Become a Bubbleologist
Monday, March 10th, 2008Ok, so there’s not really a science called bubbleology but that’s not to say that there isn’t a lot of science to be learned from bubbles. At Exploratorium, Ron Hipschman does a fabulous job of explaining the elemental forces at work in a soap bubble.
Mix yourself up a batch of bubble solution at home using [...]
Ice Ice Baby!
Monday, February 18th, 2008Just the other day I was talking to my brother, Lou and the topic of global warming came up. Specifically, we were talking about how the snow at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa is vanishing. Being quite the science junkie himself, my brother cited some recent studies indicating that the Snows of Kilimanjaro are not [...]
If you can’t understand the heat, get into the kitchen!
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Your kitchen is an excellent place to demonstrate many scientific principles including the properties of heat energy and the effects that heat energy has on various substances. Invite your kids into the kitchen while you cook a meal and your prep time doubles as a science class! Here are just a few of the useful [...]
Make Your Own Mini Volcano!
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008This is another great rainy day activity.
Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon Baking Soda
1 Tablespoon Laundry Detergent
¾ Cup Water
¼ Cup Vinegar
Food Coloring (red is good to simulate lava)
Directions:
1. Combine baking soda, detergent, water and food coloring in a jar
2. Place jar on a tray or cookie sheet
3. Pour the vinegar into the jar and watch the “eruption”.
What causes [...]
Slime Recipe
Sunday, February 10th, 2008This is a great rainy day project. You can color the slime any shade you wish. The classic slime color is of course, green.
Ingredients:
2 cups White Glue
1 ½ cups Water
Food Coloring
1 tsp. Borax (Borateem) diluted in ½ cup Water (borax is found in the laundry detergent aisle)
Directions:1. Mix glue and water
2. Add [...]
