Surface tension can be challenging to explain, but it's really easy to demonstrate! The Soap-Powered Boat STEM experiment demonstrates how the surface tension of water can be disrupted using the...
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Building a Basic Door Alarm: A fun and educational project for kids (and adults!)
When my oldest watched Home Alone for the first time, she was inspired to set a series of traps all around the house to trap "bad guys" just like Macaulay Culkin did in the movies. Today's...