The Ultimate Harry Potter Science Activities for Halloween or Birthday Parties Part 2
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
Last Friday, I shared my 7-year-old daughter's Ultimate Harry Potter party and how we created some unique and creative decorations out of science supplies. This was a birthday party, but it can easily be tweaked…
All New Halloween Sick Science! Experiments Coming in October
October blows in next week. With it comes our favorite science holiday. To celebrate Halloween season, our Sick Science! team has created new experiments and activities sure to add some spooky science to Halloween parties, haunted houses and…
What Is Dry Ice?
It's time to make bubbling potions, burping bubbles and low lying fog. The main ingredient in all of these concoctions (besides warm water) is dry ice. We receive a lot of calls and emails from our customers looking for more information on…
Throw the Ultimate Harry Potter Halloween or Birthday Science Party Part 1
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
My daughters, husband and I are all Harry Potter fanatics. Our obsession began last summer when my then 6-year-old and I began reading The Sorcerer's Stone. After completing the book, we all watched the movie. Then…
How Teachers and Educators Can Use Pinterest as a Resource In and Out of the Classroom
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
You are now on Pinterest, you've created boards, pinned and repinned and lost hours of your life without batting an eye. How do you bring Pinterest into your classroom and use it as a teaching resource? Here are a…
Chicago Teachers on Strike – 350,000 Students Out of School
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union went on strike Monday after talks with the Chicago Public Schools ended without resolution late Sunday night.
School board President David Vitale said the district changed…
Pinterest for Teachers – How to Get Set Up
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
Pinterest is the latest time-sucking social network to rise above the rest. If you are a visual person looking for recipes, home decorating tips, crafts for the kids or cool vacation spots, Pinterest is your network.…
Four Million Molecules That Stretch to the Moon – Gravi-Goo and Newton's Beads
In one cup of Gravi-Goo there is about four million linked molecules. The long strands of molecules are called polymers. Pour the liquid from cup to cup and the long strand of molecules will pull each other along, or siphon from one cup to another.…
Let it Snow! Peace Corp Volunteer Brings Winter Wonderland to Kids in the Philippines
Ryan Flach is a United States Peace Corps Education Volunteer who is currently serving in a small town in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.
While serving in the small town of Sibalom, Antique since 2010, Ryan teaches a reading…