Marshmallow and Cherry Science Density Layer Cake
Bake a little science cake for your love this Valentines Day. This experiment mixes a little kitchen science, candy science and physical science. And the end result of this activity is delicious.
To make a 3-layer density cake, you will need…
Valentines Day Candy Science Experiments
It's Valentines week - love is in the air and there is candy flowing everywhere. What are you going to do with all of the candy your child brings home on Thursday afternoon? Don't eat it...experiment with it.
Here are a few…
Fortune Telling Fish Make Unique and Creative Valentines – Let Science Detect Your Love
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
My girls and I don't like to hand out the standard paper Valentines from the store. Those are just boring. So each year we look for a different and unique Valentine to hand out. Since I'm known as the Science Mom…
Light Ice, Heavy Water – Unfold the Mystery of the Sinking Water
Water floats and ice sinks, right? Frozen water is heavier and denser than when it is in its liquid state. Or is it? This activity is all about experimenting with different liquids and their densities.
In one of our most popular experiments,…
Test Tube Valentines – A Science Message in a Bottle
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
I am not incredibly crafty, although I enjoy breaking the paper Valentine mold each year and finding something new and different. This year, my second grader and I are breaking out and making Valentines with test…
The Best of Steve Spangler Sick Science! Videos January 2013
What a great start to 2013! From Pop Rocks, mystery liquids, folding eggs and even a VIRAL video showing how to remove iron from your breakfast cereal, to newspaper trees, dirty cell phones, and instantly freezing water. Our Sick Science! Video…
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…