Children's Museum of Houston

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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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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Paperclip Top

Paperclip Top In our recent episode "Science is the Tops," we explored the physics of top spinning and how to make a top using a marker and some cardboard. But, that was a ... more»

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(Almost) Impossible Acts of Balance

(Almost) Impossible Acts of Balance In Getting a Sense of Balance, a prior O Wow Moments episode from the Children's Museum of Houston, we discussed how your sense of balance is generated by the semicircular ... more»

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Ring Wing Glider

Ring Wing Glider So we've done a few prior O Wow Moments here at the Children's Museum of Houston on aerodynamics and planes like Blow Bernoulli Blow and Air Control. Basically, there are ... more»

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Stick Chain Reaction

Stick Chain Reaction I don't normally watch reality TV or variety shows, so I missed out on the Kinetic King phenomena on the last America's Got Talent. I only learned about it while ... more»

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Getting a Sense of Smell

Getting a Sense of Smell Our noses are amazing! Did you know we are nanosensors - instruments that can detect things billionths of a meter in size? That is basically what our sense of smell ... more»

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Robotic Vibe

Robotic Vibe Check out the cool robot we're making on this episode of O Wow Moments from the Children's Museum of Houston. Okay, so it isn't really a robot. A robot has ... more»

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2nd Annual CMH Pi Day Pie Fight

2nd Annual CMH Pi Day Pie Fight 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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