Dr. Mad Science Featured in New York Daily News Keeps Kids Learning Over the Summer
One of our favorite kid scientists, Doctor Mad Science, was featured last week in the New York Daily News. His science videos share DIY science experiments and activities to an audience of kids and their parents.
We were introduced to 11-year-old…
Ultimate Science Vacations – Science at Sea Takes an Up Close Look at Alaska
For the third time, the Steve Spangler team and award-winning naturalists explored the inside passage of Alaska. The group, along with teachers and science enthusiasts boarded a Holland America cruise ship earlier this week for a special Science…
Take a Science Vacation – Summer Learning in Yellowstone National Park
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
My family and I visited Yellowstone last week. The girls and I had never been, but my husband had spent a few summers in the Youth Conservation Corps back in his youthful days. I knew Yellowstone was full of geothermal…
How the Planets Got Their Names – Stories, Not Science
By Jane Goodwin
There have been some awesome sights in the night sky lately – the triangle of Jupiter, Mars, and Venus, for example, and right now, the brightly shining Saturn. Every night sky is full of wonders, and every night sky has…
What Is It Like to Share the Spotlight with Steve Spangler?
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
Earlier this week I had the extreme pleasure of shadowing some students from Rooney Ranch Elementary who came to our office before appearing on the Denver NBC affiliate 4:00 news program. The students' were chosen…
Third Graders' Creativity Shines in Invention Convention
Move over Shark Tank inventors and patent attorneys get ready for some amazing, new kid-invented products. Third graders at Wilder Elementary in Littleton, Colorado joined Steve early one morning to share their inventions and solutions to common…
Using an April Fool’s Prank to Teach the Difference Between Possible and Impossible
This past Monday, we shared our annual April Fools Day science prank video. Many of our customers and fans look forward to our prank each year. This year, we shared step by step instructions on how to build your own lightsaber from the Star…
New Dinosaur-Themed Hotel Comes to Denver & Featured on The Oatmeal
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
Out of all of the blogs that contain cats, creepily drawn people and a real look at the world we live in, my favorite is The Oatmeal. Matthew Inman, the author and creator of The Oatmeal, shares his unique look at…
Test Tube Valentines – A Science Message in a Bottle
By Blog Editor Susan Wells
I am not incredibly crafty, although I enjoy breaking the paper Valentine mold each year and finding something new and different. This year, my second grader and I are breaking out and making Valentines with test…
Let it Snow! Peace Corp Volunteer Brings Winter Wonderland to Kids in the Philippines
Ryan Flach is a United States Peace Corps Education Volunteer who is currently serving in a small town in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.
While serving in the small town of Sibalom, Antique since 2010, Ryan teaches a reading…
