Texas Teachers Attend Hands-on Science Boot Camp to Strengthen Their Teaching Skills
We have lots of teacher friends in Texas, and our most recent stops in Dallas and San Antonio brought together almost 300 teachers from all walks of education. You might expect that these one-day science teacher workshops would be heavily dominated…
Naked Eggs & Flying Potatoes Now Available for Kindle, Nook
After receiving several requests to make Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes available as an ebook on Kindle and Nook, we are happy to announce that it is now available on both platforms.
Keep in mind that this is not the enhanced book that you…
Back to the Ellen DeGeneres Show for Halloween Science Fun
Watch what Steve did with Ellen last week on the Ellen DeGeneres Halloween Show:
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Halloween Science and the Ellen DeGeneres Show seem to go hand in hand. I was excited…
Fake Blood Recipes – Blend Up Edible Concoctions in Your Kitchen
When I was growing up, my parents had the best recipe for fake blood. It looked so realistic, they sold it to the movie-makers in Hollywood to be used on their sets. Some of the fake blood seen in the movie Jaws was made in my parent's home…
Moms Like Me Magazine – Halloween Fun for Children
We are honored to be included in the October edition of Moms Like Me Magazine. Our Halloween Science Kit was chosen to be featured in the Just for Fun section for safe Halloween activities.
Our Halloween Science Kit features some of the…
Story Time Slime – Bringing Literature & Science Together in Your Classroom
Tis the season for spooky, slimy science. The kids are excited for the upcoming holiday, restless in their seats and it's hard to keep their attention on the lessons at hand. Early childhood teachers know that getting kids excited about science…
A Twist on an Old Favorite – Screaming Ghost Balloons
We love to see a twist or a new idea for one of our experiments and activities. One of our favorite bloggers Janelle at Brimful Curiousities, shared this idea on her blog. We loved it so much, we want to share it with our readers...
Janelle…
Kitchen Science – Dry Ice Mini Smoke Ring Launcher
It's dry ice season, or Halloween time. It's all the same in our office. Every year I try to find something new and exciting to do with dry ice for Halloween. We receive hundreds of calls in the office at this time each year about where to find…
Discover the Hidden Energy in Gummy Worms
Everyone knows gummy worms and gummy bears have a lot of sugar and carbohydrates in them, but did you know that translates into stored energy? Release that energy and you get a big reaction and a little fire too.
My science demo guinea pig…
Florida Hands-on Science Boot Camp for Teachers – Returning Teachers Share New Program
No one has to twist my arm to visit highly motivated teachers in Florida. Our Hands-on Science Boot Camp kicked off its fall tour with stops in Tampa and Orlando. We consider a boot camp to be one-day, highly intensive, roll-up-your-sleeves…