Beth Harris, the long-time educator and creator of Fort Kits for Kids, has some more easy experiments to share with us. This experiment, which requires a couple of drinking straws and some scissors, ...

My name is Dr. Kate Biberdorf, but most people call me Kate the Chemist, and I am so excited to share some easy science experiments you can do with kids at home. For years, I’ve been bombarded with ...

Why do objects make different sounds? Science Guy Rick Crosslin joined us to talk about the science of sounds. Sound is energy. Sound is vibration, if an object can vibrate it can make a sound. Big ...

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