Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes – Spangler's Latest Book of Cool Science Experiments
With a title like Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes, you know that this probably isn't going to be your ordinary book of experiments. At the early stages of writing this book, we had to put our heads together and try to think of a way to make…
Move Objects with Your Mind
Looking for a way to entertain or just plain annoy your friends? Then invite them over, pull out the wine glasses and perform a mind trick. Well, maybe not really a mind trick, but a trick that uses what else but science.
The ability to move…
Science Kiddo to the Rescue – New Blog Shows Science from a Kid's Perspective
Step aside Mr. Wizard. Move over Science Guy. Take a seat Mr. Spangler. There's a new scientist in town. It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Science Kiddo!
My team @SpanglerScience on Twitter recently tweeted with Christian's mom right before he…
Trick Your Friends with the Floating Bottle Trick or Genie in a Bottle
The Floating Bottle Trick or Genie in a Bottle is a guaranteed fun way to trick your friends using only items you can find around the house.
The science magician displays a bottle and a short length of rope. She explains that according to…
Magic Sand – Hydrophobic Sand Stays Dry in Water
You are never too old to play in the sand, especially when it's magic sand with science included.
As you know by now, magic isn't really magic, there's usually a scientific explanation behind what's happening. Magic Sand is coated with a substance…
Caring Strategies Summer Camp Uses Energy Beads to Teach Power of Sun
The Caring Strategies Summer Camp in Louisiana, held a science summer camp this year. Caring Strategies is a non-profit center that holds trainings, camps and events throughout the year for children.
Among the activities and lessons taught…
How to Reduce, Reuse & Recycle Styrofoam
Styrofoam is a material that won't break down, can't be recycled and will always remain on earth. Unless you know a little science.
Styrofoam is made up of long strands of styrene molecules with lots of air pockets. It's called polystyrene.…
New Mentos Soda Geyser World Record in Mexico City
... and the soda continues to fly. On August 22, 2010, Mexico City became the Guinness World Record holder for the largest number of simultaneously erupting Mentos and cola geysers on Saturday with 2,433 participants. The Mentos Geyser Tube…
The Crushery Creates Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Concoctions
Do you like your ice cream cold? Do you like your ice cream really, really cold at maybe around -321 °F? Visit The Crushery at 1579 Pearl Street in Denver and you will experience ice cream in a whole new way.
The Crushery makes ice cream…
My Chemistry Teacher and His Singing Pipes
If you are fortunate in your career, you have a mentor or someone you owe your inspiration and direction in starting down the chosen path in life. Chemistry teacher Doug Hodous at Heritage High School was my inspiration. As I sat across the…