Here’s an easy two-minute experiment you can try in your microwave. All you need is a bar of Ivory soap! (Take note that you must use Ivory soap for this project to work.) What You Need: Ivory bar soap Knife Directions Step 1 Unwrap a bar of Ivory soap and cut it into six pieces …
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Are you looking for a WOW-factor experiment? Then this is the one! For maximum impact, I suggest the next-level option with the highlighter and black light. Plants are more complicated than they appear on the surface. But did you know you can reveal the framework of plant’s physiology in a simple experiment at home? What …
Do you have the meticulous resolve it takes to become a Pokémon Master? If so, then you might have the traits and skills of a scientist! Propensity to Collect As any avid Pokémon player will tell you, part of the appeal of these games is trying to collect every single one of the 800+ creatures. …
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I subscribe to the notion that tiny versions of things are cute. Microgreens are cute. These sprouts are young plant seedlings of common vegetables and herbs that we eat when they are mature, such as kale, beets, broccoli and radishes. The term microgreen refers to how the sprouts are harvested when they grow their first …
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Back on the fifth of August in 2011, NASA launched the space probe Juno to the planet Jupiter. Juno is carrying an array of scientific instruments, one of which is a special telescope/camera called JunoCam. JunoCam has a planetary-sized job and it’s not simply taking images to send back to earth. NASA incorporated an interactive …
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You never know what you’ll see when you go to a botanical garden. I take that back; you can be fairly certain you’ll see some plants, but other than that you won’t know what might be around the corner, especially if you visit during the time of a special exhibit. My family often makes a …
Whether you’ve made a fortune teller before or not, I bet you don’t know how many squares were hidden in the fold lines. What You Need: A square piece of paper or origami paper Directions Step 1 Fold the paper in half, and then unfold. Step 2 Fold the paper in half in the other …
When you pulled a shirt out of your closet this morning, what color shirt was it? Did you wear a vivid red or brilliant blue? The bright colors we have access to today generally weren’t available until the introduction of synthetic (man-made) dyes and the industrial revolution. Before these milestones in chemistry and modern science, …
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Did you watch the movie Bio-Dome and wish you never had? If so, then you’re like most of the world. But, did you watch Bio-Dome and secretly wish you could surround yourself with tons of plants? Well, then you might just be ready for the latest millennial house decorating trend, #JungalowStyle. Other terms for this …
