Watch Allen Kurzweil’s brand new Potato Chip Science video which just had its world premiere this morning at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C.

This morning, Workman will be livestreaming our first event.  Tune in right here to watch  Allen and Maz Kurzweil, the creators of Potato Chip Science broadcast at 10:15 am est, and 11:30 am est direct from Discovery Theater, part of the Smithsonian Associates program in Washington, D.C.

Tune in to see demonstrations of fascinating science experiments (or “snacktivities”) and the not-to-be-missed premiere of a hip-hop video from Allen Kurzweil and his kid-scientist crew.

Click here to watch live video of Allen and Max Kurzweil at the Smithsonian.

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Allen Kurzweil, author of Potato Chip Science, was interviewed by Earl E. Literacy, the spokespuppet for the Salt Lake City Public Library. Earl and Allen opened up a fresh bag of Potato Chip Science and performed two experiments with the “stuff” inside. Who knew puppets were such excellent scientists?

This summer, I was driving down a country road with a friend who also happens to be a biology teacher.  As we passed a pond surrounded by marshes, he said: “Hey, look!  A muskrat path.” I looked to where he was pointing. I saw a lot of grass but no path. We slowed down. “There, look, can’t you see it?” I looked again. He pointed vigorously to a spot to his right.  Indeed, there was an imprint about four inches wide leading towards the pond. It was minuscule. Barely distinguishable from any of the landscape around it.  How on earth had he seen that from the  passenger seat of a moving car, 20 yards away?  He just shrugged. “I know what to look for.”

I was jealous. Not because I actually care that much about muskrats and their habitats, but because he saw more than I did.  Where I only saw “grassy stuff,” he saw a dynamic, bustling hub of biodiversity. 

Determined to start seeing more in the natural world, I popped the Trees Fandex into my enormous handbag and carried it around with me for the rest of the summer. My afternoons in the park now included at least 10 minutes of tree identification. Dorky? You bet. There was some gentle mocking and then, well, below you can see my friend Adam taking the matter quite seriously in the crook of a white maple.

Adam takes a hands-on approach to learning.

I can now identify a gingko, white maple, and black maple.  Can you?

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Click here to visit the official Potato Chip Science website

It’s the perfect union of snacks and science! Potato Chip Science by A. Kurzweil is a “book & stuff” with 29 amazing experiments–using potatoes, potato chips, potato chip bags, tubes, and lids–all packaged in a potato chip bag! See what’s inside the bag and get a peek at the experiments in the video below.

Watch the guest editor of Up Your Score, high school senior Alan Hatfield who scored a perfect 2400 on his SATs, on NBC’s Today show. Alan shares his tips for studying for the SAT–get a theme song, getting focused, take lots of practice tests, and more!

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