How to Reduce Homework Stress
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
My girls returned to school last week, and although it was nice to return to a regular schedule, I couldn't help the knot in my stomach. A return to school means homework, frustration, missed assignments, confusion…
Create Your Own Diary of a Worm and Raise Your Own Night Crawlers
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
We test and play with every product in our science toys catalog before selling them to our customers.During the month of August, we played with worms while learning more about their world in the Worm Vue Wonder.
Worms…
Warnings of Smart Phone Photos Posing Privacy Risks is True
There have been many posts on Facebook and other social networks about the dangers of posting pictures of your children can inform the general public of the exact location of your children.
No matter if you are an extremely cautious parent…
Easing Back to School Stress – Tips for Teachers
Teachers are some of the most creative people out there. If you disagree, just visit Teachers Pay Teachers or Pinterest. Both community sites are overflowing with classroom, lesson, hand-out, activity and organization ideas from teachers themselves.…
Is the Hands-on Approach Really the Best Way to Learn Science?
Our focus at Steve Spangler Science is teaching hands-on science - don't read just about it in a text book, touch it, see it and live it. That's where discoveries are made and real learning begins.
Some are challenging that focus on teaching…
Back to School Blog Hop with Kid Blogger Network and We Teach
We are honored to be a part of the Kid Blogger Network's Back to School blog hop. It may not be all about science, but it is time to celebrate the return to the classroom and learning for the next nine months. This blog hop includes some of…
Easing Back to School Stress – Tips for Parents
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
The stress of back to school usually starts in our house as the end of July nears, and school supply lists arrive with registration packets. My kids start worrying about losing the later bedtimes, non-stop play dates…
Easing the Fears and Anxieties Through Team Building Activities During the First Days of School
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
As the back to school season starts, what types of feelings are stirred up? For me, it was always a mixture of excitement and joy over new clothes and school supplies and a knot in my stomach knowing I was headed…
Squishy, Squeezy, Messy, Color Mixing Kitchen Science
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
Some of our most popular kitchen science experiments at Steve Spangler Science involve color mixing and oil and water blobs in Lava Lamps. We came across this fun twist that involves color mixing and oil and water…
New Electric Car is Cool, Sleek and a Little Bit TRON
Renault is the first car manufacturer to sell a zero-emission vehicle. They have an entire line of electric cars to suit every need and motorhead.
Their newest and smallest car, the Twizy Electric Car, uses the same tires as Renault's Formula…