Madelyn LeembruggenAug 28, 20237 minAncient Technology: Weaving in the AndesYour favorite pair of blue jeans is the result of centuries of technological development in weaving and dyeing which began in South America.
Caroline MartinJan 21, 20231 minFossilized snowflakesIf you have the right snowy conditions at home, you can try to preserve your own snowflake forever
Caroline MartinJan 21, 20231 minGrowing ice spikesYou can make your own ice spikes at home using just a normal freezer and distilled water
Caroline MartinJan 21, 20231 minScientifically Accurate Paper SnowflakesMake your own (scientifically accurate!) paper snowflakes with 6 sides. How close can you make your paper snow to the real thing?
Caroline MartinJan 21, 20234 minThe Physics of SnowIf no two snowflakes are the same, then what’s up with these? These are microscope images of lab-grown snowflakes engineered to be identical
Madelyn LeembruggenJul 21, 20228 minAncient Chemistry: Fireworks in ChinaHow a quest for gold gave us sparkles in the sky.
Madelyn LeembruggenMar 14, 20226 minAncient Cooking: Pi(e) Day and the Science of BakingIn celebration of March 14th (3/14), also known as Pi Day, we’re baking a pie and learning about the science that goes into it!
Nicole NaporanoMar 14, 20225 minAncient Mathematics: Baking a PiToday, on March 14 (3/14), we’re celebrating one of the most important numbers in all of math: pi!
Madelyn LeembruggenMar 14, 20221 minPi Day - Smell the Maillard ReactionThe Maillard reaction is a series of complicated chemical reactions that are kickstarted by the heat of cooking. It's what is responsible fo
Madelyn LeembruggenMar 14, 20221 minPi Day - Goodness Gracious! Great Balls of Gluten!In Pi Day and the Science of Baking we learned that gluten is a protein in flour that makes dough strong and stretchy. But how do different