The first impression is often the last impression. And so it is with science too. If our earliest experience as a child to science was a bad one, then it will shape us for our entire lives. But if you grew up in the 80's and 90's, then you saw some amazing possibilities of science through the big screen. As kids, these movies perhaps made us feel like we could change the world, alter the future, ... Read More about What We Learned about Science from the Movies
Taking bubbles to the next dimension!
Thank goodness for this summer science bucket list. It has saved me a few times now when my 5 year old just wants mom to entertain her! The square bubbles experiment was quick to set up and I could do it with supplies I had on hand. Here's how you can too! Do you have some pipe cleaners? Do you have straws? Do you have dish soap? Well then guess what? You've got the ingredients ... Read More about Taking bubbles to the next dimension!
Naked Egg-splosion!
We started our Summer Science Bucket list off with a bang by doing the Naked Egg experiment. (We didn't let the news about the chicken egg shortage keep us from sacrificing an egg to science!) Here is our egg in a glass of vinegar. Notice the bubbles that formed on the egg? The vinegar (an acid) is reacting with the calcium carbonate (a base) in the shell letting off carbon dioxide ... Read More about Naked Egg-splosion!
5 Daddy-Daughter STEM Activities
Did you know that Einstein was first inspired to pursue science when a toy compass was given to him by his father? Little Einstein wondered what made the compass point north. Did you know that Richard Feyman's father made up pattern games and read to him from Encyclopedias? We all know the importance of fathers but they are especially important discussing science and math with their daughters ... Read More about 5 Daddy-Daughter STEM Activities
DIY: Wicked tornado
Tornados freak me out... ok truth be told lightening and rough weather freaks me out. Here in Houston we've seen our fair share of bad weather in the last month. Last week I saw lightening strike the Williams Tower in the Galleria while I was driving home with the kids. Not cool.... but they thought it was amazing. Regardless of my fears, I love discussing weather with the kids because we ... Read More about DIY: Wicked tornado
Be who you are.
Insecurities. We all have them. Growing up, we wonder are we pretty enough, smart enough, wearing the right clothes, making the best grades. Then after college we go out into the real world with a new found confidence. We go to our first real business meeting and the insecurity creeps in again. “Should I ask a question or should I just stay quiet? What if they ask me a question and I won’t ... Read More about Be who you are.
