Eureka! Lab
A place for discovery
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‘Good Thinking’ series helps teachers fight learning myths
Teaching science concepts can be tough on educators. A new video series helps dispel myths and provides science-based teaching methods.
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The Mentos geyser: From demo to real science
It’s fun to make geysers with candy and soda. But it’s not an experiment. Here’s how to make it one.
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Oops. Correcting scientific errors
Scientific research is performed by people, and those people sometimes make mistakes they need to correct. Here’s a new example: Think of it as the “Case of the "Plagued Subway."
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Some everyday objects change everything
Refrigerators, deodorants, toasters and clothing. Often we give little thought to think these commonplace objects. A new museum exhibit shows why we should.
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Cookie Science 18: Eating it up
My cookie baking is at an end, but the steps in Cookie Science can be used to help you conduct any experiment in the kitchen and beyond.
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Fall into science with a new podcast
There are science shows and science books and science games for kids. Now there’s also an engaging science podcast.
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Cookie Science 17: Posters — the good and the bad
Scientists often initially report results of their experiments in a poster. It may seem easy, but here are some common mistakes to avoid.
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The accidental experiment at your bird feeder
Bird feeders might seem harmless, if not good for the environment. But the birds native to your area might view things differently, new data show.
- Chemistry
Taking chicken off the grill and into the lab
Grilling meat can produce carcinogens. A teen studied how to grill chicken to produce the fewest of these cancer-causing chemicals.
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This “sun” dress mixes fashion and science
Allison Clausius, 18, combined her love for fashion and science in a dress that incorporates solar panels to charge portable electronics.
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A gory good time with a dinosaur dissection
Scientists will never be able to examine a fresh, dead dinosaur. But thanks to TV magic, we can now see what it might be like if they could.
- Plants
Using plants to solve environmental problems
Problems in their communities suggested good research projects to three teens. Each wanted to tackle a different issue, from pollution to world hunger. To learn more about these issues, they turned to their local ponds, wetlands and gardens.
