On August 21, 2017, parts of the United States will fall under the path of a total solar eclipse—an event that won’t happen here again until 2024. The solar eclipse will go from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast, traveling through Oregon to South Carolina, viewable to anyone in its path (with the proper […]
Recently the news has been abuzz with the first photos ever taken of Pluto, the former ninth planet of our solar system. If you have kids who overhear the news, or if this is something that you’ve talked about at dinner, then you may also have kids with questions and a growing interest in space. […]
You can always tell the kids who think like scientists. They’re the ones who won’t leave the tub till they’ve tried out all five dozen toys. And the ones who use their younger siblings as test subjects. And the ones who don’t freak out about bugs—they get in for a closer look. Scientist kids rule. […]