Back to the Ellen Show – Fire Ball, Toilet Paper and a Bed of Nails
We're back from another taping at the Ellen DeGeneres Show and we had a blast. I use the pronoun "we" because this taping required a team of people to orchestrate the final stunt... the Bed of Nails. This segment featured the Methane Bubble…
Want to Pull the Pin? Buyers Play with the Mentos Geyser Tube at New York Toy Fair
Just when you think that everyone in the world has seen the Mentos Geyser experiment, you run into a few thousand people attending the New York Toy Fair who are surprised by the reaction. Last Monday I spent the entire day launching off soda…
Science Birthday Wish for Ellen DeGeneres
How do you wish Ellen DeGeneres a happy birthday... using a cool science demonstration? The producers from the Ellen DeGeneres Show invited us to come up with a clever way to videotape a birthday wish for today's show. Ellen turned 51 yesterday…
Spot the Differences Photo
Ellen DeGeneres asked her viewers to play a little game using a photo from a liquid nitrogen experiment I did a few months ago. There are 7 differences between these two photos. Click on one to see the full-size versions side by side. Then use…
Kids Science Challenge – Get Your Free Activity Kit
It's great to see the Kids' Science Challenge in full swing after the team at Pulse of the Planet put so much time and effort into making this a quality experience for kids and teachers. We first got involved in the planning stages of the project…
CPSIA Could Wage Severe Effects on Consumers, Retailers and the Economy
About a month ago I wrote about the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) and what it would mean for consumers in terms of new warning labels on websites and catalogs like SteveSpanglerScience.com . Along with these informative warning…
Amgen Award – $5,000 for You and $5,000 for Your School
When it comes to supporting science educators, the Amgen Corporation is at the top of the list. The Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence honors innovative teachers who are making a difference in science education. It has been my honor…
Growing Bacteria Experiment Helps BJ and Howie from Alice 105.9 Search for "Things" in the Studio
BJ and Howie are familiar voices to morning listeners of Alice 105.9. Whenever their conversation veers off on a science tangent, I know that my phone might ring. Several months ago, Howie was so certain that the studio was infected with mold…
2008 EduBlog Awards – Winner for Best Educational Video
We just found out this week that we won the 2008 EduBlog award for Best Educational Video and it's all because of amazing followers like all of you. When we got the word out that we were nominated for this award, the congratulations came…
2008 EduBlog Awards – Nominated for Best Use of Video
We are honored to be nominated for the 2008 EduBlog Awards (Eddies as they're called) in the category of Best Use of Video / Visual. This is the fifth year of the EduBlog Awards and the list of categories and nominees is the largest ever.
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