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The Secret to Releasing the Genie in the Bottle

The Genie in the Bottle experiment is a special effects secret used by the movie industry. It's not really a secret, it's science. **This experiment is not intended to do at home. Your chemistry teacher is a great resource to demonstrate…

Best of Spangler Science 2009

It's been quite a year for us at Steve Spangler Science... in fact, when the year starts out with 50 off your closest friends helping you wish Ellen DeGeneres a Happy Birthday, you know big things are in store.  Whether we were letting fans…

Thanksgiving Table Tricks – Egg Drop Inertia

My relatives all know that any time we are gathered around the table is a great time for me to show off my newest table tricks... Thanksgiving is no exception.  But, with something like the Egg Drop it has to be just right, so why not practice…
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Hardware Store Science – Secret Messages with Teflon Tape

It's true that I find some of my best experiment inspiration in the hardware store. My team often likes to tell the story about spending five hours at Home Depot before a conference in Atlanta... don't believe everything you hear. This Teflon…

Mysterious Floating Water Science Experiment

Fill the glass jar with water and cover it with a card. As you turn the whole thing upside down, the audience can hardly contain themselves. The room quiets down as you precariously position the inverted jar and card a few feet above someone's…

Dancing Raisins – Chemistry You Can Eat

It's true that I have some favorite experiments that seem to make it into most of my workshops and presentations.  It's always nice to have a few "stand-bys" in my back pocket that I can use in case of a science emergency.  But, it's even…
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New Widget for Your Blog! Experiment of the Week

We now have over 100,000 subscribers who receive our Science Experiment of the Week in their inbox each Wednesday morning. We've had requests to create a widget (especially from teachers who blog), and we finally did it using Widgetbox. The…

Experiment of the Week – Real Science Fair Project Ideas

I'm excited that people are using our library of easy science experiments over at SteveSpanglerScience.com. Over 100,000 people receive our Experiment of the Week,but as you might imagine the level of interest goes through the roof at this time…

Singing Pipes – Hardware Store Science

If you've ever read my blog before, you know that any experiment I can construct in the aisles of Home Depot is a good experiment. Yes, it's true, my family - and even my co-workers - have had to drag me out of the store after a full day of…

Carnival of Education – 202nd Edition

Welcome to the 202nd Carnival of Education! There are, scientifically speaking, only 12 days of Christmas - beginning with Christmas Day and extending on into January, ending with Epiphany - but, scientifically speaking, there are MORE than…