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Science Birthday Parties
The Wall Street Journal ranked "science shows" as the top birthday party choice for children in a recent poll, and parents are getting into the action. Armed with some simple supplies from around the house, a few science recipes and a bucket…
Science for Young Learners Conference – A New Venture for NSTA
The National Science Teachers Association hosted a special day for PreK-2 teachers who want to make science more fun, more hands-on and more integrated into their teaching experiences. The Science for Young Learners Day was the brainchild of…
Wayne Newton is not Isaac Newton’s Brother
I had the opportunity to visit Mrs. Heaton's 5th grade GT / advanced learning class at Willow Creek Elementary this afternoon with one goal in mind... To learn about Newton's Laws of Motion. The class is currently reading October Sky by Homer…
Leprechauns Strike Again with Green Water
I will never forget St. Patrick's Day 2006. This morning I woke to the screams of our almost four year old twins, Mark and Scott.
"Daddy, wake up! Look at what those Leprechauns did," yelled Scott. I jumped out of bed to find the twins picking…
The Bike Helmet Myth: Slow Riders Don’t Need to Wear Helmets
The Colorado State science fair judges were not the only ones who were impressed with Raleigh Burt, an 8th grader from Sargent Junior High School in Alamosa, Colorado. His first place, award-winning project caught the attention of many people…
Crazy about Science: Missouri Teachers Take Over Tan-Tar-A Resort
By 10:30 AM on Friday, March 10th, the place was out of control. Roughly 600 early childhood teachers who attended my featured session - How to Keep Your Children Excited about Science - were smacking each other with giant 8 foot long balloons…
Alka-Seltzer Rocket
What happens when you have a build-up of gas? Please don't answer that question! The gas in question is carbon dioxide and the explosion is nothing short of fun. This experiment uses film canisters and Alka-Seltzer to create a rocket. Warning:…
Secrets of the Toy Industry
I was contacted several months ago by Julia Ann Charpentier, a Milwaukee-based freelance writer and an editor for book publishers, for a future article in the trade journal TD Monthly Magazine. If you're interested in learning more about the…
Celebrating Connections 2006 – West Virginia
Another three eggs met their fate as Ginger Huffman skillfully executed a perfect egg drop in front of nearly 2,000 cheering fans. Ginger Huffman and Alyson Edwards served as the conference organizers for one of the top early childhood education…
Insta-Snow Makes CHS Snowmakers Famous
Who would have ever thought that a white powder that turns water into snow (okay, fake snow) would get so much attention? When we introduced Insta-Snow to the market in 2003, no one knew that this special polymer could have so many applications.…
