March in Michigan means unpredictable weather—but it also means some of the best education conferences of the year. Plus, it’s [...]

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Artificial Intelligence is being incorporated into classrooms from kindergarten to college, but will it enhance the learning experience or be [...]

Artificial Intelligence is being incorporated into healthcare from chatbots to cardiac care. Explore what the future of medicine with A.I. [...]

Artificial Intelligence is redefining creativity. Hear from artists, leading A.I. researchers and legal experts on the implications this technology [...]

This week on The Planning Period, Matt Hamilton explores fresh ways to teach Black History Month—centering hip-hop, local Michigan stories, [...]

A magic ping-pong ball, invisible soda and floating eggs? Explore the concept of molecular density, and an object's ability to [...]

Rubber band boogie, space phones and magic spoons? Explore the concept of sound energy resulting from vibrations. Investigate sound's ability [...]

A can crusher, sipping races and an egg-citing bottle? Explore the power of air pressure and the fact that air [...]

A balloon in a bottle, building a lung and bubbles? Explore the positive properties of air, namely gases take up [...]

An unpoppable balloon, spinning soda and a simple steamboat? Explore thermal energy and how different materials conduct heat. STEM Challenge: [...]

Rock vs. paper, accelerating washers and drop it, don't break it. Explore gravity and how an object's mass determines its [...]

A slow-poke magnet, chaotic pendulum and opposing grapes? Explore magnetic fields and the characteristics that make ferromagnetic and diamagnetic materials, [...]

Color-changing breath, chemical goo and elephant toothpaste? Explore chemical reactions and discover how hydrogen molecules break and fuse to create [...]

Floating finger, hole in my hand, bulls-eye drop? Explore the complexity of vision, and how the eye and the brain [...]

Trebuchet trials, magic paper, lift your parent? Explore the concept of levers, how they work, and how they’re used. STEM [...]

Light energy travels in straight lines and in waves. When light strikes a plane or a flat surface, it reflects [...]

Eating is a complex process. Learn about how your mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines work to make food digest. STEM [...]

Explore how air affects things, and how Bernoulli explains how we can fly. STEM Challenge: make a hoop glider.

Dancing droplets, milk mayhem, and tire treads? Explore the characteristics of liquids and how they work in our daily lives. [...]

Bridges are a natural part of human history and ingenuity and are as simple as crossing a fallen tree across [...]

Learn about the layers that make up the earth and how they interact to affect the landscape. STEM Challenge: making [...]

When objects are in physical contact with one another and rub together there is a molecular force that acts on [...]

Mechanical energy is the combined potential and kinetic energy in an object that enables work to occur through the movement [...]

Human batteries, electric lemon, potato possibilities and more! The Curious Crew learns that batteries are used to change chemical energy [...]

Spinning eggs and more! The Curious Crew learns that an object that is still or at rest will stay at [...]

Buoyant candy, marshmallow melee and more! The Curious Crew learns that it’s funny to think that candy is related to [...]

Multi-staging balloons, water bottles, air rockets and more! The Curious Crew learns that in order for rockets to lift off [...]

Broken bones, tendon tricks, acidic exoskeletons and more! The Curious Crew learns that our human skeletal system includes the bones, [...]

Sinking stones, aluminum boats, cartesian diver, scuba action figures, hot air balloons and more! The Curious Crew learns that buoyancy [...]

Football bounce and flight, sticky fingers and more! The Curious Crew learns that a football’s shape makes it more difficult [...]

Racing cans, pencil spinners, bowling ball bangers and more! The Curious Crew learns that whenever something is moving, it has [...]

Resonant rods, rings and pipes and powerful pendulums! The Curious Crew learns that every object has the potential to vibrate, [...]

Difficult doorknobs, funnel races, water wheels and pinwheel power! The Curious Crew learns that a wheel and axle consists of [...]

Lava lamps, slo-motion balls, clouds in bottles and more! The Curious Crew discovers that solids, liquids and gasses take up [...]

Human conductivity, electrical resistance, series & parallel circuits and more! The Curious Crew learns how all circuits have three things: [...]

Sliding chocolate, curious cocoa, sweet textures and more! The Curious Crew learns how modern day chocolate chemistry has become one [...]

Echo location, tympanic membranes, radio teeth and more! The Curious Crew learns how our ears are designed to capture incoming [...]

Candle see-saws, balanced meter sticks, ‘getting a grip’ and more! The Curious Crew explores how the force of torque helps [...]

Lay-up angles, curvy bounce passes, delightful dribbling and more! The Curious Crew learns how simple scientific principals improve the game [...]

Uncontrollable hands, knee-jerk reflex, reaction times and more! The Curious Crew explores how our body’s system of nerves help us [...]

Stubborn cans, racing spools, yo-yos and more! The Curious Crew learns when something moves, it has kinetic energy. STEM Challenge: [...]

Hoist a grown-up, a tug of war, compound pulleys and more! The Curious Crew hoists Dr. Rob off the ground [...]

Quirky corks, leaning towers, defying gravity and more! The Curious Crew explores different centers of gravity. STEM Challenge: Making a [...]

Smelly particles, wilted veggies, and growing jellies! The Curious Crew explores diffusion and osmosis using tea bags, scented balloons, and [...]

Bags that dissolve, potatoes that turn into plastic, and silverware you can eat! The Curious Crew learns all about the [...]

Sudsy science, homemade soap, and repulsive pepper! The Curious Crew learns all about the science of soap with a lesson [...]

The Curious Crew gets wired about electromagnetism! Suspended bowling balls, homemade speakers, and compasses all help explain electromagnetism. STEM Challenge: [...]

The Curious Crew gets pumped exploring the circulatory system! Dr. Rob uses balloon valves and tennis balls to explain how [...]