Children's Museum of Houston

Making a Soda Geyser Generator – Soda Geyser Series #1

Making a Soda Geyser Generator – Soda Geyser Series #1 At the Children's Museum of Houston, we love doing stuff with soda geysers (when you drop Mentos into a 2L bottle of soda to make it spray out everywhere). We ... more»

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A Spray Spree

A Spray Spree I love the sprayers in FlowWorks at the Children's Museum of Houston. Nothing quite like spraying water around to help beat the Houston heat, right? Recently...I mean, as a kid...I ... more»

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Stretch Your Potential

Stretch Your Potential As Homer Simpson once said, "In this house, we obey the Laws of Thermodynamics!" And we do the same thing here at the Children's Museum of Houston! To summarize the ... more»

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Oboe? Oh, Boy!

Oboe? Oh, Boy! Why does a piccolo sound so high while a tuba sounds so low? It's all about pitch! Pitch, or frequency in physics terms, is a way of measuring sound, specifically ... more»

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Crush, Crush, Fizz, Fizz

Crush, Crush, Fizz, Fizz Let's talk for a moment about reaction rates. There are several ways to increase the rate of reaction - increasing temperature, agitation, and increasing surface area. In regards to this ... more»

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Do Sweat It!

Do Sweat It! I sweat, just like everyone else, especially here in Houston where both temperatures and humidity skyrocket from May through September. And sweat is important because it helps us stay cool ... more»

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Meltdown

Meltdown Last week's Children's Museum of Houston's "O Wow Moment" as shown on KPRC Channel 2 dealt with phase changes, specifically melting - when a solid (like ice) becomes a liquid ... more»

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Can Crushers

Can Crushers If you missed it, here is the first Children's Museum of Houston "O Wow Moments" video that appeared on KPRC Channel 2 News. My "O Wow" moments will be shown ... more»

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Make Your Own Magnus Glider

Make Your Own Magnus Glider How do you build your own glider for less than a dime that uses the same physics as a curve ball to fly? Pretty simple, actually, as this new Science ... more»

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Air Cannon

Air Cannon How can you play "William Tell" with more safety than a bow and arrow? How about a hand-held Air Cannon? Sure, you can buy one for about $15, or you ... more»

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