Tag: science

  • NASA Briefs Media on Comet Flyby

    NASA Briefs Media on Comet Flyby

    News conference held Feb. 15 following the flyby of comet Tempel 1 by the Stardust-NExT spacecraft on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. The spacecraft’s closest approach was a distance of 112 miles. Participants are: Ed Weiler, NASA’s associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, Washington; Joe Veverka, Stardust-NExT principal investigator, Cornell University; Tim Larson, Stardust-NExT project manager, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.; Don Brownlee, Stardust-NExT co-investigator, University of Washington, Seattle; and Pete Schultz, Stardust-NExT co-investigator, Brown University.

  • Optical Illusion Heart – Sick Science! #022

    Optical Illusion Heart – Sick Science! #022

    Do you love Optical Illusions? Try this cool experiment out and compare results with your friends!

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/fire-bubbles-exploding-toothpaste-book

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    © 2011 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • Candle Seesaw – Sick Science! #021

    Candle Seesaw – Sick Science! #021

    Recently, the scientists at Spangler Labs had a day where they recollected their fond memories of elementary school. Some thought back to their favorite science or math class, but Steve was excited about the playground equipment. He loved the monkey bars, the swings, and even loved to play tetherball.

    But, he recalled, his favorite thing to do on the playground was seesaw. Steve’s memories even included a daredevil stunt where he seesawed while it was on fire. He was a regular elementary Evil Knievel. And then it hit him…what if he could use some amazing science principles to make a magic seesaw?

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/naked-eggs-and-flying-potatoes

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    © 2011 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • Color Changing Carnations – Sick Science! #020

    Color Changing Carnations – Sick Science! #020

    Where does the water go when a plant is watered? With this experiment, children can discover for themselves how essential the functions of roots and stems are to plant growth. As the colored water is absorbed, students will be able to see how the water is absorbed into the plant and the petals of the carnation change color.

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/fire-bubbles-exploding-toothpaste-book

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2011 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • Color Mixing Wheel – Sick Science! #019

    Color Mixing Wheel – Sick Science! #019

    Our visual division here at Steve Spangler Labs loves the science of color mixing. We’ve mixed gels, fizzing tablets, and even different colored lenses together to get the secondary colors. We needed something new. So, we found an amazing way to combine scientific principles of physics with the visual science of color mixing. Our discovery isn’t just visually spectacular, it’s scientifically sound!

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/naked-eggs-and-flying-potatoes

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2011 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

    About Steve Spangler…

    Steve Spangler is a celebrity teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in. Spangler is the founder of www.SteveSpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources and home for Spangler’s popular science experiment archive and video collection. Spangler is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and Denver 9 News where he takes classroom science experiments to the extreme. For teachers, parents or DIY Science ideas – check out other sources of learning:

    Join the Science Club and check out other cool science experiments at – http://www.SteveSpanglerScience.com

    Sign up to receive a FREE Experiment of the Week- http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment-of-the-week

    Attend a Spangler Hands-on Science Workshop for Teachers – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/training

    Watch Steve on Local and National Media Appearances on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/SpanglerScienceTV

  • Color Changing Milk – Sick Science! #018

    Color Changing Milk – Sick Science! #018

    It’s an explosion of color! Some very unusual things happen when you mix a little milk, food coloring, and a drop of liquid soap. Use this experiment to amaze your friends and uncover the scientific secrets of soap. It’s also the perfect idea for your next science fair project!

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/fire-bubbles-exploding-toothpaste-book

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2011 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

    About Steve Spangler…

    Steve Spangler is a celebrity teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in. Spangler is the founder of www.SteveSpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources and home for Spangler’s popular science experiment archive and video collection. Spangler is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and Denver 9 News where he takes classroom science experiments to the extreme. For teachers, parents or DIY Science ideas – check out other sources of learning:

    Join the Science Club and check out other cool science experiments at – http://www.SteveSpanglerScience.com

    Sign up to receive a FREE Experiment of the Week- http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment-of-the-week

    Attend a Spangler Hands-on Science Workshop for Teachers – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/training

    Watch Steve on Local and National Media Appearances on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/SpanglerScienceTV

  • Tornado in a Bottle – Vortex Racer

    Tornado in a Bottle – Vortex Racer

    How long does it take to empty a soda bottle full of water? You’ll amaze your dinner guests and explore some of the scientific properties of air and water when you learn how to empty a full bottle of water in just a few seconds!

    About Steve Spangler Science…

    Steve Spangler is a celebrity teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in 2005 and prompted more than 1,000 related YouTube videos. Spangler is the founder of www.SteveSpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources and home for Spangler’s popular science experiment archive and video collection. Spangler is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show where he takes classroom science experiments to the extreme. Check out his pool filled with 2,500 boxes of cornstarch!

