Children's Museum of Houston

Satisfying Slime

Satisfying Slime So in prior O Wow Moment episodes from the Children's Museum of Houston like A Slime by Any Other Name and Guar Gum Slime, I've provided recipes on how to ... more»

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Candy Chemistry

Candy Chemistry Well, it looks like my assistants had a great time trick-or-treating. Alas, they seem to have overindulged in their candy and are suffering the consequences on the floor of the ... more»

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Frustration of Friction

Frustration of Friction My two assistants were playing with Lego cars down in the Invention Convention exhibit at the Children's Museum of Houston when they discovered that even though their cars were nearly ... more»

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Steady Hands

Steady Hands There's a fun game I played when growing up - Operation! Don't touch the sides! It took a very steady hand to get anything out, but that made it more ... more»

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Track Collector

Track Collector So my assistants this week are in search of the legendary Bigfoot (aka Sasquatch), believed to roam the woods of the Pacific Northwest. The only problem is that they are ... more»

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What’s a Gear to Do?

What’s a Gear to Do? We have a new component in our How Does It Work? exhibit at the Children's Museum of Houston - a Gears Table! Gears are a type of simple machine, basically wheels ... more»

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Stay Hungry and Foolish for Steve Jobs

Stay Hungry and Foolish for Steve Jobs This is a picture of the first computer I everĀ used: The Apple II+. I recall many hours sitting in front of it, learning to program in Basic, then, as we ... more»

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The Way the Cookie Crumbles

The Way the Cookie Crumbles Meet Back Jower, special investigator for CTU (the Cookie Theft Unit) and no relation at all to any Fox-related programs like 24 nor its characters. He's hot on the trail ... more»

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