Spangler Science Videos – The Editor's Top Picks for Best of 2008
There's only one problem with these "best of" video lists... someone has to actually sort through all of the videos and come up with a list! Props to our genius video editor, Bradley Mayhew, for all of his editing magic in 2008. When the year…
Growing Bacteria Experiment Helps BJ and Howie from Alice 105.9 Search for "Things" in the Studio
BJ and Howie are familiar voices to morning listeners of Alice 105.9. Whenever their conversation veers off on a science tangent, I know that my phone might ring. Several months ago, Howie was so certain that the studio was infected with mold…
2008 EduBlog Awards – Winner for Best Educational Video
We just found out this week that we won the 2008 EduBlog award for Best Educational Video and it's all because of amazing followers like all of you. When we got the word out that we were nominated for this award, the congratulations came…
Carnival of Education – 202nd Edition
Welcome to the 202nd Carnival of Education! There are, scientifically speaking, only 12 days of Christmas - beginning with Christmas Day and extending on into January, ending with Epiphany - but, scientifically speaking, there are MORE than…
Visit the Largest Online Collection of Science Experiment Videos
As we wrap up 2008, I'm excited to report that we've added more than a hundred new videos to our ever-growing library of cool science videos and science fair project ideas. We are told that this science video library represents the most complete…
Spin Art Chromatography – Is Black Really Black?
When I pose the question, "What is black?" at a teacher training workshop, I inevitably get two standard answers in response... "Black is black... a color," or "Black is the absence of all color." That's when I like to break out my filter…
Toy Product Testing – Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
Don't be surprised if you start seeing your favorite toy catalogs and educational toy websites (hopefully www.SteveSpanglerScience.com is in your list) sporting new product warning labels. It's not gesture of good will - it's the law - and…
2008 EduBlog Awards – Nominated for Best Use of Video
We are honored to be nominated for the 2008 EduBlog Awards (Eddies as they're called) in the category of Best Use of Video / Visual. This is the fifth year of the EduBlog Awards and the list of categories and nominees is the largest ever.
Voting…
Registration Now Open – Hands-on Science Boot Camp Dates and Cities Set for 2009
Hats off to our workshop team for finalizing all of the cities and dates for our 2009 Hands-on Science Boot Camp tour. During this year's tour, teachers asked how we decided on the cities and the answer is simple... we just loaded a blow gun…
The Family Who Eats Fire Together Sticks Together – Growing Up in a Family of Magicians
Ladies and gentlemen... please welcome our magicians for this evening... the amazing Bruce and Kitty Spangler.
As a very young child, I can remember sitting backstage and hearing these words as the orchestra began to play and my parents took…