Today was our Family Science – Hermit Crab Workshop. We had about 38 participants that learned about Hermit Crabs and left with two crabs to take home as new pets. We hope that in addition to enjoying the new additions to their families, the participants will continue to talk back to us via this website. [...]

DNA is the blueprint for life. This simple experiment will show you how to extract DNA from fruit like a banana or strawberry. All you need are some fruit and some things you probably have around the house right now.

It’s always summer somewhere in the world and this is a great activity that lets you create your own special flowers in the colors you choose. Gather up some carnations, some daisies or pretty much any white flower and some food coloring and have some fun coloring flowers.