The Couch Potato Lab
The Couch Potato Lab (CPL) are online episodes that cover curriculum-based content in fun and creative ways through experiments, demonstrations and activities!
Latest Couch Potato Episodes
Ep 16: Looking For Gold
Did you know the golden ratio is commonly used by artists and architects? The Mona Lisa and Eiffel Tower both were created to contain the golden ratio. Do you think we can find the golden ratio by measuring our bodies? Our activity will find out!
Ep 17: Movement Mania!
Have you ever wondered what your arm looks like when you take off all the flesh? Me too. In Movement Mania!, we will show you without the need for an x-ray!
Ep 18: Obscene Goldberg Machines
Our EYES team will encourage you to think like Rube Goldberg in this episode and provide you with many tips and tricks on how to best execute the building of these machines.
Ep 19: Conversatin’ About Conservation
This activity will discuss how we can use systems to our advantage when completing reactions to either release or harness the mass of elements used in a reaction.
Ep 20: Fluffy Fraction Frenzy
Follow along with our EYES team as they show us how to use fractions to make fun slime and what these fractions mean in the recipe.
Ep 21: As Simple as Wheels, Axles, and Levers
This activity will showcase the work that wheels, axles, and levers do in more detail and how they can be utilized to create more complex machinery.
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