The Maryland Science Center held it’s annual Backyard Science Days this past weekend and the whole museum was overflowing with backyard fun! Backyard Science Weekend is a celebration of the science you can find right in your own backyard. Rob Mies, the bat conservationist, was here with his winged friends dispelling myths and telling visitors [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Backyard Science Weekend — In Pictures
Monday, August 17th, 2009Backyard Science Experiments
Friday, August 14th, 2009In celebration of this weekend’s Backyard Science Days, we’d like to share some experiments you can do right in your own backyard! Be sure to ask an adult for permission before you begin. Veggie Racing: Build a racecar out of a vegetable! Use something like a cucumber or squash as the body and then use [...]
Happy Anniversary, Smithsonian Institute!
Monday, August 10th, 2009In 1876, British scientist James Smithson drew up his last will and testament, naming his nephew as sole beneficiary. Smithson included the stipulation that should the nephew die without heirs (which he did), the estate should go to “The United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an [...]
Embryonic Geniuses?
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009Who would’ve thought red-eyed tree frogs were any different from any other frog on the planet? It happens to be that these little embryos are pretty in tune with their surroundings, even as early as one day after being brought (layed?) into the world. Normally the frog momma lays her eggs on leaves that dangle [...]