I’m Ken Kuwako, the Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. One of the classic experiments in a second-year junior high school unit on digestion investigates how saliva reacts with starch. Once you actually run it in class, you quickly realize just how busy it is. There are lots of steps, and unless students work […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, a science trainer. Every day is an experiment! Have you ever seen the legendary entertainer Michael Jackson perform his astonishing “zero-gravity” move? It’s that incredible performance where he appears to break free from gravity, leaning his entire body forward at a sharp angle without falling over. Watch this video. How on earth […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, a science trainer. Every day is an experiment. 【This Article is also a Podcast!】 Experience the Power of Detonating Gas! A Chemical Reaction of Sound and Light In the science lab, when students get to work with “hydrogen” and “oxygen,” their eyes light up. An invisible gas that makes a “pop!” sound […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment! Today, I’d like to introduce an absolutely amazing teaching resource: “Monosugoi Zukan” (Amazing Encyclopedia), a digital encyclopedia created by NHK for School! https://www.nhk.or.jp/school/zukan/ This isn’t just an ordinary digital encyclopedia. You can observe living things from all kinds of angles, almost as if you […]

Hi, I’m Ken Kuwako, a science trainer. Every day is an experiment! The gold-leaf electroscope experiment is a great way to visualize the invisible movements of electricity, but it’s not always easy to wrap your head around, is it? Static electricity is something we’ve all experienced—the crackle when you take off a sweater in elementary […]