I’ve shared some of my coloring book pages and now, I’d love your feedback on a coloring book cover. I’ve mocked up two ideas and as a parent, grandparent, aunt/uncle, teacher, etc. I’m curious if one or the other calls to you. If you have time, and feel comfortable leaving why or why not, even better. I prefer I added one more option. Oops.

This month's leaderboard is 🔥 and we're thrilled to celebrate the incredible humans who've been showing up and making waves: 🥇 @Paulette Ng — #1 this month AND the undisputed all-time champion. Your creative energy is contagious, Paulette. 🥈 @Andrew Brooks — #2 this month, bringing that passion for metabolic transformation every single day. 🥉 @Tosca Fasso — #3 this month, leading the charge on AI delegation and CEO elevation. Also climbing strong: @Sandy Chong (#4, and a consistent top-3 all-time legend), @Chanie Twersky (#5), @Jen Staniforth (#6, sitting at #2 all time—consistency personified), @Auli Takala (#7), @Dan Mowinski (#8), @Henry Hunter (#9), and @Anna Murrietta (#10). Ready to make your mark? Jump in, share your wins, and show us what you've got—the leaderboard is wide open.

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Have you ever heard of a Rube Goldberg machine? No, well, let me tell you a bit about it and then you can see how today's last build activity starts to make sense. Take a look at the video before you attempt today's activity. Come back with your questions and also your marvelous creations. Can you build an incredibly complicated machine to do something ridiculously simple? Ring a bell. Knock over a cup. Drop a ball into a bowl. Deliver a note. Pick the ending first. Then invent the most wonderfully unnecessary way you can think of to make it happen. Gather Your Gear: Hunt for Things That DO Something Look around for things that roll, tip, slide, spin, bounce, knock, ring, open, close or make something else move. A ball might roll down a book. A toy car might bump a block. A spoon might make a fantastic CLANG. Don't worry about collecting the "right" materials. Hunt for things that make somebody say, "Ooh, what could we do with this?" Steps 1. Choose your ridiculously simple ending. What should happen at the very end? Keep it simple enough that everyone will know when the machine has done its job. 2. Work backward. What could make that final thing happen? And what could make that happen? Start connecting ideas. 3. Build the route. Make ramps, line things up, add things that roll or fall, use string, recruit a person as part of the machine or invent something nobody expected. Two actions can be enough. Twenty are fine too. 4. Everybody ready? SET IT OFF! Start the machine and see what happens. Cheer when it works. Laugh when it spectacularly doesn't. 5. Go again if you want. Fix the part that stopped. Add another ridiculous step. Shorten the whole thing. Make it stranger. Or declare the glorious disaster your masterpiece and move on. Twist: The Completely Unnecessary Step Your machine can reach its ending. Excellent. Now add one step it absolutely does not need. Send a toy car on a pointless detour. Knock over a stuffed animal. Make someone wave a towel before releasing the next object. Send a ball through a tube just to bring it back where it started.

This week, over in the Crust & Crumb Academy @Sandy Chong and I are experimenting with homemade pita pockets, let me know if you'd like the recipe. Here in the community though, we're wrapping up sweet science week with one of my favorite treats - brownies. For the full activity, complete with twists and variations by age check out #The Great Brownie Experiment the short version is provided below. What's your favorite sweet treat? Brownies can be thin or thick, chewy or cakey, crisp at the edges or soft in the center. Small changes in how you prepare or bake them can create surprisingly different results. If you bake, don't forget to share your results with us. Gather Your Gear: Use your favorite brownie recipe or a boxed brownie mix. You'll also need: - Ingredients required by your recipe - Mixing bowl - Spoon, whisk, or spatula - Measuring cups and spoons - Two small baking pans, or one pan divided with folded aluminum foil - Parchment paper or cooking spray - Oven mitts - Timer - Knife and cutting board - My Science Notebook (optional) Optional additions - Cooled caramel - Mini marshmallows - Sugar crystals - Chocolate chips Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly before handling food. Adult help is required when using the oven and handling hot pans. Steps: 1. Read the recipe together before beginning. 2. Choose one brownie question to investigate. Examples: - Thin brownies or thick brownies? - Warm brownies or completely cooled brownies? - Plain brownies or marshmallow brownies? - Plain brownies or caramel brownies? - Shorter baking time or longer baking time? 3. Predict what you think will happen. 4. Prepare the brownie batter according to the recipe. 5. Divide the batter evenly between the two pans or pan sections. 6. Change only one variable while keeping everything else the same. 7. Bake with adult supervision. If one section is thinner, begin checking it a little earlier. 8. Allow the brownies to cool enough to handle safely. 9. Compare: