NEMOA Video – Terry Monahan Smacks the Eggs
Just goes to show you that video cameras are everywhere! Thanks to Mark Lee for posting the video on YouTube... and a huge thanks to Terry Monahan who knocked the tray out of the way, the cardboard tubes flew past the glasses and gravity went…
Freezing Kids with Liquid Nitrogen?
Ooops... that should have read... Freezing an Unforgettable Science Experience in the Minds of Young Children (but the first one is so much more catchy...)
I spend a lot of time training early childhood teachers in ways to make science more…
Science Birthday Cake – Periodic Table
... your parents make you a Periodic Table of Elements cake! Kaleb's parents threw him a science theme birthday party filled with exploding soda, rockets and a 20 foot egg drop challenge. The cake above fed nearly 100 guests who attended the…
Soda Bottle Explodes Like a Bomb
No, this is not a story about kids setting off a 2-liter soda bottle bomb or a mad scientist brewing up an explosive mixture in his garage. This is the story about a senior citizen living in Windsor, Colorado who awoke to the sounds of a loud…
Super Strong Magnets, Cow Magnets and Lots of Questions
The always curious people over at technoHOLIC recently purchased a neodymium magnet and a few other supplies from our online store for a demonstration on liquid body armor. They wanted to show that a magnetic field could cause certain liquids…
Most Commonly Asked Insta Snow Questions
The last time I did the weather report on 9News, the switchboard lit up with confused viewers. I neglected to mention that the snow was faux snow... created by mixing water with Insta Snow. The request to do the Insta Snow demonstration came…
Shrink Wrap That Kid!
Before you start blasting me with comments… let me explain. This is a very cool science demo, not a classroom management technique (although it might just work). The demo was originated by Wayne Goates, and I saw had the fortune of seeing…
Tips and Tricks from NAEYC 2007
I had the honor of presenting a science workshop at the annual NAEYC conference (National Association for the Education of Young Children) in Chicago last week. I shared with the audience at the start of the session how exciting it was to…
Texas Teachers Make Science Come Alive!
Our Hands-on Science Boot Camp team just returned from two great days in Houston and Dallas where we were privileged to spend some time with teachers who are in the trenches... motivating students... teaching science... and assessing student…
Halloween Science Recipes
Everyone knows Halloween is my favorite time of year. It's time to blow things up, create bubbling potions and cultivate the "ooze and ahhhh" response. My Halloween parties consist of plenty of green and glowing slime, bubbling dry ice experiments…
