Baking with kids is a great tool for their learning. It’s also an excellent way for the whole family to bond. Baking will require your children to measure, read, and follow instructions closely. However, it’s not always easy to bake with kids, especially when they get over excited about the prospect of baking delicious treats. If you want your baking session to run smoothly, here are some top tips you can rely on. Be Prepared For Mess Yes, there is going to be flour everywhere. They may even drop a few eggs. Baking with kids is messy and there’s no way of getting around it. It can help to have a damp cloth ready to clean up as you go...
Poke holes in bags filled with water, create minor explosions, and more! We all want our little Einsteins to tinker and experiment—but we don’t always want them to do it near nice furniture. So how about taking all that drippy genius outside? Whether you want to play with paint-laden pendulums or watch epic (but safe!) explosions, making a mess is half the fun. These easy outdoor science experiments for kids allow you to set up for science in the backyard, but if you’re looking for indoor ideas, check out our ultimate list of science experiments for kids. Make a Sundial View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jennifer Carter (@_thebestkindofchaos_) Unravel the mysteries of time. Or at least...
With the fervor over AI and how ChatGPT will inevitable change English classes — and nary a word from said author of that piece on the scores of books being removed from those classes — it seemed only right to experiment with the tool. How easily could it parrot the talking points of “parental rights” activists? Give the far-right Christian nationalists working to ban any and everything not aligned with their narrow, white, straight worldview an easy template to use and erase even more knowledge? The answer is this: ChatGPT is a better defender of the First Amendment rights of all than Moms For Liberty, No Left Turn in Education, Utah Parents United, and all of the other book banning...
Gather the pod, West Coast! The Pacific Rim Whale Festival makes a splash this weekend, kicking off nine-days of fun and education with the Baleen Bash on March 17 at the Tofino Community Hall. The following morning, on Saturday, March 18, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation will lead the Parade of Whales and Wonder through the streets of Tofino. “The parade is just a great way to show our community coming together. Ukee has Ukee Days, and when we do the Pacific Rim Whale Festival, we include Ucluelet and all the other communities in the area. It’s a great way to show unity and celebrate each other. It’s for visitors, but it’s also for the community to have fun,” said festival co-ordinator...
By John-Michael Cross In my job, I spend a lot of time talking about the advantages of building electrification—the process of switching to efficient electric heating and other electric appliances. But here’s a confession: my own home relies on natural gas. My partner Gillian and I bought our newly-renovated 120-year-old home in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 2018. It came with all-new appliances, most of which were powered by gas: the furnace, water heater, clothes dryer, and stove. After buying the house, the last thing on our minds was ripping out perfectly good appliances. But three years later, we made our first big change and jumped to induction cooking. Why? Well, that was Gillian’s incredulous question when I first brought up the possibility....
