Millennium Hotel Payment
I have asked the Millennium Hotel if they would allow payment for the hotel room to be prepaid by a 3rd party (like your school) and they have given me a credit card authorization form that you can use for that purpose. If the school that…
Make Your Own Prism
Editor's Note: A special thanks to guest blogger and good friend, Jane Goodwin, for this "colorful" post!
Remember how Pollyanna loved to see the rainbows all along the wall? Do you remember how she did that?
She made those rainbows with…
Mentos Geyser Tube Crosses the Border
A few months ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Dave Reed, the VP of Technology for eSpeakers, at the Winter NSA Conference in Orlando. Dave talked to me about the work he is doing in Mexico with his family and I gladly passed on a few science…
Teacher Appreciation Month – Honor Your Favorite Science Teacher
Note from the Editor, May 15th - Our Teacher Appreciation Contest has ended. We will be picking the winners today. Thanks to everyone who submitted their awesome teachers for the contest.
This is one of the greatest parts of my job - I…
Are You In Need of Any Special Services From Carnival?
What are "Special Services"? They are any medical conditions or dietary needs that Carnival should be aware of in order to keep you happy and healthy on your cruise. Medical conditions are, for example, those that require refrigerated storage…
Rube Goldberg Meets Cadbury Creme Eggs
Thanks to Twitter, this little tweet woke me up last night... and I'm watching it at 3:00 a.m. This has to be the most impressive Rube Goldberg contraption I've ever seen.
What's your favorite Rube Goldberg video?
Even Science People Practice for the Big Game – Colorado Rockies Science Day
Professional athletes practice before the big game day... and so should the visiting science team. We're honored to be invited by the Colorado Rockies baseball organization and NBC affiliate 9News to kick-off their first annual Science Day at…
Teacher Earns Accolades for Exciting Use of Science and Children's Literature
Early childhood teachers know that getting kids excited about science is only part of the challenge. Today’s young learners need more than excitement and motivation – they need opportunities to actually DO more science on a daily basis.…
Kid-Friendly Elephant Toothpaste – Big Hit with Pre-Schoolers!
I love when our Boot-camp alumni teachers write in to tell us about how they are using science in their classrooms. Shirley Snowden attended our Anaheim Boot-camp last year and emailed us with a great story about her experience with Kid-Friendly…
Incredible Growing Peeps – Easter Science
Every year the color, variety, even flavor of those sugary marshmallow Peeps seems to multiply... I have some theories about what happens on the grocery store shelves when no one is around, but that's another post for a different blog. In…