Make your own crystals at home!

This is a great experiment because you’re only limited by your imagination and what you can make with pipe cleaners.

How to make a rainbow in a jar

If it’s not disturbed, the rainbow could last for a few days!

Safe 'hugging booths' allow the elderly to connect with family during coronavirus pandemic

Some Texans are trying to relieve the loneliness and isolation that many elderly Americans are feeling during the coronavirus pandemic by creating safe “hugging booths.”

Big Bend National Park to reopen at limited capacity

Texas' Big Ben National Park is slated to reopen to the public on Friday, August 7 at a limited capacity. 

How to use air pressure to crush cans

Nature is always trying to maintain equilibrium, this experiment is a fun way to illustrate that.

How to use sunlight to paint a picture

After about 4 hours in the sun, the crayons on the black poster will have melted much more than those on the white poster board.

Florida man in nursing home with dementia thought wife had died

A man with dementia thought his wife had died since he was unable to see her because he resides in a facility that banned her from entry due to the coronavirus

Austin Regional Clinic extending pediatric well-check availability

During the weekdays, the extended hours for well-checks will be 5 p.m.- 9 p.m. and on weekends it will be Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. 

McKinney moms create group to teach kids at home during quarantine

The chaos and confusion over when school starts and for which school district has forced groups of parents in Collin County to group together.

FOX 7 Discussion: Request for safety guidelines to allow nursing home visits

Dozens of Texas state lawmakers are calling for a plan to allow visits as assisted living and nursing facilities. State Senator Dawn Buckingham joins Mike Warren on FOX 7 Austin to talk about what those safety guidelines could look like.

Food insecurity remains a constant during COVID-19 pandemic

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Central Texas Food Bank has seen a 220% increase in families in need.

Austin ISD promises Fall 2020 online learning will not look like the Spring

The first three weeks of school will be 100% virtual learning. After September 4th, families have a choice of 100% online or in-person instruction. 

Poll: Very few Americans back full school reopening amid COVID-19 pandemic

Only about 1 in 10 Americans think daycare centers, preschools or K-12 schools should open this fall without restrictions, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs.

As Californians look to school, some families form 'pandemic pods;' others struggle for WiFi

These starkly different scenarios highlight the widening gap between the haves and have-nots, making the phrase “we are all in this together” ring hollow for those on the bottom rung. The great irony, some note, is that these inequities are coming at a time when the country is embroiled in a national conversation about eradicating systemic injustices and empowering the Black Lives Matter movement.

California using virus-closed classrooms for childcare

Dr. Mark Ghaly, California’s secretary of health and human services, said child care doesn’t have to be offered by school districts or on school campuses but can be so long as officials follow state guidance on sanitation and safety for these facilities.