Easy Science Experiments

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Erupting Volcano

Volcanoes have shaped history and science since the dawn of time. From the ultra-destructive Mount Vesuvius to the more recent Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland (good […]

Walking on Eggs

The phrase “walking on eggshells” is an idiom that is often used to describe a situation in which people must tread lightly around a sensitive […]

Borax Crystal Ornaments

Bringing real snowflakes inside one-at-a-time is next to impossible. The snowy globs on your shoes and gloves don’t count, either.  So, to work around this […]

Shrinking Chip Bag

We can’t get our hands on enough stuff to shrink. Faced with the problem of creating tiny chip bags, we turned to Steve. “I don’t […]

Oozing Pumpkin

Here’s a new take on our kid-friendly “Elephant’s Toothpaste” demonstration that fits right in with your Halloween party plans. With a few simple materials right from […]

Dry Ice Floating Bubbles

Exploration into the fascinating world of dry ice is never boring, and the same goes when you add in some bubbles! Bubbles will float on […]

Growing and Shrinking Head - Optical Illusion

Science has been known to cause brain growth. The more you learn, the larger your brain. But did you know that you can use the […]

Cornstarch Monsters - Vibrating Cornstarch on a Speaker

Mixing cornstarch and water creates an ooey, gooey substance that behavior both like a solid and a liquid at the same time. Scientists call this […]

Water Whistle

People have told us that we do things to our own tune. At first we didn’t know what they meant, but then we decided that […]

Magic Rollback Can

The Magic Rollback Can appears to be a normal can that was once full of coffee, but after you roll it along the ground a […]

Disappearing Money

Magicians have made money appear from behind ears and out of nostrils for years. And you’ve seen Steve set a $100 bill on fire without […]

Mysterious Appearing Colors

We’ve mixed our share of colors here at Steve Spangler. We know that red and blue make purple, blue and yellow make green, and that […]

Berry pH Paper

You no longer need to search for specialty litmus paper. Steve and his team have come up with a formula that will allow you to […]

Falling Ring Catch

Is it possible to catch a falling ring with a loop of string? Sure it is! It’s going to take a bit of experimentation and […]

Desktop Catapult

Since city ordinances (among other things) won’t allow us to build a full-scale Medieval catapult, we had to scale it down a bit. Despite the […]

Buzzing Noise Maker

Do you like to make a ton of noise? The Buzzing Noise Maker experiment is perfect for you! The greatest aspect of the Buzzing Noise […]

CD Hovercraft

The puck used in an ice hockey game is designed to be nearly frictionless as it flashes across a surface of ice.  At a game center, “Air Hockey” uses air […]

Ice Cube Rope

Most normal people won’t put effort into trying to catch a solid chunk of ice with a rope. Luckily, we aren’t most people!  Steve and […]

Balloon Expansion

Here’s a great way to actually see how air fills more space and then less space as its temperature changes back and forth between warmer and cooler. You can easily […]

Light Writer

Writing in the dark is challenging. After a letter or two, it gets messy and the message is lost. Even something as simple as your name […]

Floating Paper Plane

THIS WAS PART OF AN APRIL FOOL'S DAY PRANK!   We don't know if the Wright Brothers ever made the attempt, but Steve Spangler has […]

Traveling Water

Spangler researchers use science to upgrade simple experiences. Making ice cream? Do it with liquid nitrogen. Need to blow out a candle? Use an air […]

Marble Gravitron

Recently, the Spangler Labs Research Team took a trip to an amusement park. (It wasn’t for fun, it was for work but it was fun.) […]

Optical Illusion Heart

Poets and other artists of language have said that love is blind. Well, we’ve got an optical illusion that is going to take that play […]