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Summer may be coming to an end (in theory, still feels darn hot to me!), but our EcoStation has flourished this summer. In this Wowie, Discovery Guide Retavious discusses how ... more»
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Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? One of the troubles of planting gardens, especially here in Houston, is finding plants that will grow and flourish easily with ... more»
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What is matter - anything that has mass and takes up space. Everything all around us is made of matter. But how do we categorize different types of matter? Based ... more»
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Welcome to Kidtropolis, the Children's Museum of Houston'scity by kids, for kids where the motto is "Your Voice, Your Choice." Kids are in charge of everything - they make governmental ... more»
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Here's a fun Wowie done by our Discovery Guides that explains about two key construction forces: compression and tension. The arch you see you can knock down and rebuild in ... more»
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If you haven't been to the lower level of our PowerPlay exhibit, then you've been missing out! We have, among many other things, a traversing rock wall to challenge all ... more»
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Here are some fun games we play in the PowerPlay Power Science Lab. Each of these activities that work on balance, hand-eye coordination, and physical exertion can also be easily replicated at ... more»
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Personally, I love Rube Goldberg comics. If you aren't familiar, they are comics where a VERY simple task is completed through extraordinarily complicated series of events and devices. Games like ... more»
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Check out this beautiful video of ice crystals forming all over FlowWorks, our outdoor water exhibit, during the recent arctic blast. And then notice the flowing water you see right ... more»
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All young children are natural scientists: they ask lots of questions about their world, they explore constantly, they are innately curious, and they like to repeat tests over and over. ... more»
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