Author Archives: April
Flowers at BRIMS
In celebration of Spring and Mother’s Day, our temporary exhibit for May 11 and 12 is Find Out About Flowers! We are very excited to welcome the preschool and Kindergarten students of the Montessori School of Bowling Green as co-curators … Continue reading
Birthday
Our birthday party on Saturday was amazing! It was wonderful to stop for a moment and take stock of how far we have come and enjoy some science with all of the visitors who joined us. The past two … Continue reading
Temple Hill
It was great to host Temple Hill students and their teachers last Thursday! They really seemed to enjoy the presentation about heat transfer by Ashley Atkerson Murphy. Thank you, Temple Hill, and thank you, Ashley!
Balloon Sounds
In a previous post, I talked about how a diaphragm creates a traveling disturbance in the air that is known as a sound wave. The shape of a sound wave determines the volume and pitch of the sound. Taller … Continue reading
Usborne Books
Join us on Saturday, April 14, 2012 for an Usborne Books book fair! Come buy some great science books, enjoy a hands-on activity, and help support BRIMS! A portion of the proceeds will be donated to BRIMS in the form … Continue reading
Eggs
Yesterday was Easter, so many of us have plenty of eggs on hand. Here are a couple of interesting things to do with those eggs! I’ll be showing Tony Rose how to use FIRE to get an egg into a … Continue reading
Thunder Drum
I had a great time talking about sound on the Tony Rose Show at SAM 100.7 on Monday morning! This site has some great simulations of the effects of a pressure fluctuation (sound) wave on particles in the air. … Continue reading
WEMS
Ms. Smith and some students from Warren East Middle School volunteered to staff BRIMS last Saturday. Go Raiders! Many thanks!
Pi(e) a Prof
Pi Mu Epsilon, the math honorary society at WKU, held the first annual Pi(e) a Prof Day on March 14. (None of those pies were square, though…) The students and faculty sponsor, Melanie Autin, selected BRIMS as the beneficiary of … Continue reading
Logan County
Forty-seven students visited from Logan County on March 21. They enjoyed learning about inertia, balancing, centripetal force, chromatography, and more! Thanks to Ciera Gary and Emily for your help!
