Children's Museum of Houston

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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Satisfying Slime

Satisfying Slime So in prior O Wow Moment episodes from the Children's Museum of Houston like A Slime by Any Other Name and Guar Gum Slime, I've provided recipes on how to ... more»

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Candy Chemistry

Candy Chemistry Well, it looks like my assistants had a great time trick-or-treating. Alas, they seem to have overindulged in their candy and are suffering the consequences on the floor of the ... 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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What’s a Gear to Do?

What’s a Gear to Do? We have a new component in our How Does It Work? exhibit at the Children's Museum of Houston - a Gears Table! Gears are a type of simple machine, basically wheels ... more»

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The Way the Cookie Crumbles

The Way the Cookie Crumbles Meet Back Jower, special investigator for CTU (the Cookie Theft Unit) and no relation at all to any Fox-related programs like 24 nor its characters. He's hot on the trail ... more»

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