Children's Museum of Houston

Party Hat Symmetry

Party Hat Symmetry So it is New Year’s eve…and we don’t have party hats at the Children's Museum of Houston! How can we solve this problem? Well, obviously we could go buy some ... more»

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Santa-Pults

Santa-Pults Breaking news from the Children's Museum of Houston - we just learned that insurance companies are no longer providing coverage to roof damage due to hooves and sleigh rails, thereby ... 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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Mini Rockets

Mini Rockets We've explored the Launch Cage in Invention Convention at the Children's Museum of Houston several times in the past, mostly as an example for physics. But this time my assistants ... 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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Tippy Towers

Tippy Towers I loved building with Lego Bricks as a kid - spaceships were one of my favorites! My brother, however, found that building with Legos wasn't exactly his forte. However, annoying ... more»

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Well Honk My Goose

Well Honk My Goose Is there anything more wonderful, more melodic, more relaxing, than listening to quiet, gentle music played by professionals? Well, that isn't going to happen in this O Wow Moments episode. And ... more»

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Science of Submerging

Science of Submerging In a prior episode I Got That Sinking Feeling, we explored the relationship between buoyancy and density. We especially focused on how ships made out of metal can float even ... more»

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Frustration of Friction

Frustration of Friction My two assistants were playing with Lego cars down in the Invention Convention exhibit at the Children's Museum of Houston when they discovered that even though their cars were nearly ... more»

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Steady Hands

Steady Hands There's a fun game I played when growing up - Operation! Don't touch the sides! It took a very steady hand to get anything out, but that made it more ... more»

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