Whether they’re in plain metal or decorated in bright colors, city manhole covers stand out in Japan’s bustling streets. Personalized with bold yet intricate illustrations that highlight local sights, symbols, and stories, they proudly represent the town where they’re located. … Continue reading Japanese manhole covers, a factory tour

Teaching child visitors how to write their names using an unfamiliar or antique alphabet is a favorite activity of museum educators, but Dr. Irving Finkel, a cuneiform expert who specializes in ancient Mesopotamian medicine and magic, has grander designs. His employer, … Continue reading How to Write in Cuneiform, the Oldest Writing System in the World: A Short, Charming Introduction

Watch Maddie Moate make a weatherproof wildlife camera to film all of the birds in her parents’ back yard. It’s made with Raspberry Pi Zero W and a Pi Zero W-compatible camera module. Then make your own with these instructions. Maddie writes:  For a long time I’ve really … Continue reading How to make a Wildlife Camera (using a Raspberry Pi)

Grab a sheet, some rope, tent pegs, a flashlight, some string, and a jam jar. With these supplies, you can make a light trap. These two videos from London’s Natural History Museum, featuring NHM Principal Curator in Charge of Insects Dr. Gavin Broad, demonstrate … Continue reading How to make a light trap

Robin Houston reports that 42 is the sum of three cubes. It’s special in this regard not because it is alone, but because it was for an obvious reason the last remaining number under 100 where the sum was undiscovered. 42 = (-80538738812075974)^3 + 80435758145817515^3 … Continue reading 42 is the sum of three cubes

Writer Rex Sorgatz (previously) has created in tribute, a rather comforting, interactive Jeopardy visual soundboard that features positive affirmations by longtime host Alex Trebek.  Like the television show, the soundboard is sectioned out into categories such as “Good Vibes”, “Contagious Enthusiasm”, “Everything Is Awesome”, “Even … Continue reading An Interactive ‘Jeopardy’ Soundboard Filled With Positive Affirmations Voiced by Host Alex Trebek

A seismic science activity from Science Buddies Key ConceptsPhysicsEngineeringEarthquakesMeasurement IntroductionScientists study earthquakes so we can understand and predict them better. In this activity you will learn about one of the tools scientists use to measure the strength of an earthquake—and … Continue reading Shaky Science: Build a Seismograph

Taking inspiration from creatures like chameleons who are masters of color-changing camouflage, researchers at MIT’s Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a new spray-on ink that can infinitely change colors, designs, and patterns when blasted with different wavelengths of … Continue reading MIT Created Color-Changing Ink That Can Be Reprogrammed With Light to Show Different Images

Dario Guerrero will screen award-winning film ‘Rocio’ on Sept. 25 as part of the JHU Forums on Race in America Maria Blackburn / Published Sep 11 When Dario Guerrero was growing up in Los Angeles, he used to tell friends he wanted to … Continue reading CTY Scholar’s documentary tells a story of a mother’s love and the American dream

There are a lot of skills necessary to succeed in school that aren’t directly about mastering content, including the ability to recognize, name and control ones emotions. The school day often comes with lots of emotion, everything from elation to … Continue reading Concrete Ways To Help Students Self-Regulate And Prioritize Work