Ken Kuwako, Science Trainer here. Every day is an experiment! “Make something good, and it will sell.” Sound familiar? I spent six months with five ninth-graders trying to figure out how to bring science to the wider world, and together we learned that this idea is only half right. (The students taught me that the […]

Ken Kuwako here, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. What if I told you there’s an animal that focuses like a camera, sliding its lens back and forth? Hard to believe, right? But that’s exactly what a squid does. Humans focus by changing the thickness of the lens in our eyes. Squid, on […]

Hi, I’m Ken Kuwako, Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. Let’s be honest: the best part of science class is actually “trying it out.” Seeing students’ eyes light up and hearing a big “I get it!” makes us teachers just as happy. I taught a unit on volcanoes together with Mr. H, a student […]

Hi, I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer! “Anything held up high is packed with energy.” When it comes to demonstrating potential energy, a pile driver is hands-down the most intuitive and effective tool. The catch? Pile driver kits are pretty pricey. Mechanical Energy Experiment Apparatus DE-Y2D I bought one myself, and it really does give […]

Ken Kuwako here, your science trainer. Every day is an experiment. Have you ever gently flipped a leaf over? The top is a deep, rich green, but the underside looks lighter, almost a whitish yellow-green. You see leaves every single day, yet if someone asks “Why is that?”, it’s surprisingly hard to answer. The secret […]