FREE FOR HEAV MEMBERS! Join Dale Cox of Edible Knowledge for a five-lesson, hands-on, food science class. Learn about this unique career opportunity–plus have a lot of fun as you conduct experiments and discover the principles of protein, fats, and carbohydrates. Geared for kids ages 10 and up. Monday, July 13 to Friday, July 17 at 12:30 p.m. HOW TO SIGN UP This $50 class is FREE for HEAV Members! Just go to your member benefits page to get your coupon code! Register Here Be sure to snag your coupon code from your member benefits page! Not a member? Join TODAY for $45. Enjoy this class for FREE and take advantage of HEAV member benefits all year long. (Plus, you’ll...
Marshmallow and toothpicks geometry is a super fun way to teach your kids 2D and 3D shapes. For preschoolers, you can teach them basic 2D shapes like triangles, rectangles, and squares, and even introduce to them the concept of sides and vertices (corners). For kindergarteners and first graders, you can explore 3D shapes like different prisms and pyramids and count how many faces and edges each shape has. If your kids are resisting learning geometry, this is the way to introduce 2D and 3D shapes to them! My kids jumped on this activity right away and wanted to build all kinds of structures with marshmallows and toothpicks. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that sometimes you find marshmallows that are too small...
Time to double-check which kinds od hand sanitizer you’re using. Some brands contain a toxic substance that is so crazy bad for you that it can cause death.The Food and Drug Administration has identified nine hand sanitizer brands that contain methanol, a toxic substance that can lead to death. Anyone who has used these brands should seek immediate medical help. Methanol, also known as wood alcohol, is toxic when ingested or absorbed through the skin, according to an FDA advisory released on Friday. “Methanol is not an acceptable ingredient for hand sanitizers and should not be used due to its toxic effects,” the FDA stated. Exposure to methanol can lead to nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma,...
When you stretch an elastic band with your fingers it uses energy. That energy isn’t lost, it is stored in the elastic band. When you release the pressure on the elastic band the energy is released and the band shrinks back to its original size. Cotton reel cars are a great example of using this kind of stored energy to make something move. Today we’re making an elastic band powered boat! It’s much easier than it looks and even my 13 year old was impressed! What you’ll need: Empty plastic container 3 lolly sticks or crafts sticks Glue Scissors Elastic band Container of water How to make an Elastic Band Powered Boat Glue a lollystick stick to each side of...
Finding the best birthday gift ideas for a middle or high schooler can sometimes seem like a really challenging and tricky thing to do. Raise your hand if you have ever had the feeling that there is an array of options out there, and yet you were still struggling to find THE gift that your teenager would absolutely love and use. To make it even more daunting, we all know that teens are the ones who always keep track of the newest products, so surprising them can be a hard thing to achieve. However, the good news is that they don’t have the budget to get everything they wish for themselves, so this leaves a palette of opportunities open for...
