Are You Organizing a School Event this Spring? Need a Little Help Coordinating Your Volunteers?
With spring fast approaching, the volunteer season is kicking into high gear — and parents are getting called on to volunteer from multiple directions.
Are you planning a science fair or science birthday party this spring? Maybe it’s an…
Kindergarteners Banned from Science Fair? What is the Right Age to Participate?
Contributed by Susan Wells
Blog Editor - Steve Spangler Science
What age should children begin participating in science fair? Should science fairs be judged? How much involvement should parents have in their child's project? These are questions…
News Set in Disarray After Giant Smoke Rings Pound Anchors
I took a large smoke ring blaster that I used on the Ellen DeGeneres Show to the 9News studios in Denver this week. I demonstrated the power of air pressure and what a microburst looks like. What resulted was giant smoke rings blown across the…
Weather and Science Day 2011 – Steve Spangler and Kathy Sabine Invite You to Coors Field
Contributed by Susan Wells, Blog Editor
Weather and Science Day at Coors Field 2009 resulted in a new Guinness World Record for the Largest Physics Lesson. Thanks to support from the Colorado Rockies and 9News, the Steve Spangler Science team…
Science Fair Planning and Creative Ideas
By Guest Blogger: Karen Bantuveris, VolunteerSpot
Mad Science Meets Crazy Easy Student Science Fair Planning
Building extravagant dioramas and goo filled volcano models is only half the battle for creating a successful science fair. There’s…
Biggest Air Cannon… So Far – The Ellen Show Audience Gets Blasted with Giant Smoke Rings
Let's start with a huge thanks to Ellen DeGeneres and everyone at the Ellen Show for inviting me back for more fun and a few science experiments. It was a great show with an extra level of buzz backstage because Matt Damon was Ellen's special…
Parents – Don't Fear the Science Fair
It’s that time of year again. Snow is melting, temperatures are starting to rise a bit and your child has to work on a science fair project.
The dreaded science fair project.
The goal of the science fair is to teach the scientific method…
Coolest Field Trip Ever – Winners Announced
In July, my team of naturalists and I will lead a group of about 120 science enthusiasts on an educational cruise to Alaska. Our Science at Sea 2009 cruise was sold out and this year we've added more space and taken our custom shore excursions…