If you’ve started learning about space, you’ve probably heard the term ‘light year.’ But what is a light year? Despite how it may sound, a light year is a unit of DISTANCE, and helps us talk about distances in space. (Hint: objects in space are really, really far apart!)
Have you ever wondered what makes thunder and lightning? It turns out that lightning is a form of static electricity created when particles in the clouds rub together and creates a charge which discharges (or releases) as lightning. Come learn the basics of thunder and lightning in just over a minute of your time!
When Pluto was removed from the list of planets in 2006, many people were shocked by this huge change. What most of them didn’t realize is that this isn’t the first time that a planet has been demoted. Meet Ceres, formerly the fifth planet of the solar system. After its demotion Ceres spent more … Read more
Pluto was considered a planet for more than 75 years, but in 2006 it was demoted to dwarf planet. Many people were left wondering why the change was made and what the difference was between a planet and a dwarf planet. Come find out in this educational video!
In chemistry, there are two main types of changes – physical changes and chemical changes. Physical changes affect the shape, size, and form of a substance. Chemical changes changes occur when the particles of two or more substances are rearranged to form a new substance. Come learn how to tell the difference between the two … Read more
Did you ever wonder why the sky is blue? It’s because of the way that sunlight interacts with our atmosphere!
Motion and forces are everywhere! Why do things move? Why do they stop? How do forces work? Isaac Newton laid down 3 laws of motion more than three hundred years ago that form the foundation of classical mechanics and are still in use today.
Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist, most famous for her work in radiation. Also notable are her two Nobel Prizes (one in physics and one in chemistry)! She discovered two new elements, revolutionized our understanding of the atom, and even invented mobile x-ray units for use at the battlefront in WWI. Marie Curie … Read more
Plants are everywhere, but what is a plant? A plant has special parts. They need sunlight, water, nutrients, and carbon dioxide and use photosynthesis to create sugars and oxygen. There are many different types of plants. Because plants can’t move the way animals do, they have to have different solutions to their problems.
Light is everywhere! Have you ever wondered what light is, or where it comes from? Did you know that light is the only reason colors exist? Have you ever wondered why the colors of a rainbow are always in the same order? Light (visible light, if you’re talking only about the light we can … Read more