May - 2019

May Weekend: Part 5

I think we have not been spending enough time talking about all the wonderful things that readers can do in Rhode Island, which is too...

Special thanks to many of my colleagues in the chemistry department at the University of Rhode Island, who contributed substantial time...

We’re coming up on a long weekend, readers, and the unofficial start to summer! Who decided that Memorial Day Weekend was the unofficial...

This experiment, #5 in the series, is not actually one that we did during chemistry camp, but we did it during a Passover science event...

Apparently it is “kite” weekend around Boston, with a Franklin Park Kite and Bike Festival on Saturday (https://mommypoppins.com/boston-k...

So we talked some about dry ice in our experiment series last week, but it is an interesting enough substance that I want to devote a...

This is a great weekend for science, blog readers. WGBH is running a special “day of exploration” program from their offices in Brighton,...

Hi Readers! This is experiment #3 in our series of science from chemistry camp, talking today about things we can do with corn starch and...

It’s almost another weekend, which means it’s time to think of more fun and exciting things to do. First of all, if you have a child...