Question Your World
Thursday, May 16, 2013
For about 200,000 years humanity has been making its way from Africa to just about every corner of this planet. The study of our past helps explain the evolution of life here on Earth. We’ve put a lot of time and effort into digging through the past and have constructed the time...
Topics Covered: science museum of virginia, science, space, aliens, genetics, genes, mystery, ancient europe, civilizations, DNA, biology, Europe, Ancestors, tsoukalos
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Our lovely and comfortable home here on Earth is a long ways away from the end of our solar system. Don’t forget, there’s a lot of space in space. Here on Earth concepts of boundaries involve rivers, lakes, mountains, human imposed borders, and so on. However, this...
Topics Covered: science museum of virginia, science, voyager 1, voyager, NASA, solar system, heliopause, speed, fast, travel, space, sun, stars, numbers, physics
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Why do we like the music we like?
Think about all the music you've ever listened to. Everything from Beethoven's 5th to "Call Me Maybe" are processed through the brain, but what about them allows the brain to say yay or nay?
So, why...
Topics Covered: science museum of virginia, brain, music, new music, itunes, function, biology, science, question your world, spotify, mp3, new releases
Monday, April 22, 2013
Tired of opening bottles the old fashioned way?
Say goodbye to busted teeth and those awkward stares from strangers by making your own recycled bike chain bottle opener!!
For this project you'll need an old bike chain, a bike chain cutter, a bike chain link set, and your favorite...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Now that it’s spring, we’re all looking to clean up and get rid of some of the unused items in our homes. This April, the Museum will be collecting electronic devices from the community to recycle – but what about everything else?
If your family is constantly emptying milk...
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Science is the process by which we can ask and answer questions about our natural world.
Everything from your most routine activities all the way to the quest for our universe’s origins are fair game for the field of science! So, lets put science to the test and...
Topics Covered: science museum of virginia, chicken, evolution, egg, science, sponges, mutations, genetics, natural selection
Monday, April 8, 2013
Now that it’s spring, we’re all looking to clean up and get rid of some of the unused items in our homes. This April, the Museum will be collecting electronic devices from the community to recycle – but what about everything else?
The United States has scheduled to have the...
Topics Covered: science museum of virginia, ecofriendly, DIY, light blub, green, upcycling, recycling
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Now that it’s spring, we’re all looking to clean up and get rid of some of the unused items in our homes. This April, the Museum will be collecting electronic devices from the community to recycle – but what about everything else?
Instead of pitching your old things into the...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
There are currently over seven billion humans on this planet. As this population grows we'll need more and more homes for all these people. With limited resources and a constant watch over our impact on the environment, a big question gets brought up frequently for future...
Topics Covered: science museum of virginia, architecture, Question Power, engineering, energy, conservation, carbon footprint, eco, wood, green
Monday, March 18, 2013
Everyone’s familiar with the old fable about the wolf in sheep’s clothing. In this story a wolf dresses up like a sheep and sneaks past the farmer to go straight to his fluffy targets. Well, a similar story is currently unfolding in the medical field and it could...