I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every Day is an Experiment! Chocolate melts in your hand. Water turns into a solid block of ice in the freezer. All around us, “changes of state”—where a substance transforms its appearance—happen so naturally we barely notice. But have you ever closely watched what happens to a substance’s temperature […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, a Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. Is Static Electricity Performing Magic? The Whimsical ‘Moore’s Motor’ You know that “Zap!” you get when you touch a doorknob on a dry winter day, or how your hair stands up when you take off a sweater? That’s static electricity—it’s everywhere around us, a […]

Ken Kuwako, Your Science Trainer. Every Day is an Experiment. Today, I’m thrilled to share an absolute gem of a digital tool that will dramatically spice up your earthquake lessons. A colleague told me about this resource, created by Dr. Kiwamu Nishida from the Earthquake Research Institute at the University of Tokyo, and honestly, I […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. Look at those precise, beautiful curves appearing on the blackboard—curves too perfect to be drawn with chalk. Doesn’t it look like magic? This is actually a simple trick using a projector, a technique called “Inverted Black and White Projection.” Today, I’ll explain how this […]

Hi, I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment! Have you ever heard of the “Magic Bag”? It’s a mysterious bag that spontaneously inflates when you place it in hot water—without you doing anything else! The truth is, this isn’t magic at all; it’s a display of pure science. The secret, the […]