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link to Boom Tube Science: Make Sound Visible with a Toilet Paper Roll!

Boom Tube Science: Make Sound Visible with a Toilet Paper Roll!

Sound science is so cool. You take something that you can’t see in everyday life, only hear, and put a visual component on it. In our case today, we are using sound science to move a piece of...

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link to Whoosh! Building a Balloon-Powered Glider in Minutes

Whoosh! Building a Balloon-Powered Glider in Minutes

This balloon-powered glider has it all: it's a simple engineering experiment with a lot of teaching ability. Plus, you only need 3 things to build it in a matter of minutes! What's not to love about...

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Windy Wonders: Build Your Own Weather Vane!

It’s March, which means the winds are picking up and storms can happen at the drop of a hat. And when the winds pick up, what does that mean? We do experiments with it! Enter, the weather...

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Ground Effect Magic: Creating a Floating Vehicle at Home

We've been watching a lot of Star Wars lately, and the kids are now interested in all things Star Wars. The characters, the Force, and even those super cool landspeeders. Even though the...

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link to A Deep Dive into Buoyancy: Build the Cartesian Diver Experiment

A Deep Dive into Buoyancy: Build the Cartesian Diver Experiment

Have your children ever seen submarines in some of their favorite cartoons? If so, it may have piqued their interest in how the submarine could sink to the bottom of the ocean and float back up. How...

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link to DIY Dexterity: Build your own articulated grabber

DIY Dexterity: Build your own articulated grabber

Articulated grabbers are so fun for a child because it helps them reach things just out of reach. Plus, it becomes a fun game to see what you can pick up! Building an articulated grabber is an...

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