    Cool Science Toys – http://www.SteveSpanglerScience.com
    Sign up for the Experiment of the Week – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/e
    Watch Spangler’s Science Videos – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/v
    Attend a Spangler Hands-on Science Workshop for Teachers – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/t
    Visit Spangler’s YouTube Channel – http://www.youtube.com/stevespanglers

    Join the conversation on Steve Spangler’s blog – http://www.SteveSpangler.com

    Additional Information:

    On the education side, Spangler started his career as a science teacher in the Cherry Creek School district for 12 years. Today, Steve travels extensively training teachers in ways to make learning more engaging and fun. His hands-on science boot camps and summer institutes for teachers inspire and teach teachers how to prepare a new generation for an ever-changing work force. Over the last 15 years, he has also made more than 500 television appearances as an authority on hands-on science and inquiry-based learning.

    On the business side, Spangler is the founder and CEO of Steve Spangler Science, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of educational toys and kits and hands-on science training services for teachers. The companys unique business strategies and viral creations have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, Wired and TIME Magazine where online readers voted Steve Spangler #18 in the Top 100 Most Influential People of the Year for 2006 (what were they thinking?). You’ll find more than 140 Spangler created products available online at SteveSpanglerScience.com and distributed to toy stores and mass-market retailers worldwide.

    Spangler joined NBC affiliate 9News in 2001 as the science education specialist. His weekly experiments and science segments are designed to teach viewers creative ways to make learning fun. His now famous Mentos Geyser experiment, turning 2-liter bottles of soda into erupting fountains, became an Internet sensation in September 2005 when thousands of people started posting their own Mentos explosions on YouTube.com.

    As founder of SteveSpanglerScience.com, Spangler and his design team have developed more than 140 educational toys and science-related products featured by mass-market retailers like Target, Wal-Mart, Toys R’ Us, Discovery Channel Stores and over 1,400 independent specialty toy stores. His educational science catalog and on-line business offers more than a thousand science toys and unique learning resources. Recently, Spangler has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, WIRED, the History Channel, Food Network and TIME Magazine where on-line readers voted Steve Spangler #18 in the Top 100 Most Influential People of the Year for 2006.

    His recent appearances on the Ellen DeGeneres Show have taught viewers how to blow up their food, shock their friends, create mountains of foam, play on a bed of nails, vanish in a cloud of smoke and how to turn 2,500 boxes of cornstarch and a garden hose into a swimming pool of fun.

  • The Baby Diaper Secret – Sick Science! #017

    The Baby Diaper Secret – Sick Science! #017

    If you’ve ever changed a diaper and noticed what looked like tiny crystals on the baby’s skin, you’ve uncovered the secret of superabsorbent, disposable diapers. Those tiny crystals actually come from the lining of the diaper and are made out of a safe, non-toxic polymer that absorbs moisture away from the baby’s skin.

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2011 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • Taco Sauce Penny Cleaner – Sick Science! #016

    Taco Sauce Penny Cleaner – Sick Science! #016

    It’s one of those things you hear about but wonder if it’s true. Can you use taco sauce to clean the tarnish off of a penny? Believe it or not, taco sauce does a great job of cleaning pennies, but how does it work? Which ingredients in the taco sauce really do the cleaning? Eight year old Jack Spangler tackled these questions as part of his science fair project and made a surprising discovery.

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/naked-eggs-and-flying-potatoes

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2011 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • Cork in the Bottle Trick – Sick Science! #015

    Cork in the Bottle Trick – Sick Science! #015

    It’s a popular e-mail buzzing across the internet and through inboxes. How do you get a cork out of a wine bottle? It’s a dilemma that Steve just had to solve. After many hours doing research, Steve has come up with the scientific answer to the classic puzzle.

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/fire-bubbles-exploding-toothpaste-book

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2010 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • Secret Message – Sick Science! #014

    Secret Message – Sick Science! #014

    At one time or another, we’ve all had secrets. Secret handshakes, secret knocks, or secret crushes have probably been a part of everyone’s lives. What if you could write a secret invisible message that could only be revealed through magic? Well, we’re not going to suggest something magical and not teach you how it’s possible. This experiment may seem like magic, but it’s really just some “hot” science.

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/naked-eggs-and-flying-potatoes

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2010 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes – Experience

    Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes – Experience

    It’s not just a book, it’s an experience. Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes is a hands-on science book using household materials. The Scientifically Enhanced eBook is available on Apple’s iBookstore for iPad and iPhone 4. It includes 37 instructional videos and over 200 stunning photographs.

  • Pendulum Catch – Sick Science! #013

    Pendulum Catch – Sick Science! #013

    Have you ever seen a comedy bit from a black and white silent film? One of their favorite gags was someone hoisting a piano to a 3rd or 4th story window when someone cuts the string… CRASH! The piano comes crashing down as ivory keys and wood splinters go everywhere. The Magic Hex Nut Pendulum involves the same sort of thing, only on a much smaller scale. What will happen to your hex nuts? The result may surprise you.

