Wait for it… wait for it… wait… for…… it……. GO! Potential energy is *waiting* — it is stored up and ready to go. Once the energy is in motion, it becomes KINETIC energy! ♦ Potential energy is stored energy. ♦ Kinetic energy is in energy in motion. Potential energy will… [Read More]

Weather gadgets are so much fun! In Weather 101, we made a thermometer and a weather vane (which, if you remember, tracks the direction the wind is coming FROM!). There are more cool weather gadgets to discover and in this blog post we explore two more: an anemometer can be… [Read More]

Ms Carleen was planning on teaching a class all about static electricity on Facebook Live but… it’s snowing where she is.  Why is that a problem? Well, static electricity doesn’t work well in humidity. So, we have a TEACHABLE MOMENT: winter weather dampens static electricity! In its place: Weather 101 Let’s… [Read More]