Primitive Technology | Firing tiles and building the roof on the mud mortar/fired brick hut
AdultsConstructionCreativityI fired 2 batches of barrel roof tiles to form the roof of the hut built in the previous episode. Then I cut the purlins for the roof and plastered them onto the gable end walls.
Moral Storytelling
YouthCreativityHow-toLanguageLiteratureWritingYouth 120Youth 125Youth 130In this lesson, students will plan and write a tale that includes two magical motifs and focuses on moral storytelling.
Geometric Art
YouthArtCreativityYouth 110Youth 115Can geometry be art? Absolutely — and it’s hiding everywhere!
Primitive Technology | Building Walls with Fired Bricks and Mud Mortar
AdultsConstructionCreativityEducationI built a permanent wall structure using homemade fired bricks and a refined mud mortar mix. Watch the entire ancient engineering process from raw earth to finished masonry. The finished mortar gives the wall a clean, sturdy bond.
Make Yayoi Kusama Pumpkins
KidsArtCraftsCreativityHow-toInspirationKids 125Kids 130Yayoi Kusama grew up in Japan on a pumpkin farm — and she loved the big, round, bumpy shapes so much that she never stopped using them in her art!
The First Trip To Earth’s Stratosphere Was A Disaster
AdultsCreativityHistoryIn 1931, Professor Auguste Piccard and his assistant Dr. Kipfer took a trip to Earth's stratosphere. Despite setback after setback (and being presumed dead by everyone back on the ground), they were able to both set a new altitude record and help prove where a bunch of mysterious radiation was coming from.
Should you rinse your dishes before placing them in the dishwasher? - Rachel Yang
AdultsCreativityHistoryTake a look inside a dishwasher to explore how these machines work, and find out how to get the cleanest dishes from every use.
Primitive Technology: Mud mortar experiment and firing roof tiles
AdultsConstructionCreativityEducationMud mortar experiment and firing roof tiles.
How To Be More Creative
YouthCreativityHow-toPsychologyYouth 120Youth 125Youth 130Can setting yourself some limits lead to more creativity? Experts believe constraints can actually be helpful for creativity - up to a point.
Primitive Technology: Hut with Underfloor Heating (Ondol/Hypocaust)
AdultsCraftsCreativityNatureI built a thatched hut with an underfloor heating system for the purpose of drying bricks, tiles and pottery faster.
Primitive Technology: Portable pulley blower
AdultsConstructionCreativityThe previous pulley blower was fixed in place and couldn't be moved due to stakes hammered into the ground that supported the rotor for the blower.