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/fire-bubbles-exploding-toothpaste-book

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2010 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • NASA Science on the Road: Oceans, Carbon, and Climate

    NASA Science on the Road: Oceans, Carbon, and Climate

    The annual gathering of Earth and space scientists in San Francisco at the American Geophysical Union meeting draws thousands of researchers from around the world, including many involved with NASA research. Galen McKinley of the University of Wisconsin-Madison talks about her work with carbon in the global oceans and the Great Lakes.

  • Hydrogen Oxygen Balloon Explosion – Steve Spangler

    Hydrogen Oxygen Balloon Explosion – Steve Spangler

    Steve Spangler dispels a common believe that Oxygen is explosive… and along the way creates a huge explosion using balloons filled with Hydrogen and Oxygen.

    About Steve Spangler Science…

    Steve Spangler is a celebrity teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in 2005 and prompted more than 1,000 related YouTube videos. Spangler is the founder of www.SteveSpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources and home for Spangler’s popular science experiment archive and video collection. Spangler is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show where he takes classroom science experiments to the extreme. Check out his pool filled with 2,500 boxes of cornstarch!

    Cool Science Toys – http://www.SteveSpanglerScience.com
    Sign up for the Experiment of the Week – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment-of-the-week
    Watch Spangler’s Science Videos – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/video/
    Attend a Spangler Hands-on Science Workshop for Teachers – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/teacher_training/
    Visit Spangler’s YouTube Channel – http://www.youtube.com/stevespanglerscience

    Join the conversation on Steve Spangler’s blog – http://www.SteveSpangler.com

    Additional Information:

    On the education side, Spangler started his career as a science teacher in the Cherry Creek School district for 12 years. Today, Steve travels extensively training teachers in ways to make learning more engaging and fun. His hands-on science boot camps and summer institutes for teachers inspire and teach teachers how to prepare a new generation for an ever-changing work force. Over the last 15 years, he has also made more than 500 television appearances as an authority on hands-on science and inquiry-based learning.

    On the business side, Spangler is the founder and CEO of Steve Spangler Science, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of educational toys and kits and hands-on science training services for teachers. The companys unique business strategies and viral creations have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, Wired and TIME Magazine where online readers voted Steve Spangler #18 in the Top 100 Most Influential People of the Year for 2006 (what were they thinking?). You’ll find more than 140 Spangler created products available online at SteveSpanglerScience.com and distributed to toy stores and mass-market retailers worldwide.

    Spangler joined NBC affiliate 9News in 2001 as the science education specialist. His weekly experiments and science segments are designed to teach viewers creative ways to make learning fun. His now famous Mentos Geyser experiment, turning 2-liter bottles of soda into erupting fountains, became an Internet sensation in September 2005 when thousands of people started posting their own Mentos explosions on YouTube.com.

    As founder of SteveSpanglerScience.com, Spangler and his design team have developed more than 140 educational toys and science-related products featured by mass-market retailers like Target, Wal-Mart, Toys R’ Us, Discovery Channel Stores and over 1,400 independent specialty toy stores. His educational science catalog and on-line business offers more than a thousand science toys and unique learning resources. Recently, Spangler has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, WIRED, the History Channel, Food Network and TIME Magazine where on-line readers voted Steve Spangler #18 in the Top 100 Most Influential People of the Year for 2006.

    His recent appearances on the Ellen DeGeneres Show have taught viewers how to blow up their food, shock their friends, create mountains of foam, play on a bed of nails, vanish in a cloud of smoke and how to turn 2,500 boxes of cornstarch and a garden hose into a swimming pool of fun.

  • Amazing 9 Layer Density Tower – Sick Science! #012

    Amazing 9 Layer Density Tower – Sick Science! #012

    For years we have been making seven layer density columns. We challenged our team to not only add two more liquids, but add seven objects that would float at different levels. The outcome… the Amazing 9 Layer Density Tower!

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/naked-eggs-and-flying-potatoes

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2010 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

    About Steve Spangler…

    Steve Spangler is a celebrity teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in. Spangler is the founder of www.SteveSpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources and home for Spangler’s popular science experiment archive and video collection. Spangler is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and Denver 9 News where he takes classroom science experiments to the extreme. For teachers, parents or DIY Science ideas – check out other sources of learning:

    Join the Science Club and check out other cool science experiments at – http://www.SteveSpanglerScience.com

    Sign up to receive a FREE Experiment of the Week- http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment-of-the-week

    Attend a Spangler Hands-on Science Workshop for Teachers – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/training

    Watch Steve on Local and National Media Appearances on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/SpanglerScienceTV

  • NASA Science Seminar “Arsenic and the Meaning of Life”

    NASA Science Seminar “Arsenic and the Meaning of Life”

    A scientific presentation by U.S. Geological Survey research hydrologist Dr. Ronald Oremland about the role of arsenic in microbial life and the microbial ecology of California’s Mono Lake.
    Oremland is a senior scientist with the USGS Water Resources Division in Menlo Park, Calif., and a principal investigator with NASA’s Exobiology and Evolutionary Biology Program, an element of NASA’s Astrobiology Program. He is a co-author of the paper on arsenic findings published last week in Science Express and announced during the Dec. 2 NASA press conference.

