I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. A quick quiz for you: What is this?? It looks like a mirror… but the surface is rippling. Here’s your second hint. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ It’s this! Something is peeking its face out from above the mirror. You know the answer now, right? […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. What do you think is inside this glass jar? “Huh, an empty jar with nothing in it…?” No, you’d be wrong. This jar is actually packed with squishy, jelly-like balls! It’s like a ninja’s “art of vanishing” or a chameleon’s “camouflage,” isn’t it? Today’s […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. Did you know that electricity has a “sound”? Of course, you can’t hear anything by putting your ear up to a power line. But what if that electricity is Alternating Current (AC)? The power that runs our homes actually has a unique rhythm—you could […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, a Science Trainer. Every Day is an Experiment. When teaching about the backbones of vertebrates in a science class, one of the best ways for students to deepen their understanding by observing a real skeleton is to conduct “Dried Sardine Dissection.” By using easily accessible dried sardines (niboshi) and having students perform […]

Ken Kuwako, Science Trainer. Every Day is an Experiment. “Da-da-da-da-da!” Hearing this sound, many of you might recall the “recording timer” used in your middle school science lab. The experiment where dots are marked on a strip of paper tape. While that experiment is excellent for recording motion, what if the change in speed of […]