by leighannwoodruff | May 7, 2020 | News
Capture the sun with a simple suncatcher made from materials you have at home. All you need are: coffee filters scissors markers tray and bowl water Use the round shape of the coffee filter or experiment by cutting out different shapes. Watch the video to find out...
by leighannwoodruff | May 6, 2020 | News
Blooming paper flowers are a lovely art activity you can try at home. Cut out your paper flowers from white or color paper and decorate them with messages and designs … however you would like. Fold them and then let them “bloom” in a pretty tub of...
by leighannwoodruff | May 5, 2020 | News
Cinco de Mayo is a day that commemorates the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862, victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. Also known as Battle of Puebla Day, Cinco de Mayo falls on Tuesday, May 5, in 2020. The day is a relatively minor...
by leighannwoodruff | May 4, 2020 | News
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week May 4-8, and the National PTA has suggestions on how you can send a special thank you during these virtual learning times. Get creative! Post how you honor your teachers using #ThankATeacher and tag Kaleideum. We love seeing all...
by leighannwoodruff | May 4, 2020 | News
May the 4th Be with You! We are missing all of our friends and our SciFi Sundays … and we cannot wait until we are together again! Check out this Star Wars’ official May the Fourth video that contains a powerful message of hope: In the meantime, why...
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...