  • Magic Traveling Flame – Sick Science! #011

    Magic Traveling Flame – Sick Science! #011

    You may think it’s impossible or that we have completely lost our mind, but we are going to teach you a trick that will have your friends thinking you are magic. You can relight a candle without touching the flame to wick… only the smoke needs to be touched! It seems ludicrous, but it really works. And who knows, you might just learn some science about candles that you didn’t know before.

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/fire-bubbles-exploding-toothpaste-book

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2010 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • The Tablecloth Trick – Sick Science! #010

    The Tablecloth Trick – Sick Science! #010

    With Thanksgiving just around the corner, here is a classic table trick, whipping the tablecloth out from beneath the dishes! Make sure not to use mom’s best china.

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/fire-bubbles-exploding-toothpaste-book

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2010 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • Houston Hands-on Science Workshop – Spangler Experience

    Houston Hands-on Science Workshop – Spangler Experience

    175 teachers join Steve Spangler for a hands-on science workshop to learn how to make science fun!

    About Steve Spangler Science…

    Steve Spangler is a celebrity teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in 2005 and prompted more than 1,000 related YouTube videos. Spangler is the founder of www.SteveSpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources and home for Spangler’s popular science experiment archive and video collection. Spangler is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show where he takes classroom science experiments to the extreme. Check out his pool filled with 2,500 boxes of cornstarch!

    Cool Science Toys – http://www.SteveSpanglerScience.com
    Sign up for the Experiment of the Week – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment-of-the-week
    Watch Spangler’s Science Videos – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/video/
    Attend a Spangler Hands-on Science Workshop for Teachers – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/teacher_training/
    Visit Spangler’s YouTube Channel – http://www.youtube.com/stevespanglerscience

    Join the conversation on Steve Spangler’s blog – http://www.SteveSpangler.com

    Additional Information:

    On the education side, Spangler started his career as a science teacher in the Cherry Creek School district for 12 years. Today, Steve travels extensively training teachers in ways to make learning more engaging and fun. His hands-on science boot camps and summer institutes for teachers inspire and teach teachers how to prepare a new generation for an ever-changing work force. Over the last 15 years, he has also made more than 500 television appearances as an authority on hands-on science and inquiry-based learning.

    On the business side, Spangler is the founder and CEO of Steve Spangler Science, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of educational toys and kits and hands-on science training services for teachers. The companys unique business strategies and viral creations have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, Wired and TIME Magazine where online readers voted Steve Spangler #18 in the Top 100 Most Influential People of the Year for 2006 (what were they thinking?). You’ll find more than 140 Spangler created products available online at SteveSpanglerScience.com and distributed to toy stores and mass-market retailers worldwide.

    Spangler joined NBC affiliate 9News in 2001 as the science education specialist. His weekly experiments and science segments are designed to teach viewers creative ways to make learning fun. His now famous Mentos Geyser experiment, turning 2-liter bottles of soda into erupting fountains, became an Internet sensation in September 2005 when thousands of people started posting their own Mentos explosions on YouTube.com.

    As founder of SteveSpanglerScience.com, Spangler and his design team have developed more than 140 educational toys and science-related products featured by mass-market retailers like Target, Wal-Mart, Toys R’ Us, Discovery Channel Stores and over 1,400 independent specialty toy stores. His educational science catalog and on-line business offers more than a thousand science toys and unique learning resources. Recently, Spangler has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, WIRED, the History Channel, Food Network and TIME Magazine where on-line readers voted Steve Spangler #18 in the Top 100 Most Influential People of the Year for 2006.

    His recent appearances on the Ellen DeGeneres Show have taught viewers how to blow up their food, shock their friends, create mountains of foam, play on a bed of nails, vanish in a cloud of smoke and how to turn 2,500 boxes of cornstarch and a garden hose into a swimming pool of fun.

  • Balancing Utensils Table Trick – Sick Science! #009

    Balancing Utensils Table Trick – Sick Science! #009

    Learn more about this experiment at http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/trick-with-tablecloth With Thanksgiving just around the corner, here is a cool science table trick to amaze your family with after dinner!

