Patriotic Layered Density Drinks for 4th of July
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
As you know, all of us at The Spangler Labs enjoy a good liquid density column. Our 9-Layer Density Tower is shared across the internet. It is one of our most popular Pinterest experiment pins. We are always looking…
The Spangler Effect Spotlighted on NBC Nightly News as Top YouTube Education Channel
More and more parents, students and lifelong learners are turning to YouTube - not for funny kitty videos or talking dogs - but for education. Teachers are sharing their lessons beyond the classroom.
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Best Science and Educational YouTube Channels
Steve Spangler Science has an incredible following on our three YouTube channels - The Spangler Effect, Sick Science! Experiments and Spangler Science TV. Our video team is dedicated to bring the best experiments and science programming to our…
Ultimate Science Vacations – Science at Sea Takes an Up Close Look at Alaska
For the third time, the Steve Spangler team and award-winning naturalists explored the inside passage of Alaska. The group, along with teachers and science enthusiasts boarded a Holland America cruise ship earlier this week for a special Science…
The Science Behind Fireworks – How Do They Produce the Brilliant Colors and Designs?
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
** This article is strictly for the entertainment and information of our readers. Leave the display fireworks creation, development and launching to the professionals. It is a violation of federal, state and local…
Outdoor Summer Science Fun – Sick Science! Bubble Snakes
We love bubbles at Steve Spangler Science. We've made frozen bubbles, smoky bubbles, giant bubbles, bouncing bubbles and fire bubbles to name a few. This time, we make colorful, snaking bubbles that come out of a homemade bubble blower.
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Bubbles…
Take a Science Vacation – Summer Learning in Yellowstone National Park
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
My family and I visited Yellowstone last week. The girls and I had never been, but my husband had spent a few summers in the Youth Conservation Corps back in his youthful days. I knew Yellowstone was full of geothermal…
The Science Behind Worms
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
As I was digging in my backyard this weekend, planting the last of my flowers and vegetables, I came across several worms. As the dry, bright sunlight hit my squirmy little friends, they wriggled and writhed to immediately…
Zipwire Science – A Lesson in Gravity and Friction
By Maggy Woodley from Red Ted Art
We do love to have FUN in our house and we love nothing more than a bit of PLAY. The best part about play however, is that you are learning WHILST having fun. But I am sure I am “preaching to the converted.”
A…
Salt Water Density Straw Sick Science!
Create a colorful rainbow inside a straw while learning a lesson in density. This easy kitchen science experiment uses materials found in your house and can be done by kids of all ages (with a little parental assistance).
Materials
Salt
Water
Measuring…