Secret Recipe For Making the Biggest & Best Bubble
Bubbles are magical and captivating. Who doesn’t like playing with bubbles? The key is the perfect bubble solution. Combining water and dish soap is good, but not perfect. Some people think glycerin and water works well. It’s still not perfect.…
Vote for Steve Spangler in the Shorty Awards
Written by Susan Wells, MommyBlogger at SteveSpanglerScience.com
"Hollywood has the Oscars. Broadway has the Tonys. Now Twitter has the...Shorty Awards" - The New York Times
The Shorty Awards celebrate the best people and organizations…
It's a Periodic Table of Elements that a Kid Might Actually Read
Just mention the Periodic Table of Elements to a high school student, and you're likely to see them break out in a rash. Being forced to memorize the elements is just cruel and unusual punishment. Companies like BP are coming along and trying…
Tea Bag Rocket – The Updated Version of the Classic Ditto Paper Rocket
The Tea Bag Rocket is really an adaptation of a classic science demonstration called the Ditto Paper Rocket. If you're old enough to have experienced Ditto paper, you'll recall the bluish-purple ink and that unforgettable smell of freshly printed…
Balancing Nails Puzzle – Bigger Nails Give a Cool Twist on an Old Puzzle
It's a really cool science puzzle... balancing a pile of nails on the head of a stationary nail. I've always liked this puzzle because it gets kids thinking about the center of gravity. In this video, we substituted the small, table-top version…
New Guinness World Record Attempt – 2,500 Mentos Soda Geysers
Our own Julie Gintzler (follow @juliegintzler) is on hand in Danville, Illinois for a new Guinness World Record attempt for 2,500 MENTOS® powered soda geysers. The event organizers contacted Steve Spangler Science in their initial planning…
Spangler's Insta-Snow in Iraq – U.S. Army Confuses Locals
It's not supposed to snow in Iraq... but that didn't stop the 34th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army stationed in Iraq. Shelli Markgraf shared these pictures of her husband's division making a pile of snow in seconds by adding water to our…