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/naked-eggs-and-flying-potatoes

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2010 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • New Shuttle Launch Date Tops This Week @NASA

    New Shuttle Launch Date Tops This Week @NASA

    A new target launch date has been selected for STS-133, allowing ample time for repairs to space shuttle Discovery. Also, NASA’s chief technologist and planetary science director were among more than 20 speakers featured at the second TEDxNASA conference in Newport News, Virginia. Hosted by the Langley Research Center, TEDx focused on education, innovation, family, technology, art and space travel. Plus, X-15 astronaut Joe Wagner joins Aerospace Hall of Fame; HQ Honor Awards; and Herrington helps celebrate American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month.

  • Toothpick Star Table Trick – Sick Science! #008

    Toothpick Star Table Trick – Sick Science! #008

    Check out this and other cool science experiments at http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiments/ With Thanksgiving just around the corner, here is a cool table trick to perform while you are waiting for the thanksgiving day turkey!

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/naked-eggs-and-flying-potatoes

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2010 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • Homemade Fake Blood – Halloween Science

    Homemade Fake Blood – Halloween Science

    What would Halloween be without a few gallons of fake blood? There are lots of recipes floating around, but the biggest complaint is that the fake blood looks nothing like real blood. There’s a science to making realistic looking fake blood, but like any good scientist, it takes a little experimentation.

    About Steve Spangler…

    Steve Spangler is a celebrity teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in. Spangler is the founder of www.SteveSpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources and home for Spangler’s popular science experiment archive and video collection. Spangler is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and Denver 9 News where he takes classroom science experiments to the extreme. For teachers, parents or DIY Science ideas – check out other sources of learning:

    Join the Science Club and check out other cool science experiments at – http://www.SteveSpanglerScience.com

    Sign up to receive a FREE Experiment of the Week- http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment-of-the-week

    Attend a Spangler Hands-on Science Workshop for Teachers – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/training

    Watch Steve on Local and National Media Appearances on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/user/SpanglerScienceTV

  • Dry Ice Safety

    Dry Ice Safety

    To learn more about how to properly handle dry ice, check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/dry-ice-fun-learning-about-dry-ice

    About Steve Spangler Science…

    Steve Spangler is a celebrity teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in 2005 and prompted more than 1,000 related YouTube videos. Spangler is the founder of www.SteveSpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources and home for Spangler’s popular science experiment archive and video collection. Spangler is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show where he takes classroom science experiments to the extreme. Check out his pool filled with 2,500 boxes of cornstarch!

    Cool Science Toys – http://www.SteveSpanglerScience.com
    Sign up for the Experiment of the Week – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment-of-the-week
    Watch Spangler’s Science Videos – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/video/
    Attend a Spangler Hands-on Science Workshop for Teachers – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/teacher_training/
    Visit Spangler’s YouTube Channel – http://www.youtube.com/stevespanglerscience

    Join the conversation on Steve Spangler’s blog – http://www.SteveSpangler.com

    Additional Information:

    On the education side, Spangler started his career as a science teacher in the Cherry Creek School district for 12 years. Today, Steve travels extensively training teachers in ways to make learning more engaging and fun. His hands-on science boot camps and summer institutes for teachers inspire and teach teachers how to prepare a new generation for an ever-changing work force. Over the last 15 years, he has also made more than 500 television appearances as an authority on hands-on science and inquiry-based learning.

    On the business side, Spangler is the founder and CEO of Steve Spangler Science, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of educational toys and kits and hands-on science training services for teachers. The companys unique business strategies and viral creations have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, Wired and TIME Magazine where online readers voted Steve Spangler #18 in the Top 100 Most Influential People of the Year for 2006 (what were they thinking?). You’ll find more than 140 Spangler created products available online at SteveSpanglerScience.com and distributed to toy stores and mass-market retailers worldwide.

    Spangler joined NBC affiliate 9News in 2001 as the science education specialist. His weekly experiments and science segments are designed to teach viewers creative ways to make learning fun. His now famous Mentos Geyser experiment, turning 2-liter bottles of soda into erupting fountains, became an Internet sensation in September 2005 when thousands of people started posting their own Mentos explosions on YouTube.com.

    As founder of SteveSpanglerScience.com, Spangler and his design team have developed more than 140 educational toys and science-related products featured by mass-market retailers like Target, Wal-Mart, Toys R’ Us, Discovery Channel Stores and over 1,400 independent specialty toy stores. His educational science catalog and on-line business offers more than a thousand science toys and unique learning resources. Recently, Spangler has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, WIRED, the History Channel, Food Network and TIME Magazine where on-line readers voted Steve Spangler #18 in the Top 100 Most Influential People of the Year for 2006.

