I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment! Nothing beats the thrill of watching colorful fireworks light up the summer night sky. But today, I want to show you a different kind of firework—one that doesn’t soar into the clouds, but instead wriggles and grows right out of the ground. It’s a […]

I am Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Life is one big experiment! The invisible world of electricity and magnetism is a tricky one. Trying to take these concepts off the flat pages of a textbook and visualize them in 3D is a challenge even for adults. For 8th-grade science students, things get serious when we […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. When you toss a “dead” battery into the bin, have you ever paused to imagine what’s actually packed inside that small cylinder? As it turns out, batteries are filled with treasures that science teachers would give anything to get their hands on for their […]

I am Ken Kuwako, your science trainer. Every day is an experiment! Did you know that Chirimen-jako (dried young sardines), a staple of the Japanese dining table, actually contains a tiny, compressed version of the vast ocean ecosystem? Today, I want to share a report from a recent session with my science club students about […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. Wouldn’t you be surprised if the CD you use to listen to music was actually a sophisticated “light experiment device”? Now that streaming is the norm, the CD collecting dust on your shelf is a treasure trove that lets you easily experience the wonders […]