by leighannwoodruff | Apr 29, 2020 | News
The water cycle is the continuous movement of water within Earth and the atmosphere. Water in different phases — solid, liquid, gas — moves through a complex system of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. This experiment will demonstrate the water cycle up...
by leighannwoodruff | Apr 29, 2020 | News
Macroinvertebrates are organisms that live underwater in our streams and rivers, lack a backbone, and can be seen by the naked eye. One of the ways that the scientific community and environmental agencies measure water quality is by looking at the types of organisms...
by leighannwoodruff | Apr 27, 2020 | News
Here’s a fun outside art activity for a beautiful day! Materials: Bubble solution, bubble wand or drinking straw, cups, food coloring, paper Steps: Pour bubble solution into cups and add 1-2 drops of food coloring. If you don’t have bubble solution, you can make...
by leighannwoodruff | Apr 23, 2020 | News
Celebrate the North Carolina Statewide Star Party virtually and engage with the skies from home. The event was originally slated to take place Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25, at many sites around North Carolina, including Kaleideum. The 2020 theme is Seeing...
by leighannwoodruff | Apr 23, 2020 | News
Here’s a fun experiment for a chilly, cloudy day during the North Carolina Science Festival. Watch as Summit School student Marin McCauley creates a kaleidoscope of colors in milk during this Kaleideum At Home video. What’s the simple explanation for the...
by leighannwoodruff | Apr 21, 2020 | News
April 22 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the day in 1970 when 20 million Americans took to the street, college campuses, and hundreds of cities to protest environmental damage and demand a new way forward for our planet. The theme for Earth Day 2020 is...
by leighannwoodruff | Apr 21, 2020 | News
In this Kaleideum At Home video, we explain light pollution. Light pollution is excessive, misdirected, or obtrusive artificial (usually outdoor) light. Too much light pollution washes out starlight in the night sky, interferes with astronomical research, disrupts...
by leighannwoodruff | Apr 20, 2020 | News
Did you know that in light, the primary colors are red, green, and blue? It doesn’t work the same way as paint colors do. When you mix yellow and blue light, the result is white; when you mix red and green, it makes white; and when you mix blue and red, it makes...
by leighannwoodruff | Apr 20, 2020 | News
Back in February (which seems like eons ago) and with special thanks to Collins Aerospace, Kaleideum had a great time facilitating this Invention Convention Worldwide activity. We thought we would share as it’s a fun challenge for a cloudy, chilly day! ...
by leighannwoodruff | Apr 17, 2020 | News
Chinchillas are crepuscular rodents (meaning they are ‘nocturnal’ mammals who are highly active from dusk to dawn) that are native to the Andes Mountains of northern Chile. Prized for their soft fur, they take dust baths as a way of self-cleaning their...
