Back from the Ellen Show… She Did It!
Watch Steve's Science Demos on Ellen Ellen hit a science home run! She whipped off the tablecloth, smashed the veggies and popped the pumpkins like a pro. We just returned from the Ellen Show studios in Burbank, California, and I couldn't…
Texas Teachers Make Science Come Alive!
Our Hands-on Science Boot Camp team just returned from two great days in Houston and Dallas where we were privileged to spend some time with teachers who are in the trenches... motivating students... teaching science... and assessing student…
Glowing Pumpkins – Martha Combines Arts & Crafts with Science
Hats off to Martha Stewart for job well done on her glow-in-the-dark pumpkins (okay, she called them funkins featured on October 26, 2007, on her television show. Our Media Product Coordinator, Brian Firooz, worked with the segment producer…
More Spangler Science on the Ellen Show
I'm honored to have been asked back as a return guest on the Ellen Show on November 1, 2007 for some more science. I received the phone call yesterday from the producer who asked, "I think Ellen would really enjoy that exploding pumpkin demo…
Glowing Pumpkins for Martha Stewart
Move over all of you TV science guys... there's a new science person hitting the airwaves (even if it's just for a day). A producer from the Martha Stewart Television Show called to let us know that Martha (Ms. Stewart?) likes one of our science…
Halloween Science Recipes
Everyone knows Halloween is my favorite time of year. It's time to blow things up, create bubbling potions and cultivate the "ooze and ahhhh" response. My Halloween parties consist of plenty of green and glowing slime, bubbling dry ice experiments…
Cork and Wine Bottle Trick
You probably received the e-mail showing a guy who taught everyone how to remove a wine cork that had been pushed completely into the bottle. The video included no verbal explanation, but viewers learned that the secret to the trick was the…
Geyser Tube™ Helps Set Another Mentos World Record
The more than 1,000 Mentos geyser participants in Cape Girardeau, Missouri are calling it the latest in attempts for the Guinness World Record. If you're new to the craze, the ingredients are simple... Mentos, diet soda and a Geyser Tube (the…
Mentos Practical Joke
Here's a great practical joke based on the string trigger method that many people used with Wintergreen Lifesavers years ago. The Mento is cleverly suspended above the liquid and hidden by the cap of the Diet Coke bottle. One twist and it's…
Brevard Teachers Do It Right
As a general rule, I think teachers have a difficult time being in the spotlight, especially when it comes to receiving awards. I was honored to be the guest speaker at the first annual PRISM awards dinner in Orlando, Florida where two Brevard…