it turns out, flavors like sour and bitter come from the food’s pH level. But we don’t want to test the pH of everything by tasting it— many substances are too dangerous to eat! Instead, we’ll learn how to determine a solution's pH level using a common vegetable: red cabbage. 

At its simplest level, a computer is a machine that processes information. It takes in data, processes it, and then responds to it. But computers can’t understand English. They can only understand one “language,” called binary. Binary is composed of only two digits— zero and one. Humans use many different coding languages to give computers instructions, but all of these languages eventually get converted into zeros and ones.

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!  

In computer science, algorithms are used to set out the steps for a computer program to follow. Algorithms require lots of planning ahead of time, and today we’re going to apply this to getting a puppy out of an obstacle course!

Interested in learning a bit of Klingon? It’s easy, we’ll show you how! We’ll also demonstrate why phonetic development is so important for language learning. Phonetic development involves learning the sounds—or “phonemes”—of a language.

Have you ever wondered why the sky appears blue most of the time? Why does it not appear red or yellow during the day? In this experiment, we will use milky water to simulate the sky and observe what happens when light shines through the glass.

We hear sound all the time, but have you ever wondered what it looks like? In this experiment, we’ll create sounds we can both hear and see using the properties of waves! We’ll also learn how sound travels through different materials and about the energy it carries.

When we sit next to a bonfire, we don’t wonder why it’s warm. But what if we created heat without any fire or electricity? In this experiment, we will do just that using an exothermic chemical reaction. We will also learn how reactions release energy and how scientists speed them up!

Try a fun psychological experiment to test your reaction time and learn about how your brain functions!

Have you ever been doing chores and wondered how your vacuum cleaner sucks up all the dirt? Or have you ever been curious why astronauts wear such complex suits in space? In this experiment, we will answer both of these questions and learn about pressure to create our very own vacuum!

Have you ever looked at an instrument and wondered how it makes such interesting sounds? Scientists explore this and many other properties of sound in a field called acoustics. Today, we’ll be making a pan flute and experimenting with sounds that have different pitches, also learning about their frequency along the way!