Dry Ice Crystal Ball!
Dry ice is great fun all year, of course, but there's just something about October and Halloween that really brings out the coolest dry ice experiments.
One of my favorites is also one of Spangler Science's simplest experiments. All you…
Science Experiments!
For some students, the science fair is coming up pretty soon, and it's high time they started thinking about some cool experiments.
For other students, the science fair is a long way off, but even so, it's never too soon to start thinking…
The Spangler Science Club
If your child has expressed an interest in science, or even if he/she hasn't, a membership in the Spangler Science Club is the perfect gift, for no child can resist a box full of awesome toys and experiments every month in the mail!
With…
Spangler Science Club – Making Science Fun Every Month
It's a big day around the Spangler Labs - we are shipping hundreds of our Spangler Science Club kits to our new members.
To those of you who have gifted or joined as a member, we welcome you with open arms to the first kit of the month club…
Gift Giving Made Easy
The season of giving is upon us, so I know you are wondering who you can turn to when looking for the perfect gift for your little scientists, right? Steve Spangler Science, of course! And who better to answer all of your questions about…
Until Next Year, Polymer Body Parts
Halloween is over and it's time to put away the polymer body parts, but first, let's compare what they look like at the end of October with what they looked like at the beginning of October.
Watching a polymer grow is always fun; with…
Dismembered Body Parts: Day 31
Check out our dismembered body parts now! Skipped a few days, do you think? I got busy playing with other polymers with my students - pictures to follow.
When last we left our dismembered body parts, the hypothesis was that the polymer…
Dismembered Body Parts: Day 9
I've missed a few days since Day One, but the point remains that our hydrogel polymer dismembered body parts just keep on growing. Kind of as if they were real. . . .
Remember how tiny each of these dismembered pieces used to be? Two…
Dismembered Body Parts: Day Five
Dismembered body parts: day five? What happened to Day Four?
Sorry about day four. I went to a Renaissance Faire dressed like Minerva McGonagall. Any questions?
Moving right along to Day Five, the polymer body parts have almost filled…
Dismembered Polymer Body Parts, Days 2 & 3
You saw how tiny the dry polymer body parts were in my first post about dismembered body parts. Polymers absorb the liquid quickly, some more quickly than others, but all absorb pretty fast. Our dismembered polymer body parts, packed away…