    His recent appearances on the Ellen DeGeneres Show have taught viewers how to blow up their food, shock their friends, create mountains of foam, play on a bed of nails, vanish in a cloud of smoke and how to turn 2,500 boxes of cornstarch and a garden hose into a swimming pool of fun.

  • Dry Ice Smoke Ring Launcher – Sick Science! #007

    Dry Ice Smoke Ring Launcher – Sick Science! #007

    Want to learn more about this cool science experiment? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/dry-ice-smoke-rings

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/fire-bubbles-exploding-toothpaste-book

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2010 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • Dry Ice Bubbling Acid – Sick Science! #006

    Dry Ice Bubbling Acid – Sick Science! #006

    For more dry ice cool science experiments, check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiments/ To learn how to make the cabbage juice, take a look at the video response.

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/naked-eggs-and-flying-potatoes

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2010 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • The Coin Drop – Sick Science! #005

    The Coin Drop – Sick Science! #005

    For more cool science experiments, check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiments/

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/naked-eggs-and-flying-potatoes

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2010 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • Spooky Halloween Beverage – Sick Science! #004

    Spooky Halloween Beverage – Sick Science! #004

    Share your ideas for creating the ultimate halloween party by leaving a comment below. Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/halloween-parties.html for party ideas. With just a little dry ice and apple juice, you can create a spooky beverage for you halloween party.

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/fire-bubbles-exploding-toothpaste-book

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2010 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • ESA Euronews: Ciência e ficção científica

    ESA Euronews: Ciência e ficção científica

    Júlio Verne, Arthur C. Clark e muitos outros imaginaram mundos, máquinas e viagens fantásticas. Contudo muito do que então era ficção científica, tornou-se realidade. “Ciência e ficção científica” é o tema desta
    edição de Space

  • ESA Euronews: A can-size challenge for European students (Español)

    ESA Euronews: A can-size challenge for European students (Español)

    Flying your very own rocket with its model satellite – this was the challenge facing high-school students from all over Europe this summer for the first ever European CanSat competition in Norway.

  • ESA Euronews: A can-size challenge for European students (Português)

    ESA Euronews: A can-size challenge for European students (Português)

    Flying your very own rocket with its model satellite – this was the challenge facing high-school students from all over Europe this summer for the first ever European CanSat competition in Norway.

  • ESA Euronews: A can-size challenge for European students

    ESA Euronews: A can-size challenge for European students

    Flying your very own rocket with its model satellite – this was the challenge facing high-school students from all over Europe this summer for the first ever European CanSat competition in Norway.

  • FedEx Driver Walks on Glass

    FedEx Driver Walks on Glass

    That’s right… somehow Steve Spangler convinced the FedEx driver to take her shoes off and to walk in a tub of broken glass. Steve is always trying out some science experiment on the FedEx drivers who work our shipping and receiving center. They’ve test out our Bed of Nails, triggered soda geysers, walk on a big vat of cornstarch and water… but today was one of the best. If you listen closely, you can hear her final words… “The UPS guy wouldn’t do that!”

  • Ultimate Gooey Slime – Halloween Sick Science! #003

    Ultimate Gooey Slime – Halloween Sick Science! #003

    For detailed instructions on creating your own gooey glue slime, check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00000039 Is it a solid? Is it a liquid? Just what is this slimy, stringy, rubbery stuff? This variation on slime will probably remind you of a similar substance found in many toy stores. This is the most popular version of “slime” among teachers because it’s so easy to make and serves as a great visual tool for introducing students to the properties of polymers.

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/naked-eggs-and-flying-potatoes

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2010 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes – Book Preview

    Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes – Book Preview

    Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes: Unforgettable Experiences That Make Science Fun is the latest book from Steve Spangler. This is not your ordinary book of science experiments. It’s a geek-chic look at Steve Spangler’s latest collection of tricks and try-it-at-home activities that reveal the secrets of science in unexpected ways. What makes this book different from other science experiment books is the amazing photography. Over 245 color photographs accompany the step-by-step instructions, and simple explanations uncover the how-to and why for each activity. Make potatoes fly, cornstarch turn into quicksand, and 2-liter bottles of soda explode on command.

    About Steve Spangler Science…

    Steve Spangler is a celebrity teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in 2005 and prompted more than 1,000 related YouTube videos. Spangler is the founder of www.SteveSpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources and home for Spangler’s popular science experiment archive and video collection. Spangler is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show where he takes classroom science experiments to the extreme. Check out his pool filled with 2,500 boxes of cornstarch!

