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Whales and Wind Turbines: Science Inspired by Nature
Scientists and engineers look for sources of inspiration in all sorts of places, from their textbooks, fellow scientists, and from...
Amelia Ahnert
Mar 193 min read


Age is Just a Number: Squid Dissection
One of the core tenets of the OmniLearn method is that nearly all lab activities can be upleveled or down leveled to meet just about any...
Kate McDaniel
Oct 31, 20244 min read


Melting Variables: Using Simple Materials to Understand Variables
What melts ice faster: running cold water or still warm water? Students will have a variety of predictions based on this question,...
Amelia Ahnert
Oct 10, 20243 min read

Age is Just a Number: CO2 and Exercise
One of the core tenets of the OmniLearn method is that nearly all lab activities can be up leveled or down leveled to meet just about any...
Amelia Ahnert
Jul 15, 20244 min read

Bubble-ology
Bubbles are a classic part of summer. Recently, I discovered the incredible power of a bubble machine to entertain my little cousins. We...
Amelia Ahnert
Jul 11, 20243 min read


Summer Science!
Check out these fun summer science projects!
Kate McDaniel
Jun 17, 20244 min read

Engineering a Robot to Beat Your High Score
We’ve all had issues with connecting to the internet at one point or another. You might sometimes see this little game if your internet...
Dr. Shereen Hamdy
May 23, 20241 min read


Unraveling the Mysteries of Moon Phases
The moon has been the subject of scientific research for thousands of years! The ancient Greeks had myths about the moon goddess Selene....
Kate McDaniel
May 6, 20242 min read


National DNA Day - April 25!
April 25 is National DNA Day! This is the anniversary of the day that James Watson, Francis Crick, Muarice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin...
Kate McDaniel
Apr 15, 20242 min read

Pi Day Activities!!
Tomorrow (March 14) we celebrate Pi Day! Pi is the name of the number that is found when the circumference of a circle is divided by the...
Kate McDaniel
Mar 13, 20242 min read


Build a Pollinator Hotel
Spring time is nearly here! The flowers will be blooming soon and we have pollinators to thank for that! Pollinators are species of...
Kate McDaniel
Mar 7, 20241 min read


Can we protect Earth from an asteroid collision?
Rocks are hurtling through space right now and Earth is hit by them all the time. Luckily those are smaller rocks, but it’s only a matter...
Amelia Ahnert
Feb 27, 20242 min read


Volcanic Eruptions Near and Far
Picture a volcano. You are probably imagining a tall, cone-shaped mountain that will shoot thick lava and ash into the air during an...
Kate McDaniel
Dec 20, 20231 min read
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