Have you ever brought apple slices to school for lunch? When you packed them in your lunchbox, they were white on the inside, but by lunchtime, all the slices have turned brown. It doesn’t change the taste, but it certainly doesn’t look as appetizing. So what happened? Today, let’s talk about why sliced fruit turns brown and then experiment with ways to prevent that browning!

This week, we’re learning about the water cycle. In a previous post, we explained the different water phases (solid, liquid, gas) as well as the different types of water sources. We also dove into a few of the stages that water goes through in order to keep moving around the planet.

One of the stages was precipitation, or in other words, rain! Today we’re going to show you how to demonstrate your own kind of precipitation by creating a rain cloud in a glass.

Learn how different colors interact with heat in this simple solar-powered activity!

This activity is geared toward elementary-level learners, but can easily scale up or down depending on existing science knowledge. Younger children may appreciate performing the experiment with less emphasis on the background and concluding information, while older students may choose to supplement this lesson with in-depth research on wavelengths and energy.

Learn how clouds form—and see it in action!—with this at-home science lesson and video demonstration.

Join us as we walk through the surprisingly simple process of creating your own pH indicator paper! Appropriate for all ages with adult supervision.