How to Tackle Common Core and Squeeze Science into the Classroom
Love it or hate it, if you live in the 45 states that have adopted it, Common Core is coming to a classroom near you by 2014. Common Core State Standards are a state-led effort by state governors and leaders. They were written by educators and…
Solar Plane Completes Maiden Journey Across the United States
Earlier this month, a plane powered by the sun completed its first voyage across the United States. The Solar Impulse is the first solar-powered plane that can fly during the day and night. It uses energy collected in 12,000 solar cells to power…
Breaking Down Common Core, the Myths, the Truths, the Debates
Common Core - the next big thing in education reform - is getting a lot of positive and negative attention these days. Many of it isn't accurate, like the requiring Grapes of Wrath for second graders. But what is it and what does it mean for…
Creating Discovery Bottles in a Kitchen Mad Scientist Lab
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
Baby Soda Bottles get their name because they are actually plastic soda bottles before they are heated, stretched and blown up into the plastic bottles we all know. These perfect test tubes are large, clear and…
Earn a Science-Themed Badge at Junior Ranger Programs at a National Park
By Contributor Jacquie Fisher, KC Edventures
The Junior Ranger programs in our National Parks are a wonderful way to introduce kids to hand-on science opportunities. Science and nature activities are offered to kids and families are more…
Forget the Soy Meatless Burgers – Grill Up a Lab-Grown Hamburger
Flint Lockwood made it rain made-to-order food down on his small town in the movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. His contraption couldn't have cost as much as a real burger made in a lab - $325,000.
Mark Post, a vascular physiologist…
The Flashing, Color Mixing, One-of-a-Kind White Lightning Stick
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
One of the biggest hits of the summer is the White Lightning Stick. On the Fourth of July, we held a small firework show in our front yard with our neighbors.
Along with the traditional sparklers and black snakes,…
It's Science in the Rockies Professional Development Week in Denver
We are hosting about 150 teachers from the United States and across the world at the Denver West Sheraton Hotel for Science in the Rockies. They are in Denver this week to learn how to squeeze science into their classroom and integrate it into…
Popsicle Stick Chain Reaction Sick Science!
After the long holiday weekend, it's back to work and business as usual. During the break, all of us at The Spangler Labs enjoyed our time off and ate a few too many popsicles to stay cool. With all those popsicle sticks laying around, we had…
Dr. Mad Science Featured in New York Daily News Keeps Kids Learning Over the Summer
One of our favorite kid scientists, Doctor Mad Science, was featured last week in the New York Daily News. His science videos share DIY science experiments and activities to an audience of kids and their parents.
We were introduced to 11-year-old…