There is a lot of talk in the media about needing to reduce our production and consumption of plastic. Plastics are causing global pollution issues and we need to address the issue now. When a topic like plastics is at the top of the news, I like to do some science experiments and activities with the kids to get hands…
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After successfully making a lemon battery I suddenly found myself with a pile of lemons begging to be used in another epic science experiment. So what did we do? Build a lemon volcano! And because we had so many lemons, we were able to create something really beautiful incorporating all the colours of the rainbow. Check out this great way…
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We love building circuits around here. From our very first Circuit Bugs creation to Potato Batteries, we have had a lot of fun over the years experimenting with low voltage experiments and electricity in our elementary science lessons. With summer here, that means lemons and lemonade. It also means it was time for us to create the famous lemon battery…
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Have you tried soap making yet with your kids? It is so much fun! Plus it teaches them practical skills and gives them a better understanding of the time and effort that goes into creating things they use every day. An added bonus? Your reluctant hand washers will LOVE washing their hands over and over again with these geeky, awesome…
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If you want to be great at coding you need to move beyond the code and develop some essential skills for coders. To become a great coder it requires more than learning sequences of 0’s and 1’s or complicated programming languages. Anyone can learn a computer language, but the great coders, the ones who create game changing products, who truly…
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