Science Sunday: Crafting A Homemade Bird Feeder
Happy Monday everyone! We hope everyone had a great weekend enjoying the sunny spring weather here in Connecticut. Now that we are officially into spring,
Happy Monday everyone! We hope everyone had a great weekend enjoying the sunny spring weather here in Connecticut. Now that we are officially into spring,
Materials to Collect 2 cups of flour ½ cup of salt 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil (or whatever oil you have) 1 cup of boiling
With more than 165 hands-on activities and exhibits, what more could the Connecticut Science Center offer to make visits more magical? Butterflies, of course! Thus
Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed is the brand new traveling exhibit at the Connecticut Science Center. We were inspired by this exhibition, that we wanted to
Like the number Pi, his influence lives on FOREVER π ≈ 3.14159265358979323846264338327950… Close your eyes. Block out all of the noise around you. You know
Pi Day has always been one of my favorite holidays. It ranks right up there with the Fourth of July and Christmas. It is a
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) emphasizes equity, that is, making its vision accessible to all students, K through 12. The framework’s goal is to provide
Washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds is the best way to keep healthy. But do you know how
Around 1844, the Great Auk, a flightless bird, disappeared from Earth. Found in the North Atlantic, the seabird was hunted out of existence. Though it
Happy Leap Year! This past weekend we leaped ahead, closing out February with 29 days. Once every 4 years, we add that extra day to
Evolution can be a tricky subject for kids to understand, especially when it comes to concepts like the vastness of time and the slow, gradual
“Some [archaeological] sites are found by luck or by accident,” writes Sarah Parcak, in her book Archaeology from Space. For example, in 1900 “a donkey
Scot Haney stepped in again this week on Science Sunday to talk about our favorite ‘i’ word, inertia. At the most basic level, inertia is
Walking up the stairs in the Deep Sea section of Science Alley, you might notice calming ocean sounds, but is it always this relaxing below
In the midst of climate change, a growing plastic pollution crisis, and depleting natural resources, it seems like an obvious decision to rethink our consumption