Category: Ask A DOer
Friday, October 16, 2020
Come across a cat at night and you may be surprised to see them staring at you with glowing eyes, but see the same cat during the day and their eyes are not glowing — why? Join us for Ask A Doer and we’ll explore Livija’s question: Why do cats' eyes glow green at night?
Terms You’ve Learned:
Eye Shine: The reflection of light from the inner surface of an eye through the pupil
Nocturnal: An animal behavior characterized by being ...
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Saturday, September 12, 2020
Dyslexia affects as much as 20% of the world’s population. Although Dyslexia is labeled as a learning disability, it can be seen as a different way of thinking and providing creative advantages. For this Ask A DOer, we feature special guest, LeDerick Horne, a performance poet, a national advocate for people living with learning disabilities, and our 2020 Outside The Lunchbox Luncheon @Home keynote speaker! His question comes from Morgan, ...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Airplanes help us travel, transport mail, and can even be flown for fun! Our friend, Dre’ven, wants to know: How Do Planes Fly? Join us for Ask A Doer where Kelsie will explore how planes fly!
Terms You’ve Learned
Thrust – The force that propels an airplane or rocket forward.
Drag – The force acting opposite to the thrust
Gravity – The force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.
Lift – The force acting opposite to gra...
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Friday, August 7, 2020
Have you ever had a song you just can’t get out of your head? Or wonder why you can remember that a bee may sting you if you get too close? Nic has been wondering the same thing and asked Clint, our DOer this week: Why Do We Remember Things? Join us for Ask A DOer as Clint explores why do we remember things.
Is there a question your kids want as a DOer? Send your kids' questions to feedback@thedoseum.org for a chance to be featured in our Ask A DOe...
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Saturday, July 4, 2020
If you look up to the night sky on New Year's Eve and The Fourth of July you are sure to catch a brilliant show of light and color from fireworks! Our friend Mason wants to know: How do fireworks work? Join Alexis as she explores that even though fireworks come in many different sizes and colors they all work similarly in this Ask A DOer.
This year our celebrations may look a little different, but the important thing is to stay safe and avoid large gathering...
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at Saturday, July 4, 2020
Friday, June 26, 2020
You hear mosquitos buzzing around all summer, tagging along with our summer outdoor adventures, but Colt wants to know: Why do mosquito bites itch? Grab your mosquito net and citronella candle to explore why mosquito bites are itchy with Dr. Richard in Ask A Doer!
Terms You’ve Learned
Diptera - Group of insects that includes flies, mosquitos, gnats, and midges.
Histamine – A compound involved in the body’s response to injury and allergic reactions that causes swel...
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Saturday, May 30, 2020
We know animals have to sleep but not all animals experience sleep in the same way humans do! This week Lillie wants to know, Why Do Horses Sleep Standing Up? Join Alexis in this week’s Ask A DOer as she explores why horses sometimes sleep standing up.
Terms You’ve Learned:
Herbivores - Animals that eat plants—such as lemmings, deer, elephants, and zebras—are called herbivores.
Polyphasic Sleeping – sleeping 2 or more...
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Friday, May 15, 2020
Sound is all around us and helps us navigate our lives every day, but Myla wants to know, “How does sound travel?” Join Dr. Richard on this week’s Ask A Doer as he explores just how sound travels—from bird songs to bell rings—and if it’s possible to make sound in space!
Terms You’ve Learned:
Vibration – rapid movement back and forth or up and down.
Sound Wave – a wave formed by a vibrating object
Acoustics – the ...
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Friday, May 8, 2020
Volcanoes help form new land masses and can be found all over the world, including Antarctica – but Janszen wants to know what makes a volcano erupt? In this week’s Ask A DOer Dr. Richard will travel into the different layers of the Earth to explain how volcanoes erupt and where the lava that you see comes from.
Terms You’ve Learned:
Volcano - A volcano is an opening in Earth’s crust where hot gases and melted rock from deep within Earth...
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Friday, May 1, 2020
In this week’s Ask A Doer Dr. Richard explores Inigo’s question: Why do we have 5 fingers on each hand and 5 toes on each foot? Jumping into human evolution, we will find why we didn’t evolve to have 2 fingers or even 8 fingers on each hand!
Terms You’ve Learned:
Vertebrate – A vertebrate is an animal with a backbone. Fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, including humans, are all vertebrates.
Digits – A finger, thumb, or toe of land ...
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Friday, April 24, 2020
The fossils we find today tell us that many dinosaurs were big — some were as big as or even bigger than a school bus! Our friend Elliot asked Dr. Richard, our very own paleontologist: What was the biggest dinosaur? Join Dr. Richard in this week’s Ask A Doer as he steps back to the Cretaceous Period to find the biggest dinosaurs — the location of where we’ve found their fossils may surprise you!
Terms You’ve Learned:
Dinosaur - Dinosaurs...
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Thursday, April 16, 2020
The Moon brings us light at night, affects the ocean's tides, and is visible almost every night, but why can we sometimes see the Moon during the day? Dr. Richard will explore Cayden’s question in this week’s Ask A Doer! Grab your space suit and join us before we blast off into space and answer: How come you can sometimes see the moon during the day?
Terms You’ve Learned:
Diameter – The length of a straight line passing through the ce...
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Friday, April 10, 2020
In this week's Ask A DOer, Dr. Richard explores David's question, “How does hand sanitizer work?” Diving into the microenvironment of germs Dr. Richard explains what germs are, how hand sanitizer helps protect us from germs, and most importantly whether you need to wash your hands even if you use hand sanitizer. Buckle up as we journey to the very small world of germs!
Terms You've Learned:
Germs (n.) - A germ is a tin...
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Friday, April 3, 2020
This week's Ask A DOer question comes from Raina, 5, and she asked Dr. Richard an age-old question we have all wondered. Are zebras black with white stripes or white with black stripes? Join Dr. Richard as he explores zebras and what produces their stripe color!
Terms you've learned:
Mammal (n.) - A mammal is a warm-blooded animal that has a backbone, drinks their mom’s milk, and grows hair. Mammals first appeared on Earth more than 200 million years ago, al...
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Monday, March 30, 2020
Ever wondered why birds of a feather flock together or why tigers have stripes? Send us your child's science or nature-based question and we may feature them in our NEW video series, "Ask a Doer"! Videos will be posted on our social channels and website.
To submit your child's question, follow the instructions below:
Video submission: Email us a video of your child's question along with their age and first name to fe...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
The DoSeum: Just for Kids: A Comic Exploring Coronavirus... Encourage your kids' curiosity by exploring facts and prevention methods of coronavirus with them! Who knows they may be a budding Virologist or Immunologist! ✒️ : Malaka Gharib at NPR
Use the below links to continue the open and supportive discussion with your child about COVID-19.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/children-faq.html
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issue...
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at Wednesday, March 18, 2020