Did you know that “a frog’s ear drum is located outside its body behind its eye”? How about “the human eye weighs about 7.5g”? I know I’m not the only one who loves facts like these ones. How many of us enjoy sharing newly found snippets of knowledge with […]
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A different kind of tomato #OreoCookieQuest
If you have followed me on Instagram for a while, you might remember my optimistic son bringing back a science experiment, last summer. The class had planted tomato seeds and made sure they had the basics: water, food and light. At the end of the experiment, they proudly brought their […]
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(snowdrops from above) It’s been a week of added extras. Little extras. Nothing major. Nothing bad. All planned ahead. Some we’ve chosen and some imposed by others, but never the less, embraced. When something breaks you out of your routine, it can go one of two ways. You can either […]
Read moreCreativity and being an engineer
Last year, I bought a Glowing House Set for my Middle daughter. I wanted something that coupled her curiosity in science and her artistic nature. It was both a craft and engineering project. Over the Christmas holiday, she sat down and made the houses. Putting the houses together, decorating them […]
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