    Cool Science Toys – http://www.SteveSpanglerScience.com
    Sign up for the Experiment of the Week – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment-of-the-week
    Watch Spangler’s Science Videos – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/video/
    Attend a Spangler Hands-on Science Workshop for Teachers – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/teacher_training/
    Visit Spangler’s YouTube Channel – http://www.youtube.com/stevespanglerscience

    Join the conversation on Steve Spangler’s blog – http://www.SteveSpangler.com

    Additional Information:

    On the education side, Spangler started his career as a science teacher in the Cherry Creek School district for 12 years. Today, Steve travels extensively training teachers in ways to make learning more engaging and fun. His hands-on science boot camps and summer institutes for teachers inspire and teach teachers how to prepare a new generation for an ever-changing work force. Over the last 15 years, he has also made more than 500 television appearances as an authority on hands-on science and inquiry-based learning.

    On the business side, Spangler is the founder and CEO of Steve Spangler Science, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of educational toys and kits and hands-on science training services for teachers. The companys unique business strategies and viral creations have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, Wired and TIME Magazine where online readers voted Steve Spangler #18 in the Top 100 Most Influential People of the Year for 2006 (what were they thinking?). You’ll find more than 140 Spangler created products available online at SteveSpanglerScience.com and distributed to toy stores and mass-market retailers worldwide.

    Spangler joined NBC affiliate 9News in 2001 as the science education specialist. His weekly experiments and science segments are designed to teach viewers creative ways to make learning fun. His now famous Mentos Geyser experiment, turning 2-liter bottles of soda into erupting fountains, became an Internet sensation in September 2005 when thousands of people started posting their own Mentos explosions on YouTube.com.

    As founder of SteveSpanglerScience.com, Spangler and his design team have developed more than 140 educational toys and science-related products featured by mass-market retailers like Target, Wal-Mart, Toys R’ Us, Discovery Channel Stores and over 1,400 independent specialty toy stores. His educational science catalog and on-line business offers more than a thousand science toys and unique learning resources. Recently, Spangler has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, WIRED, the History Channel, Food Network and TIME Magazine where on-line readers voted Steve Spangler #18 in the Top 100 Most Influential People of the Year for 2006.

    His recent appearances on the Ellen DeGeneres Show have taught viewers how to blow up their food, shock their friends, create mountains of foam, play on a bed of nails, vanish in a cloud of smoke and how to turn 2,500 boxes of cornstarch and a garden hose into a swimming pool of fun.

  • American Flag Optical Illusion – Sick Science! #002

    American Flag Optical Illusion – Sick Science! #002

    Want to know how it works? Check back on August 25th for the answer! An amazing Optical Illusion using the American Flag. Use this as a cool magic trick on your friends!

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/naked-eggs-and-flying-potatoes

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2010 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

  • Science in the Rockies 2010 – Hands-on Science Experience

    Science in the Rockies 2010 – Hands-on Science Experience

    Steve and 140 of the wildest and most enthusiastic science teachers from around the world, spent three days together at Science in the Rockies in Denver, Colorado learning about how to make science fun in the classroom.

    About Steve Spangler Science…

    Steve Spangler is a celebrity teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in 2005 and prompted more than 1,000 related YouTube videos. Spangler is the founder of www.SteveSpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources and home for Spangler’s popular science experiment archive and video collection. Spangler is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show where he takes classroom science experiments to the extreme. Check out his pool filled with 2,500 boxes of cornstarch!

    Cool Science Toys – http://www.SteveSpanglerScience.com
    Sign up for the Experiment of the Week – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment-of-the-week
    Watch Spangler’s Science Videos – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/video/
    Attend a Spangler Hands-on Science Workshop for Teachers – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/teacher_training/
    Visit Spangler’s YouTube Channel – http://www.youtube.com/stevespanglerscience

    Join the conversation on Steve Spangler’s blog – http://www.SteveSpangler.com

    Additional Information:

    On the education side, Spangler started his career as a science teacher in the Cherry Creek School district for 12 years. Today, Steve travels extensively training teachers in ways to make learning more engaging and fun. His hands-on science boot camps and summer institutes for teachers inspire and teach teachers how to prepare a new generation for an ever-changing work force. Over the last 15 years, he has also made more than 500 television appearances as an authority on hands-on science and inquiry-based learning.

    On the business side, Spangler is the founder and CEO of Steve Spangler Science, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of educational toys and kits and hands-on science training services for teachers. The companys unique business strategies and viral creations have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, Wired and TIME Magazine where online readers voted Steve Spangler #18 in the Top 100 Most Influential People of the Year for 2006 (what were they thinking?). You’ll find more than 140 Spangler created products available online at SteveSpanglerScience.com and distributed to toy stores and mass-market retailers worldwide.

    Spangler joined NBC affiliate 9News in 2001 as the science education specialist. His weekly experiments and science segments are designed to teach viewers creative ways to make learning fun. His now famous Mentos Geyser experiment, turning 2-liter bottles of soda into erupting fountains, became an Internet sensation in September 2005 when thousands of people started posting their own Mentos explosions on YouTube.com.

