Optical Illusion

Now you see it, now you don't! Make your own optical illusion to see how your brain reacts. Our brain often uses shortcuts to process the information we come in contact with every day. Test your optical illusion and see if it "tricks" your eyes and brain into thinking images on two separate pieces of …

Tea Bag Rocket

Turn an everyday tea bag into an exciting rocket! Heat makes the air inside the tea bag less dense than the air outside of it. This creates a convection current that lifts the ash from your burning tea bag and sends it flying upward. Click here for a DeSTEMber activity!

Homemade Fog Chamber

Have you ever looked out your bedroom window and couldn’t see the neighbor’s house? Or wondered why the clouds were so low in the sky? Create fog in a jar and discover how these low-lying clouds are made up of water molecules suspended in air! Click here for a DeSTEMber activity!  

Have you ever tried to walk on a balance beam or even a sidewalk crack? Discover how tightrope walkers are able to lower their center of gravity, increase their moment of inertia, and exert torque in order to stay balanced and perform stunts at great heights. Create your own tightrope walker to explore the best …