A very reliable restaurant

Can you make a very reliable restaurant in your backyard?
Migrating humming birds were stopping for food along their migratory path this year and people noticed. Their progress is recorded on this map
As you can see it is over for now, the hummingbirds are north for the summer. Use the recipe here to get ready for their [...]

Watch for wildlife in your backyard

I took this picture from my patio in my garden and is one of my favorite photos, it was so nice of the butterfly to stay so still while eating, as if it knew it was on camera.
Did you know how important it is to keep an eye out for wildlife this summer? The National [...]

What can you see in the dark? -Firefly watch

Staying out in the dark and watching for fireflies is not only fun, but you can now do it in the name of science.
Involve your kids in a collaborative science project that is hosted by the museum of science in Boston. No special training is needed and this is appropriate for all ages.
The Museum has [...]

Warped Math

It must be the summer heat!
“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” –- Albert Einstein
Beware, this is a fun video, very silly, but seriously use it to show how important it is to learn anything really, you need to know when someone’s argument is flawed, [...]

Math looks different in the summer

Have you ever multiplied like this?

Have you ever multiplied like this?

More new ways of looking at things.
Math can look different in different countries too!
In Egypt
In Russia
It’s all how you look at it.

Math Magic + Fun Tricks = Math Doesn’t Suck

Genius’s have fun? Did you know that? Want to be one?
Play the magic math gopher game
How does it work? Can you work it out?
Use this symbol set to help,  here
Can you find a simple explanation online anywhere? Post it in the comments
A few rainy days during summer are guaranteed. For those aspiring geniuses who know [...]

Get lost in the Labyrinth

You are not supposed to get lost in a labyrinth. In a maze you can get physically lost, that is the point, but in a labyrinth there is a specific path to walk to the center and back again. The idea in walking a labyrinth is for personal meditation, to lose those things that are [...]

Visit your local art museum

The art museums I have visited this year have wonderful online features.
These Sol Lewitt Wall Drawings were fabulous up close. You have until 2033 to see them at Mass Moca, but you can take a sneak peak online and see interactive timelapses of how they were created.
Online art activities and ideas can be found at [...]

I-Spy a Color Walk

Take a digital camera and record a color walk around your neighborhood and see what you can find along the way.
Check out this color walk by the artist Leah Pilken Kolidas (link).
Another example of a spring color walk.
Use animoto to create a short movie of your color pictures. Animoto provides a quick way to turn [...]

Leonardo Online Art Edventure with Outdoor Projects.

Leonardo Da Vinci was more than an artist, he was an inventor, an architect and still has a lot to teach us. For our summer brain fit challenge today we are going to spend sometime in his workshop for an online edventure and then go out and about and do some art projects outside.
First go [...]