How Parents Can Bring Science Home -- and Why They Should

"Mom, why are all sugar crystals the same shape, now matter what size they are?" my nine-year-old daughter wanted to know. On our kitchen table were small piles of tiny white crystals and larger amber "raw" sugar that we sometimes use as a crunchy topping when baking. "Let's find out," I answered. "How do you think we can do that?"

Our kids ask us lots of questions. How we parents answer them can make all the difference in their future success -- and our nation's.