I always loved watching Mr. Wizard! He always had something new to learn, and he made science likable, and understandable. For those of you who are grandparents, I'm sure you'll remember watching his shows somewhere along the line. I know my brother and I always looked forwards to catching his show. His shows are, I believe, timeless, and still as good to watch today as they were back then.
For those who are not familiar with him, his real name was Don Herbert, and he was on TV for many years. Even Nickelodeon showed his series as 'Mr. Wizard's World in the 80's and 90's!
Mr. Wizard's official website has a page called 'Science Secret.' And, every other week he puts up a new science secret that you can solve. Not hard ones, but still a lot of fun, and very educational. The site has an area for teachers, and episodes to watch there; it also has a link to Nickelodeon where there are featured episodes.
The Science Secret he has posted this week is on air pressure, and is a fun experiment with a drinking glass, and plain old water. Check it out (and...it was as much fun for me as the kids!)
The section called Mr. Wizard's file has all kinds of interesting facts. The page I opened up to has what's called 'Bear Class' and it tells how science can tell the age of a bear, and how they put identifying numbers, and radio collars, on them to track them. I could have milled around in here for a long time, so many interesting things that kids, as well as adults, would find interesting.
http://www.mrwizardstudios.com/sciencesecret.htm
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