Color Changing Milk of Magnesia
Sometimes great food and heartburn go hand in hand. Many people rely on products like Milk of Magnesia to settle their stomachs, but have you […]
Easy Science Experiments
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Glowing Pumpkins - Halloween Science
Just add a glowing powder to your Halloween pumpkins and you’ll get a spooky Halloween display without all the mess of carving.
Electric Pickle
**As Seen on The Ellen DeGeneres Show** You’ve probably seen the “Electric Pickle” trick in a science class… but did you ever stop to think […]
Helpful Hydrogels
Steve Spangler is honored to have been chosen as the 2008 National Spokesperson for the 4-H Youth Science Day. Together with his experiment-ologists, the Spangler […]
Mentos Super Soda Dispenser 3000
Steve’s son, Jack Spangler, decided that it is just too hard to pour soft drinks by turning a 2-liter bottle of soda upside down. The […]
Nature Sun Sensitive Paper
Make amazing white on blue prints with your favorite objects! Just place leaves, flowers, shells, or whatever you choose on the photosensitive paper and place […]
Egg Science - Willow Creek Students
There’s just something fun about experimenting with eggs. Maybe it’s the anticipation or the hope that the experiment doesn’t go as planned. When the science […]
Seven-Layer Density Column
What if you could stack seven different liquids in seven different layers?
Pinch and Mix - Color Mixing
Is it?… Can it be?… Why YES! There is an entirely new medium for mixing colors! Teachers worldwide have been blending primary colors into secondary […]
Fire Tornado
When we picture a tornado, most of us imagine a whirling column of air poking down from the clouds. But this tornado-like effect is not […]
How to Make Gold Pennies
At first glance there appears to be something a bit strange about a gold penny. First, gold pennies don’t really exist. Modern day alchemists, cleverly […]
Instant Freeze Water - Bottle Slam
You put a plastic bottle of soda pop or water in the freezer for a few minutes to get it ice cold. It’s still a […]
Bouncing Smoke Bubbles - Boo Bubbles
Bubbles are cool, but bubbles filled with fog are even more cool. Just imagine the cool factor going up tenfold if you could bounce and […]
Exploding Pumpkin
A chemical reaction is triggered inside the pumpkin, and the previously carved pieces explode from the pumpkin. This method is a favorite among chemistry teachers, […]
Exploding Watermelons
Steve loves Halloween. With more than 100 days before Halloween arrives, Steve is getting anxious, so he is “carving” watermelons. Watch the video below and […]
Mysterious Water Suspension
At first glance, you might think that you’ve seen this science demonstration attempted by a friend. A glass jar is filled with water and covered […]
Floating Lemons and Sinking Limes
Scientists seem to be infatuated with objects that float and sink. Even non-scientists find great joy in dropping stuff in water to see if it […]
Pop Rocks Expander (Candy Science)
Pop Rocks is one of the greatest candy inventions of all time! You dump a few of the tiny pebbles onto your tongue and in an […]
Newspaper Tree
Newspapers are made from trees and trees grow… so it only makes sense that you should be able to grow a newspaper tree, right? Roll […]
Exploding Water in the Microwave
Did you know that heating water in the microwave can actually be dangerous? This is not an experiment, but rather a warning to help you […]
How to Make a CO2 Sandwich
Here’s a fun activity that uses some common items you’ll find around the house and a little creativity to explore the “pop” factor of vinegar […]
How to Make a Folding Egg
Just imagine the look on your friends’ faces when you show them an egg and then proceed to fold it in half several times until […]
Naked Eggs
This experiment answers the age-old question, “Which came first, the rubber egg or the rubber chicken?” It’s easy to make a rubber, or “naked,” egg […]
Disappearing Ink
It's a joke shop classic… disappearing ink. There's just something funny about squirting dark blue “ink” on someone's shirt only to have it disappear like […]