Over the past year we’ve seen a lot of bad weather around the world. While most of us haven’t had to face disasters, per se, we know the potential is always there. The floods, ice and snow storms, tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes can catch us unaware.
Most people aren’t prepared for even small emergencies which leave them without electricity or water for a week, much less for a month. The chaos is even worse if you have to leave your home quickly. If that happens, …

One of my favorite kid shows on PBS is “Sid the Science Kid“! Sid was created by The Jim Henson Company in partnership with KCET and is a preschool series that uses comedy to embrace and celebrate the curiosity of its young viewers and encourages them to explore the opportunities for discovering the foundations of science in everyday occurrences, such as melting popsicles and sneezing.
The special Earth Day episode entitled “The Dirt on Dirt” and it follows Sid who wants to know what makes dirt so dirty! At school, Sid …