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How to Climb a Rock Wall
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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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What’s that? MARS!
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This is not a painting or some weird close-up photo. This is the sort of thing that takes my breath away. Mars. High-resolution image taken by the HiRISE project on ... more»
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Wowie – Power Science Lab Games
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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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Up, Up, and Away – the return
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Hi all - We are very proud to be able to bring back this video. We had to temporarily remove it due to a few complaints over me (Mr. O) ... more»
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Wowie! Chain Reactions
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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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FlowWorks – ARCTIC FREEZE
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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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Science with Young Children
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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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Rescued an Owl Today
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Two of our educators have very warm fuzzies on this cold day. This morning, a screech owl was found in our EcoStation outdoor exhibit. He was small and very cold. ... more»
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So cold…where’s my global warming?
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For the next few days, Houston will be a part of an arctic cold blast, one of a series that will have some areas of the U.S. never getting above the single ... more»
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How to Build a Rocket
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A few weeks ago, we took moment in one of our Wowies to discuss the forces that act on a rocket's flight. Since then we also had an O Wow ... more»
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