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Alarming Switches
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Ever had the problem I did? A nosey sibling who goes into your room without permission? If only there was a way to set off an alarm whenever they did ... more»
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Conducive to Conductivity
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Why does electricity only flow through the copper on a circuit board? Simple! Copper, like most metals, is a conductor of electricity. That means that electricity can easily flow through ... more»
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2nd Annual CMH Pi Day Pie Fight
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Pi Day (March 14th - 3/14 - 3.14 - get it?) is a celebration of all things pi. Remember from your geometry class that pi is a numerical ratio of ... more»
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Air Control
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Time for our imaginations and engineering skills to take flight! In the Invention Convention exhibit at the Children's Museum of Houston, we have the Launch Cage, a place where we ... more»
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Seatbelt Safety
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Ah, inertia, our old friend. You may remember our prior meeting with inertia in the Coin Stack Challenge O Wow Moment video. But, just in case you don't inertia relates ... more»
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Thank You Region’s Bank!
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A BIG thank you to Region's Bank. They have very generously dontated $5,000 towards the work we do on the blog and with the O Wow Moment video series. We ... more»
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Static Repulsion BONUS experiment
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So in our most recent episode Static Repulsion, we finished up our three-part series on static electricity (including Static Shock! and Static Cling). To wrap the whole thing together we ... more»
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Static Repulsion
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So we all know the unpleasant realities of having clothes stick to each other fresh out of the laundry (esp. if you've ever walked around for half a day with ... more»
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Inertia Coin Stack Challenge
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Bored? Looking for a challenge? Try out this one that we sometimes use in different variations at the Children's Museum of Houston:
What You Need:
stack of 20 pennies
playing card
What to Do:
Count ... more»
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Static Cling
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I must admit from personal experience it is embarassing to walk around with clothes stuck to your clothes. Not stuck with glue as a prank, but through static electricity generated ... more»
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