Home ExpeRiments With Your Kids
This week’s video comes from a post by Joanne Manaster on the PsiVid Blog. According to Joanne: Perhaps you've reached that point in the summer where your kids might be sitting around the house saying "I'm bored!" or perhaps you want them to be more engaged with the world around them.
By Carin Bondar
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This week’s video comes from a post by Joanne Manaster on the PsiVid Blog. According to Joanne:
Perhaps you’ve reached that point in the summer where your kids might be sitting around the house saying “I’m bored!” or perhaps you want them to be more engaged with the world around them. The Royal Institution of Great Britain and science educator Alom Shaha have come up with ExpeRimental, a new series of short films that help you bring science home. Check out this very simple lava lamp you can make at home with your kids!
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