By Alexa, age 11 In the “Virtual World’s Institute: What Happened to the Neanderthals” 2-week summer program at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), you will answer many questions like: “Why did the Neanderthals go extinct?”, “What is an…
The Total Solar Eclipse
By Alexa, age 11 This past August, I saw a total eclipse with my family on Snow King Mountain in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We were given special eclipse glasses that blocked out almost all light, so we could only see…
Home Activity: Ice Cream Making
Ice cream making was a fun way to combine science and a tasty treat at some of this year's STEM events. You can see and learn about chemistry and celebrate what you've learned at the end by eating ice cream!…
Don’t Save the White Tiger!
By Erika, age 14 Have you ever seen those campaigns that say you should help save the white tiger? Don't listen to them. You should not “save” the white tiger! Here's why: the white tiger is not a species, but…
Russian Tortoises
By Alexa, age 11 We have been taking care of 2 Russian tortoises for the past 5 weeks that we named Viktor and Yuri because they are Russian-sounding names who are also characters from an anime show. Viktor and Yuri are…
Glass Blowing
By Erika, age 14 When I was in Saint Petersburg, I went to a glass shop to make my own glass statue at the Morean Arts Center Glass Studio & Hot Shop. I decided to make a statue in the…
Home Activity: Slime
One of our most popular STEM Night activities was slime making where kids learned how to make slime and got to take some home. Most of the supplies for this chemistry activity are common items that you might already have…
