We’re really liking Discovery’s new show, Time Warp – it’s the perfect combination of science, woohoo! moments, and how things work. The hosts, Jeff Lieberman and Matt Kearney, both have an infectious sense of curiosity that make the show really fun to watch. Do you know how your dog uses its tongue to drink? In […]
If you really want to understand electric circuit theory, eventually you will need to come to terms with Ohm’s Law. So how can you get the concept across that I=VR? Will your students be able to figure out that V=I/R or that R=V/I, or that all three of these equations are pretty much the same? […]
Wonderful collection of painted hands.
Last week at the Duxbury Student Union, Lee Pulis and I held a workshop on using trash to learn about electricity, design and mechanical devices. We used CD drives from old computers. Inside the drives we found motors, gears, switches, and lots of interesting looking stuff. The main tools were small phillips head screwdrivers and […]
Cute little set of “ghetto speakers” make from four disposable waters cups and toothpicks. Something for the kids to do on a rainy day, not as a replacement for your Bose (or your Altec Lansing). CupSpeakers [via Dinosaurs and Robots]
I’m always looking for weird knits – I love this star-nosed mole named Cris (short for Condyluria cristata)! It’s one of Fawn Pea’s Free Pattern Friday shares and it looks like a quick knit that would make a great holiday present. Here’s a Wikipedia article about star-nosed moles; they can smell underwater, cool!
We’re trying something out new this week – here are a few of the best posts this week from GeekDad, the parenting blog at Wired.com — one of our favorite sites! Tallest LEGO Tower Record Is Broken … Again Kids in Vienna build the largest LEGO tower ever, only a month after the last time […]
