Skip to content
Watch LIVE
News
Latest Video
First Alert Weather
Sports
Midwest Access
Streaming Studio
Where to Watch
Home
News
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
National
Digging Deeper
En Español
Politics
Crime
Eagles Cancer Telethon
Finding Madeline
Education
Health
Economy
Critical Careers
Kids With Courage
Making an Impact
Download the KTTC News App
First Alert Weather
What is a First Alert Day?
Get the KTTC Weather App
Interactive Radar
Closings
Ted's Weather Talks
Camera Network
Garden Gallery
Weather Academy
Traffic and Road Conditions
David's Discovery
Project Tornado
Watch
TV Listings
KTTC Livestream
KTTC Video Request Form
10.1 NBC
10.2 CW
10.3 Heroes and Icons
10.4 Court TV
10.5 True Crime Network
10.6 Outlaw
Sports
Par for the Course
Athlete of the Week
KTTC Gameday
Sports Extra
Sports Scores
National
Midwest Access
Streaming Studio
En Espanol
Submit Photos and Videos
Creative Services
Digital Marketing
Where to Watch KTTC
Contact Us
Meet the Team
Advertise with KTTC
Submit a News Tip
Sign Up for Email Alerts
Get Our Apps
KTTC Careers
Gray Television Careers
KTTC Viewer Survey
Community
Contests
Events Around Town
Gas Buddy
KTTC Partnership Request
Mr. Food
Submit Photos and Videos
Obituaries
Seeds for Tomorrow
Youth Sports Report
FOX47
InvestigateTV
Gray DC Bureau
PowerNation
NextGen TV
Zeam - News Streams
Circle Country
Watching Your Wallet
David's Discovery
David's Discovery
Looking into the science on how hand warmers work
Updated: Feb. 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM CST
|
By
David Burgett
A chemical reaction takes place between iron and oxygen to produce heat.
David's Discovery
Taking advantage of brutally cold conditions with subzero science
Updated: Jan. 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM CST
|
By
David Burgett
Temperatures fell to -12 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday morning in Rochester.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: Creating Fake Snow
Updated: Dec. 22, 2024 at 10:37 AM CST
|
By
David Burgett
Fake snow will feel cooler to the touch.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: How you can create a winter storm at home
Updated: Dec. 8, 2024 at 11:09 AM CST
|
By
David Burgett
This is a fun experiment for kids to get into the holiday spirit and make it feel more like winter.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: Exploring Quarry Hill’s manmade cave, learning about bats
Updated: Oct. 26, 2024 at 10:38 PM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
Little Brown bats are social creatures and are found inside Quarry Hill's manmade cave.
Minnesota
Learning about Little Brown Bats found inside Quarry Hill’s cave
Updated: Oct. 24, 2024 at 9:33 PM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
White Nose Syndrome has caused a decline in bat populations across the United States and in southeastern Minnesota.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: Creating Pumpkin Slime with Sylvan Learning
Updated: Oct. 20, 2024 at 9:56 AM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
A spooky fall STEM activity to do at home with your kids.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: Channeling your inner engineer with Sylvan Learning Center
Updated: Oct. 13, 2024 at 11:03 AM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
This activity teaches kids to work on their problem-solving skills and work together as a team.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: Learning the science behind polarized sunglasses
Updated: Sep. 3, 2024 at 12:08 PM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
Polarized filters can completely block out vibrations from a light wave in one direction.
David's Discovery
Weather balloons, radiosondes gather essential atmospheric observations for meteorologists
Updated: Aug. 28, 2024 at 6:45 PM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
Weather balloons are launched twice a day twelve hours apart from each other.
First Alert Radar
David's Discovery
Midwest Access- David’s Discoveries: Weather Balloons
Updated: Aug. 28, 2024 at 6:12 PM CDT
|
By
Alyvia Taylor
Midwest Access- David’s Discoveries: Weather Balloons
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: How to make your own sundial
Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 9:45 AM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
Learning how to tell time with a DIY sundial.
Minnesota
Cascade Lake sundial captures meaning of time, serves as memorial
Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 6:34 PM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
The sundial functions as a calendar and a memorial for Rochester native.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: The chemistry behind fireworks
Updated: Jul. 4, 2024 at 11:56 PM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
Chemistry produces eye-catching colors in fireworks every Fourth of July.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: Learning about the otter exhibit at Zollman Zoo
Updated: Jun. 29, 2024 at 10:43 AM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
The otters were acquired in 2016 and 2017 from a trapper in Louisiana.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: Harnessing the power of electricity to simulate lightning
Updated: Jun. 23, 2024 at 12:27 PM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
Static electricity can cause water to bend and a fluorescent light bulb to light up.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: Exploring how hail forms in our atmosphere
Updated: Jun. 16, 2024 at 12:28 PM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
A strong updraft in a thunderstorm will support the growth of hail.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: Learning about Zollman Zoo’s newest resident
Updated: Jun. 9, 2024 at 10:23 AM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
This week, we are learning about the new black bear at Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: Learning more about stormwater runoff with rain gardens
Updated: Jun. 2, 2024 at 1:18 PM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
We also caught up with the owner of Iron Butterfly Flower Farm in Rochester.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: Recreating the classic tornado in a bottle, jar experiment
Updated: May. 26, 2024 at 12:19 PM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
Tornado Statistics and recreating the classic experiment.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: Taking a closer look at Air Pollution
Updated: May. 19, 2024 at 11:57 AM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
DIY Air Pollution Catchers
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: Observing the power of osmosis
Updated: May. 12, 2024 at 11:56 AM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
In this week's rendition of David's Discovery, the morning crew took a look at how osmosis works.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: What is a cold front, how does it work?
Updated: Apr. 28, 2024 at 11:18 AM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
Meterologist David Burgett explained what a cold front is in this latest experiment.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: Turning chlorophyll red with an Earth Day related experiment
Updated: Apr. 21, 2024 at 10:54 AM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
Chlorophyll reflects green visible light and absorbs other colors on the visible light spectrum.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: The chemistry behind egg dyeing
Updated: Mar. 31, 2024 at 11:49 AM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
Have you ever wondered how egg dyeing works?
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: Harnessing the power of wind
Updated: Mar. 16, 2024 at 12:58 PM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
This morning we dove into one of the reasons why the wind blows.
David's Discovery
David’s Discovery: Exploring atmospheric air pressure
Updated: Mar. 10, 2024 at 11:51 AM CDT
|
By
David Burgett
Pressure differences with two easy experiments to do at home.
David's Discovery
Saturday Science: Volcanic activity, how it influences the atmosphere
Updated: Feb. 10, 2024 at 1:42 PM CST
|
By
David Burgett
Volcanoes and how they influence our weather.
David's Discovery
Snowflake Science with borax and water
Updated: Jan. 27, 2024 at 9:21 AM CST
|
By
David Burgett
Are you tired of the lack of snow? If so, create borax snowflakes at home!
David's Discovery
Subzero Science: Watch as crystals form on a homemade bubble
Updated: Jan. 21, 2024 at 11:48 AM CST
|
By
David Burgett
Subzero Science: Watch as crystals form on a homemade bubble
David's Discovery
Wintertime Oobleck: The science behind the mysterious substance, how you can make your own
Updated: Jan. 20, 2024 at 9:32 AM CST
|
By
David Burgett
Wintertime science fun with Oobleck!
David's Discovery
Cloud curiosity: The science behind cloud formation, how to make your own
Updated: Dec. 10, 2023 at 8:36 AM CST
|
By
David Burgett
How to make your own cloud in a jar. A fun experiment you can do with your kids, right in your own home!