Brains On! How is Glass Made?
Brains On!

Find out how it’s done and how it’s evolved – from blowing glass by hand to a factory that makes hundreds of glass bottles every minute.

StarTalk: Science is Fierce
StarTalk

Neil and co-host Lynne Koplitz become wrapped up in cutting-edge fashion concepts like self-heating clothing, aromatic fabrics and dissolving dresses.

Crash Course Kids: Material World - Episode 40.1
Crash Course Kids

In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us how Material Scientists are working on these two things today.

Crash Course Kids: Material Magic - Making Diamonds - Episode 40.2
Crash Course Kids

n this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shows us how materials scientists have done just that and why it’s so important.

OLogy: Create Your Own Time Capsule
OLogy (American Museum of Natural History)

What would the objects say about you and the time you live in?

OLogy: Making a Field Journal
OLogy (American Museum of Natural History)

Pick an object and record your observations in a journal.

OLogy: Mint Your Own Coin
OLogy (American Museum of Natural History)

Make a coin that tells something special about you.

OLogy: Up Close With a Zapotec Urn
OLogy (American Museum of Natural History)

It’s not easy being an artifact! Find out why in this urn-est interview.

OLogy: Piecing It All Together
OLogy (American Museum of Natural History)

Decorate, shatter, and piece together your own pottery artifact!

National Park Service: Junior Ranger Online - Create Your Own Ink
National Park Service

As humans, we love to talk and interact with our friends, families, and community members. What are some ways that we communicate with each other today?

But Why?: Why Is Tape Sticky?
But Why?

Why is tape sticky? How do erasers erase? We’ll tackle arts and crafts in this episode, answering not just those two questions but learning how to make paint out of rocks and spit!!

But Why?: How Is Paper Made?
But Why?

We make a few sheets of paper and learn all about how it’s made with artist Carol Marie Vossler at BluSeed Studios in Saranac Lake, New York.