So summer is coming

and you want your kids to be amused and engaged and keep their science smarts in top notch form.
What do you do?
Why, you show them how to charge their iPod via Electolytes, of course.

You point your kids to this article to learn more:

Charge an iPod with an onion

And your kids didn’t […]

Long long ago,

back when the earth’s crust cooled and I was a young lass, I read about the original MIT Model Railroad Club from the super book Hackers. They accomplished some truly brilliant goodies back then, ranging from hacking PDPs to mapping out the subway station and beyond.
Well, MIT is doing it […]

Morning,

Share this one with your kids:
… She has been named Beauty, though this eagle is anything but.
Part of Beauty’s beak was shot off several years ago, leaving her with a stump that is useless for hunting food.
A team of volunteers is working to attach an artificial beak to the disfigured bird, in an effort […]

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following @Dayngr, I just learned about:
Florida Teacher Fired For Being A Wizard:
…A Florida school district made a substitute teacher disappear after he showed students a magic trick. Jim […]

Now this is

a truly brilliant idea! To wit:
…The “Birth Clock” is a fragile glass object containing a digital clock that is not working; it is designed to help you to come to a decision when you’re stuck at a specific point in life. Smash the glass, and the clock will start to work, […]

Do you have

bunches of credit cards…and need to remember critical pin numbers and other resources?
If so, allow me to direct you to One PIN To Rule Them All, One PIN To Find Them, One PIN To Bring Them All And In The Memory Bind Them - to wit:
… Like me, you probably […]

Morning,

This sounds like so much fun!! To wit:
….Maker Faire is a two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. It’s for creative, resourceful people of all ages and backgrounds who like to tinker and love to make things…
Disney’s new line of robotic toys will debut at Maker Faire
Disney marks entry into robotic […]

Air pollution

not a good thing! Sure, it’s easy to look at haze and think, okay, time to stay in…but do your kids know the resources online to check out what the true facts are?
I recently read a great article at Air Pollution: Monitoring the Air You Breathe. To wit:
…Do you […]

I wonder how

this can be applied to my kids?
….With all the development of alternative energy today, it was bound to come to this: Introducing solar-powered brainwaves.
Well, not exactly. But this “electroencephalogram device” does use sunlight as well as body heat as a power source for a variety of functions, which researchers hope will include […]

Morning,

So! Have your kids ever had an insane desire to make their own glow sticks? You know, those thingees they use for the 4th of July or party evenings or what have you?
Apparently, the recipe is rather easy to do! To wit:
… Chemicals Required:
Sodium Hydroxide (lye)You can use “Red Devil” drain […]