When I started this blog 5 years ago, I had no idea that burning a candle at both ends would be one of our favorite. experiments. ever! This was also an fun one to try around Halloween because it really does look like a a couple of ghosts going back and forth on a seesaw. 👻 👻 (But of course we know it's not ghosts... it's science! 😉) What you need: A tapered candle, a match, two ... Read More about Ghostly Candle Seesaw
The Classic Egg in a Bottle
Believe it or not, there are days when my kids aren't excited about doing science with their dear ol' Mom. Especially a few weeks ago when we didn't have school due to the flooding of Tropical Storm Imelda and we were all bored. On that hot and muggy morning this was our conversation: Me: "Want to make slime?" Kids: "Nah..." Me: "How about a little oobleck?" Kids: "No thanks..." I ... Read More about The Classic Egg in a Bottle
Sunset in a glass
I've been looking up a lot amazed at the beautiful sunrises and sunsets here in Beaumont, TX. Maybe it's because now that kids are back at school, I've been waking up before sunrise, checking out the horizon, and trying to soak in a minute of peace before the rush of the day begins. I'm almost certain you've had the question asked by your kids about "Why is the sky blue?", I know I have. So, ... Read More about Sunset in a glass
Find your way using nature
Did you know you could use a common plant in nature to find your way? Nowadays you could just whip out your compass app on your phone to find north. But what if you didn't have cell service? What if you didn't have your phone!? 😱 So, we decided to do a little science experiment using nature's compass - lichen. Lichen is the scaly, sometimes leafy, growth located on trees but I had no idea until ... Read More about Find your way using nature
Sunslime
It is 92°F in our neck of the southeast Texas woods. So when browsing through our local craft store this morning, we ran across ultraviolet color changing glue! And of course what do you do with cool glue.... you make slime with it! What you need: Color Changing Elmer's Glue (here), contact solution, baking soda, disposable cup and spoon. What you do: Pour Elmer’s glue in a disposable cup Put ... Read More about Sunslime
The Incredible Osmosis Egg
Did you ever hear that rumor as a kid that if you slept with a book under your pillow you'd learn what was in the book by osmosis? I think I tried it once for about 20 minutes then when I couldn't fall asleep, I ditched book osmosis. But did you know an egg has osmosis? We tried out this neat experiment from Janice Van Cleave and learned an egg can swell and shrink depending on what ... Read More about The Incredible Osmosis Egg
