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For engineers and architects, mistakes are part of the creative process. Learn why the Leaning Tower of Pisa leans, how the reflections from the Walt Disney Concert Hall caused a heat ray, and what engineers and architects did to solve these types of problems.

Have you ever seen a fractal? You probably have, and just didn’t know it! These repeating shapes can happen anywhere, whether in nature or in math—it’s easy to make one out of a series of lines and triangles! Follow along and make a fractal of your own in a fun craft.

Join us as we go on a journey into the world of symmetry! Learn about the wonders of line symmetry—or reflection—as you create mirror images and watch how rotational symmetry works in this brief peek into this area of geometry.

Have you ever seen a rhino do the rumba? Join the rhinos as they dance the night away in this silly animal rhyme! How long will they be able to keep dancing before they get too tired?

When your fairy godmother is the most proper person in the entire kingdom you had better be on your best behavior, especially if you want dessert! What’s a girl with an itchy nose to do? Until she learns proper sneezing manners, she can’t have any cake. Of course, this isn’t just any cake—it’s the best chocolate cake in the entire kingdom. Perhaps there’s a spell book around that can help.

Patterns are an important and often beautiful part of our world. One such pattern is a tessellation, or a series of shapes that is arranged in a manner that repeats itself with no gaps. Learn how to make your own tessellation with a fun craft!

Have you ever wondered how tall and long bridges are built? Learn about three different bridges and try the activities to learn about how strong bridges, like the Golden Gate Bridge, are made.

Kids have always had amazing ideas, like how to keep your ears warm on a cold winter day or an icy treat to enjoy on a hot summer day. Learn about four young inventors and their inventions that helped to change people's lives.

In this comic, Click and Jane try to move a new chair into the clubhouse, but the legs keep getting stuck in the dirt. Clementine and Cloo have a few ideas that could help. Will they be able to move the chair?

Candace and Dejario are researchers on the Courage Space Station. Dejario believers he is a “Penguin Whisperer” but Candace just wishes he would get back to work instead of playing with the penguins all day. But when Candace and Dejario's space station is struck by a meteor, they must use Dejario’s knowledge of penguins in order to survive the falling temperature. Using the Emperor Penguins' warming tactics—huddling and collodial jamming—Candace and Dejario are able to keep warm with the help of the penguins until help arrives!

Do you know what Braille is? Learn along with Click and Jane as they meet a blind mole in their public library. Together, they learn from the mole that Braille is a way that helps blind people read and write! With the mole, they begin to understand that people can use Braille to read with their hands. Help Click and Jane celebrate the diversity in the world as they interact with their new friend! Now, if only they could keep their other friend CeCe quiet in the library…

Have you ever wished you could speak to your dog? If you pay attention, you'll realize they actually speak to us all the time! Learn about the different noises and behaviors dogs use to communicate. The next time your dog "talks" to you, will you be able to understand him?

Marissa’s family is moving from their house near the ocean to a farm in the Utah desert. She will miss many things about the ocean. One morning, Marissa wakes up to the sound of sea gulls. Sea gulls don’t live in the desert, do they?

In this poem, a bee, a flower, a butterfly, and a snail all ask, “Where’s the rain?” Finally, a girl brings the rain to them with her watering pail.

Have you ever gone birdwatching before? Learn about all the different birds that migrate to the Magee Marsh every spring! See all the kinds of birds that make their way to the same spot every year, like warblers, owls, and even ducks!

What animals do you think live in the desert? Follow Click and Jane as they travel through the desert. Not believing anything can live in the hot, dry desert, Click quickly learns that plenty of creatures make their homes in the desert. As the pair is introduced to different birds, plants, reptiles, coyotes, and owls, Click and Jane are able to come to appreciate the desert.

A family of pixies is looking for a place for their children to sleep, but nowhere on the farm is good enough. Will they find somewhere in time to return the farmers horse and cart for planting season? Listen along with this Cornish folktale and see just where a pixie littling can get some sleep.

Merri loves her sheep. She takes care of them every day. When Merri’s mother says that she will start kindergarten soon, Merri worries about who will care for her sheep while she is gone. Will Merri be brave on her first day of school?

Have you ever wished you could have Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak? At some point soon, you just might be able to get one! Scientists are experimenting with a special material that bends light so the material is concealed. They still have a long way to go, but if they succeed, it could be one of the coolest inventions of the century!

When Mr. Mosop’s prize chicken is killed by a hyena, two sisters have ideas about naming his new chick. Should she be called Food, or Cloud, or Love? This Kenyan folktale tells a story of inclusion and generosity among siblings.