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Summer Science Camp Coming Up
By Sara Thompson Image credit Anna Fantasia, Explorit employee. Special to the Enterprise Spaces still available for several of our...
Sara Thompson
May 3, 20243 min read


A Legacy of Asking Questions About the World
By Ken Kaplan Image credit: Anna Fantasia Special to the Enterprise As a University professor and researcher, the power of education is...

Ken Kaplan
Apr 26, 20243 min read


Experiment Puts Eggshells to the Test
By Coral Pongsuwan Image credit is Wikimedia Commons user Annatsach, Special to the Enterprise Plants, animals, and our body are all made...
Coral Pongsuwan
Apr 22, 20243 min read


Extract Strawberry DNA at Home
By Chris Vera Zelada Image credit Kenneth Hawes, Wikimedia Commons. Special to the Enterprise DNA extraction is a very important part of...
Chris Vera Zelada
Apr 12, 20242 min read


April Showers and Storms
By Chris Vera Zelada. Image credit is Julie West, National Park Service - Wikimedia Commons. Special to the Enterprise Did you know that...
Sara Thompson
Apr 9, 20242 min read


Total Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8
by Vinita Domier Photo Credit Davis Astronomy Club NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Please join the Davis Astronomy Club at the Explorit...
Sara Thompson
Apr 4, 20243 min read


Which Fizzes Faster?
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise For this home experiment you will test and see the difference between whole and broken up...
Sara Thompson
Mar 26, 20242 min read


Tardigrades: Tiny, but Tough
By Sara Thompson Image credit are Elham Schokraie, Uwe Warnken, Agnes Hotz-Wagenblatt, Markus A. Grohme, Steffen Hengherr, et al. Image...
Sara Thompson
Mar 19, 20243 min read


Mildred Dresselhaus: The Queen of Carbon
By Sara Thompson Image credit U.S. Department of Energy, obtained from Wikimedia Commons. Special to the Enterprise Mildred Spiewak was...
Sara Thompson
Mar 8, 20242 min read


It's More Than 10%
By Sara Thompson Image credit is Wikimedia Commons User Mysid Special to the Enterprise Our brains are one of the most specialized organs...
exploritsc
Mar 1, 20243 min read


Candy Heart Reactions
By Sara Thompson Image credit, Scott Ehardt, Wikimedia Commons. Special to the Enterprise Most people are familiar with mixing vinegar...
Sara Thompson
Feb 23, 20243 min read


Get Out and Count Birds This Weekend
By Sara Thompson Don Green of the Channel City Camera Club, obtained from Wikimedia Commons Special to the Enterprise Do you have a bird...
Sara Thompson
Feb 22, 20242 min read


Meet a Pioneer of GPS Technology
By Sara Thompson Image credit U.S. Navy, obtained from Wikimedia Commons. Gladys West and Sam Smith looking over data from the Global...
Sara Thompson
Feb 9, 20243 min read


Carnations Bring Color
By Sara Thompson Yakovlev Sergey, Wikimedia Commons Special to the Enterprise Carnations are one of the most common flowers in bouquets,...
Sara Thompson
Feb 2, 20242 min read
Make a Snowstorm in a Jar
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Wintertime brings rain to our area each year, but for many places in the world, winter brings...
Sara Thompson
Jan 26, 20242 min read


Snowshoe Hares Adapted to Cold Living
By Chris Vera Zelada Image credit Albert Herring, Denali National Park and Preserve. Special to the Enterprise Snowshoe hare are part of...
Chris Vera Zelada
Jan 26, 20242 min read


Fossey Brought Attention to Gorillas
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image credit Robert I.M. Campbell, National Geographic. Dian Fossey was born January 16, 1932....
Sara Thompson
Jan 12, 20243 min read


Shocking Facts About Static Electricity
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image credit Mike Run from Wikimedia Commons. January 9th is National Static Electricity Day....
Sara Thompson
Jan 5, 20242 min read


Thanks to Our 2023 Volunteers
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Explorit has had another successful year of brining science to our community. This fall we...
Sara Thompson
Jan 5, 20242 min read


Hot Experiments To Do at Home
By Sara Thompson Special to the Enterprise Image credit is A Dap of Glue will Do When the weather is cold and rainy, many of us like to...
Sara Thompson
Jan 5, 20242 min read
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