Challenge: Make your own agar plates ( maybe something like this: Petri Dish Kit ) Then find out if you have the same bacteria as your dog/cat? Or as your brother or sister? Swab your mouth or your skin. Swab the animal. Swipe both swabs on their own petri dish. Then let the bacteria grow… Continue Reading Episode 81: Do Whales Have Germs?
Read MoreChallenge: Build a tower with paper and see if it shakes, then try building one with toothpicks and marshmallows. See how the different shapes that you use will make it more stable or flexible. Share a picture of it with us by LEAVING A COMMENT BELOW or share with us on our Twitter , Instagram or Facebook page … Continue Reading Episode 80: How Much Can a Crane Lift?
Read MoreChallenge: Learn about an animal that maybe you are nervous about. Look up information about how it moves, what it eats, how it behaves. Hopefully, if you learn more about it, you won’t be so nervous to be around it. Share it with us by LEAVING A COMMENT BELOW or share with us on our Twitter ,… Continue Reading Episode 79: How Do You Work With Snakes… Safely?
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Challenge: Take a very easy melody you know, like Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and change it up by adding words about space. OR create a space rap! Share it with us by LEAVING A COMMENT BELOW or share with us on our Twitter , Instagram or Facebook page and you’ll automatically be entered to win a copy of the… Continue Reading Episode 78: How Does Music Help Us Learn About Space?
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Challenge: When you are walking around the world, think of two things: How Can I do something better? and What does that connect with? Be aware of your surroundings. See if you can come up with ways to make something better. Then ask yourself, How would that impact everyone involved? This is how engineers think!… Continue Reading Episode 77: How Do Engineers Think?
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