by creator | Nov 22, 2020 | Friday Funday
Seed Bombs #FridayFunday Let’s grow more plants and flowers! Bees are very important in our ecosystem as they help pollenate the plants around us and help with the growth of our foods and crops. In order to help the bees pollenate the world around us, create...
by creator | Aug 23, 2020 | Friday Funday
Solid or Liquid? #FridayFunday Cloud dough and Oobleck, are non-Newtonian fluids which do not follow Newton’s Law of Viscosity. Instead, they can change back and forth from solid to liquid depending on how much compression or stress applied to the cloud...
by creator | Aug 23, 2020 | Friday Funday
Shocking Static Electricity Tricks #FridayFunday Did you tune in to the “Opposites Attract” episode of the Couch Potato Lab? We did some cool tricks with static electricity such as bending water and separating salt and pepper. When two materials rub against...
by creator | Aug 23, 2020 | Friday Funday
Fly Me A Kite #FridayFunday Did you know that the first kites made were made out of leaves? They were used to scare away enemy troops or send signals to their friends! Similar to planes, kites rely on forces of lift and thrust to fly in the air. As wind passes...
by creator | Aug 23, 2020 | Friday Funday
Catch The Wind #FridayFunday Let me tell yah, the wind has been crazy nowadays and I’m curious how fast it is. An anemometer is a device used to measure the speed of the wind and today, why not make our own cup anemometer! The cups will “catch” the wind,...
by creator | Aug 23, 2020 | Friday Funday
Pooter Prowling #FridayFunday Let’s safely catch and observe insects close up. Today, we’re going to be entomologist and participate in field work with pooters! A pooter is a device used to collect insects, and other small, fragile organisms for scientific...
