Are you looking for ways to celebrate the mathematical constant of Pi on March 14 (3.14)? Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Pi has been calculated to over one trillion places beyond the decimal point and does not repeat or have a pattern. This year we are reminiscing about how we celebrated Pi Day 2019 at the Beaumont Children's Museum! It was full of fun Pi Day ... Read More about Celebrate Pi Day!
Do astronauts float or freefall?
I recently called up an engineering friend to chat about her time working on NASA's Mission Control. She told me all about her team who was responsible for the shuttle's life support and what it was like to sit in Mission Control. I was fascinated to learn how astronauts train to go into space with simulations and how they prepare for life in "zero gravity". That is when she told me something I ... Read More about Do astronauts float or freefall?
The Stars Always Shine
I think we can all say that we want to begin the year of 2021 with hope. And I can't find a better way of looking for hope than looking up in awe at the stars in the night sky. As we are about to embark on the spring semester of school (after what was a very trying 2020), I sat down with the kids to do this experiment and we ended up chatting about having faith and finding hope. We discussed ... Read More about The Stars Always Shine
The Christmas Star Ornament
Expanding Universe Experiment
When life gives you lemons
Everything about this pandemic is tough. There are some weeks that feel like a giant vacation and other weeks where tough back-to-school decisions have to be made. There are some weeks that I feel like I've got life under control and other weeks that feel like chaos. So when life gives you lemons.... well you know how the saying goes. And I definitely think every day, for the rest of 2020, should ... Read More about When life gives you lemons
