Young Alchemists – Science for Babies, Toddlers and Kids
By Angelique Felix
Young children are always experimenting! If you give your child a cup and a bowl of water, he will fill and pour, push the cup under the surface and watch the water rush in, and investigate why his sleeves get wet when he…
Make a Love Connection with Valentines Day Science
Valentine's Day is a holiday known for its dedication to love, chocolate, and… science? The Science of Love of course!
This year we are celebrating Valentine's Day science with a kit full of the most eye-catching, heart-grabbing, hands-on…
Ms. Cobb Incorporates Life Lessons Into 7th Grade Math with Slime Day
JoAnna Cobb is a 7th grade math teacher at Bedford Middle School. This is her 10th year of teaching. Ms. Cobb says she "adores mathematics and the way math is involved in every aspect of daily living."
My mission as a teacher is to…
Claims Made on Facebook Can Damage a Teacher's Reputation and Ultimately Hurt Students
We received an alarming call Wednesday morning. A parent in the Tyler, Texas area read a Facebook post from a friend with a shocking claim that his daughter ate some fluffy Insta-Snow and, at the hospital, her blood alcohol level was 2.0.
The…
Leopard Reintroduction on a Wildlife Reserve in Malawi, Africa
By Jody Tilbury, Mud Hut Mama
We are lucky enough to live in a wildlife reserve in Malawi that over the last ten years has been restored, rehabilitated and restocked. More than 2,500 animals have been translocated here and there is a lot…
The Science Behind Snowflakes
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
We've gone from sub-zero temperatures to almost 60 degrees this week in Denver. Even though the spring-like temps have brought us out of the icebox, we are spending some time on the science behind snowflakes. Snowflakes…
TODAY is the Day for Iron in Breakfast – SICK Science Video Goes Viral
We first shared our Iron for Breakfast experiment around 19 years ago, but this week our video got monster amounts of attention. All the attention started with the Today Show. Soon after, Cheezburger featured the experiment as their Experiment…
Cave Stalactites and Capillary Action
By Marnie from Carrots are Orange
Preschoolers can learn science too. If you don’t believe me, go and check out Steve Spangler’s website. Search his experiments and do one with your child. They may not get all the abstract concepts but…
Instant Freeze – Water Turns to Ice in a Flash
During the cold winter months, do you ever leave a bottle of water or soda in your car or garage overnight? What happens the next day when the drink is still liquid you twist off the cap and the drink instantly freezes! How does this work and…
Cold Weather Science – Frozen Bubbles
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
Over the weekend, the girls and I took advantage of the Denver deep freeze to brave the cold and do a little science. We pulled out the summer bubble kit and experimented with what would happen to a bubble when it…