Science With Me! is trying to spread science and scientific thinking around the globe. To this end, we have sponsored an expat in a rural community in Africa to get African kids doing Science With Me! We hope you in the Americas, Australia, Europe and Asia follow suit! Enjoy this experiment! And be sure and [...]
My kids are fascinated by sound. Maybe it’s because they are very good at making lots of it! But what causes sound? Sound occurs when an object vibrates. When an object moves back and forth we say it vibrates. When something vibrates (like your voice box) it causes the molecules around it to also vibrate, [...]
For those of you that know me well, you know that I love to sail. And so do my kids! So when my 9 year old son asked me the other day “Mom why does a boat float but a nail sink?” I was relieved that I could use science (yet again) to answer the [...]
I received an email the other day saying: Love your site! So many ideas and very kid friendly. I am a new user and maybe it’s a bit presumptuous of me to suggest content but….I’m doing ‘Electricity’ in science right now with my grade 5/6 class and would love to see that included in your [...]
Did you know that color, according to research and studies, is a mere sensation and not an object or property? Color is actually just a visual effect caused by the eye, which can react in various ways to differentiate wavelengths of light. Therefore, an object reflecting light of a certain wavelength will appear to be [...]
S.I. stands for Systeme Internationale, which is also known as the International System of Units. You may not notice this but we always use this as a form of measurement. SI units have been accepted around the world as an ideal replacement to other metric systems that may cause confusion and uncertainty among people. Today, [...]
Have you ever ridden a steam locomotive? You can find a classic steam locomotive on old railways because it was traditionally used to transport both people and merchandise to various locations. Merchants use the steam locomotive to carry their goods and sell it in trade fairs or markets. Before the modern railroad system was introduced, [...]
Have you played with magnets before? You might remember trying to make things stick together or move an object just by using a magnet. A magnet is an object that attracts or repels other objects within a magnetic field. Magnets can be permanent or temporary and vary in size, shape or in the strength of [...]
Ancient civilizations were fascinated by the existence of light for thousands of years. The Greek philosophers believed that light was made up of countless, tiny particles that enter the human eye and create what we call vision. However, Empedocles and a Dutch scientist named Christian Huygens believed that light was like a wave. According to [...]