    As founder of SteveSpanglerScience.com, Spangler and his design team have developed more than 140 educational toys and science-related products featured by mass-market retailers like Target, Wal-Mart, Toys R’ Us, Discovery Channel Stores and over 1,400 independent specialty toy stores. His educational science catalog and on-line business offers more than a thousand science toys and unique learning resources. Recently, Spangler has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, WIRED, the History Channel, Food Network and TIME Magazine where on-line readers voted Steve Spangler #18 in the Top 100 Most Influential People of the Year for 2006.

    His recent appearances on the Ellen DeGeneres Show have taught viewers how to blow up their food, shock their friends, create mountains of foam, play on a bed of nails, vanish in a cloud of smoke and how to turn 2,500 boxes of cornstarch and a garden hose into a swimming pool of fun.

  • Naked Eggs – Cool Science Experiment

    Naked Eggs – Cool Science Experiment

    Check out this and other cool science experiments at http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiments/ This experiment answers the age-old question, “Which came first, the rubber egg or the rubber chicken?” It’s easy to make a rubber egg if you understand the chemistry of removing the eggshell with vinegar. What you’re left with is a totally embarrassed naked egg and a cool piece of science.

    About Steve Spangler Science…

    Steve Spangler is a celebrity teacher, science toy designer, speaker, author and an Emmy award-winning television personality. Spangler is probably best known for his Mentos and Diet Coke geyser experiment that went viral in 2005 and prompted more than 1,000 related YouTube videos. Spangler is the founder of www.SteveSpanglerScience.com, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of science toys, classroom science demonstrations, teacher resources and home for Spangler’s popular science experiment archive and video collection. Spangler is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show where he takes classroom science experiments to the extreme. Check out his pool filled with 2,500 boxes of cornstarch!

    Cool Science Toys – http://www.SteveSpanglerScience.com
    Sign up for the Experiment of the Week – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment-of-the-week
    Watch Spangler’s Science Videos – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/video/
    Attend a Spangler Hands-on Science Workshop for Teachers – http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/teacher_training/
    Visit Spangler’s YouTube Channel – http://www.youtube.com/stevespanglerscience

    Join the conversation on Steve Spangler’s blog – http://www.SteveSpangler.com

    Additional Information:

    On the education side, Spangler started his career as a science teacher in the Cherry Creek School district for 12 years. Today, Steve travels extensively training teachers in ways to make learning more engaging and fun. His hands-on science boot camps and summer institutes for teachers inspire and teach teachers how to prepare a new generation for an ever-changing work force. Over the last 15 years, he has also made more than 500 television appearances as an authority on hands-on science and inquiry-based learning.

    On the business side, Spangler is the founder and CEO of Steve Spangler Science, a Denver-based company specializing in the creation of educational toys and kits and hands-on science training services for teachers. The companys unique business strategies and viral creations have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, Wired and TIME Magazine where online readers voted Steve Spangler #18 in the Top 100 Most Influential People of the Year for 2006 (what were they thinking?). You’ll find more than 140 Spangler created products available online at SteveSpanglerScience.com and distributed to toy stores and mass-market retailers worldwide.

    Spangler joined NBC affiliate 9News in 2001 as the science education specialist. His weekly experiments and science segments are designed to teach viewers creative ways to make learning fun. His now famous Mentos Geyser experiment, turning 2-liter bottles of soda into erupting fountains, became an Internet sensation in September 2005 when thousands of people started posting their own Mentos explosions on YouTube.com.

    As founder of SteveSpanglerScience.com, Spangler and his design team have developed more than 140 educational toys and science-related products featured by mass-market retailers like Target, Wal-Mart, Toys R’ Us, Discovery Channel Stores and over 1,400 independent specialty toy stores. His educational science catalog and on-line business offers more than a thousand science toys and unique learning resources. Recently, Spangler has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, WIRED, the History Channel, Food Network and TIME Magazine where on-line readers voted Steve Spangler #18 in the Top 100 Most Influential People of the Year for 2006.

    His recent appearances on the Ellen DeGeneres Show have taught viewers how to blow up their food, shock their friends, create mountains of foam, play on a bed of nails, vanish in a cloud of smoke and how to turn 2,500 boxes of cornstarch and a garden hose into a swimming pool of fun.

  • Why Does Water Rise? – Sick Science! #001

    Why Does Water Rise? – Sick Science! #001

    Want to know how it works? Go to http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/content/experiment/why-does-the-water-rise You’ll have to watch closely and use everything that you know about air in order to explain the mystery of the rising water. Now grab the materials and try it yourself.

    Want more experiments like this? Check out http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/product/fire-bubbles-exploding-toothpaste-book

    Sick Science™ is a trademark of Steve Spangler, inc.

    © 2010 Steve Spangler Science all rights reserved

    The Sick Science video series is the idea and creation of Bradley Mayhew