Category: Science
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Elementeo
There is more to learn than just chemistry from the board game “Elementeo.” This game is the brain child of kid CEO, Anshul Samar. That’s right, a middle schooler developed this board game and is CEO of his own company. I first heard of Anshul Samar on NPR. I have included a link to his…
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Xel-Ha
In general I am not an amusement park type of girl. With that said I absolutely love Xel-Ha. When I first started researching activities for our trip I was very skeptical about Xel-Ha. The admission for Xel Ha is not cheap at first glance.Fortunately, my dear friend Sonia who lives in Mexico convinced me to…
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Ice Cream in a Ziploc
While summer does not officially start until June twenty first, with many schools out and the temperatures climbing it feels a lot like summer well before then. This is a great activity for a hot day. It is fun to mix a little science and math with home made ice cream. Measurement is a mathematical…
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Bubbles Flambé
This is a great experiment to do outside. Make sure children are standing back when you ignite the bubble solution.
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Hollow Penny Experiment
This is a great experiment that can be done inexpensively and usually wows the kids. This experiment will only work if you use a penny that was minted after nineteen eighty two. Pennies were originally made of copper. Starting in nineteen eighty two the mint began using zinc inside our nations pennies and simply coating…