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Number of Mentos vs. Height – Soda Geyser Series #5
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To recap:
In Episode 1, we discussed how to make a soda geyser generator
In Episode 2, we discussed carbonation, the "fuel" for a soda geyser
In Episode 3, we discussed nucleation, the ... more»
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Soda Brand vs. Height Experiment – Soda Geyser Series #4
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To recap:
In Episode 1, we discussed how to make a soda geyser generator
In Episode 2, we discussed carbonation, the "fuel" for a soda geyser
In Episode 3, we discussed nucleation, the ... more»
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Nucleation Eruption – Soda Geyser Series #3
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So far, we've talked about how sodas have carbon dioxide in them and that the carbon dioxide doesn't like to stay in solution. But how do we get it to ... more»
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Carbonation Conundrum – Soda Geyser Series #2
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There's nothing quite like having a refreshing soda after a long day from working at the Children's Museum of Houston. Of course, there's all that burping... So why do we ... more»
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Making a Soda Geyser Generator – Soda Geyser Series #1
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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
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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
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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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Wowie – Animal Attraction
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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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Oboe? Oh, Boy!
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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
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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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