Children's Museum of Houston

Young Inventors’ Showcase 2013

Young Inventors’ Showcase 2013 It's one of my favorite events at the Children's Museum of Houston - YOUNG INVENTORS' SHOWCASE! It's happening tomorrow (May 18th, 2013) at the Museum. This is an annual event ... more»

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Go Fly A Kite

Go Fly A Kite With Winter FINALLY (hopefully) over, it's time to get outside and enjoy the weather! And what better way than to go fly a kite! My assistants and I went out ... more»

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Liquid Armor

Liquid Armor Ever heard of d3o? It is a liquid armor (yes, I said LIQUID armor) that is being adapted for all sorts of uses (look what I found with a simple ... more»

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New Component in Invention Convention

New Component in Invention Convention We have a new component at the Children's Museum of Houston down in Invention Convention - the Animation Station! Created by Digital Dream Labs in Pittsburgh, this component helps teach ... more»

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Mathemagical Card Trick

Mathemagical Card Trick In this week's O Wow Moment from the Children's Museum of Houston, I show my assistants a fun card trick. When pressed for how it works, I eventually relent to ... more»

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That’s Probable

That’s Probable One of the greatest mathematical topics that many people misunderstand is probability. Take my two assistants for example - they get into quite a row at the Children's Museum of ... more»

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Light It Up

Light It Up So, this week we're continuing our exploration into microwaves by...well, exploring microwaves. Microwave ovens produce microwaves, but what are microwaves? Microwaves are a type of electromagnetic waves. There are actually several ... more»

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Soap Soufflé

Soap Soufflé Normally, when I post an O Wow Moments video to the blog, I encourage you to try the activity at home. Not this time. It is a very interesting experiment ... more»

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Emitting Light

Emitting Light Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) surround us and are embedded everywhere, from new light bulbs, flashes on cameras, power lights, and even remote controls all use LEDs. But what are LEDs ... more»

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Star Trek 46th anniversary!

Star Trek 46th anniversary! On September 8, 1966 the first episode of Star Trek aired on NBC. While this was a little before my time, some of my fondest memories are of watching the ... more»

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