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How to Reduce Homework Stress 27 Aug 2013 | 01:26 am
By Blog Editor Susan Wells My girls returned to school last week, and although it was nice to return to a regular schedule, I couldn’t help the knot in my stomach. A return to school means homework, ...
Create Your Own Diary of a Worm and Raise Your Own Night Crawlers 23 Aug 2013 | 10:37 pm
By Blog Editor Susan Wells We test and play with every product in our science toys catalog before selling them to our customers.During the month of August, we played with worms while learning more ab...
What Are the Next Generation Science Standards and Why Do We Need Them? 21 Aug 2013 | 09:47 pm
A few weeks back, we demystified the Common Core State Standards to clearly explain what they are all about. Common Core does not cover science. The Next Generation Science Standards were designed to ...
Warnings of Smart Phone Photos Posing Privacy Risks is True 17 Aug 2013 | 03:27 am
There have been many posts on Facebook and other social networks about the dangers of posting pictures of your children can inform the general public of the exact location of your children. No matter...
Easing Back to School Stress – Tips for Teachers 14 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Teachers are some of the most creative people out there. If you disagree, just visit Teachers Pay Teachers or Pinterest. Both community sites are overflowing with classroom, lesson, hand-out, activity...
Is the Hands-on Approach Really the Best Way to Learn Science? 12 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Our focus at Steve Spangler Science is teaching hands-on science – don’t read just about it in a text book, touch it, see it and live it. That’s where discoveries are made and real learning begins. S...
Back to School Blog Hop with Kid Blogger Network and We Teach 9 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
We are honored to be a part of the Kid Blogger Network’s Back to School blog hop. It may not be all about science, but it is time to celebrate the return to the classroom and learning for the next nin...
Easing Back to School Stress – Tips for Parents 7 Aug 2013 | 10:23 pm
By Blog Editor Susan Wells The stress of back to school usually starts in our house as the end of July nears, and school supply lists arrive with registration packets. My kids start worrying about lo...
Easing the Fears and Anxieties Through Team Building Activities During the First Days of School 5 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
By Blog Editor Susan Wells As the back to school season starts, what types of feelings are stirred up? For me, it was always a mixture of excitement and joy over new clothes and school supplies and a...
Squishy, Squeezy, Messy, Color Mixing Kitchen Science 2 Aug 2013 | 09:23 pm
By Blog Editor Susan Wells Some of our most popular kitchen science experiments at Steve Spangler Science involve color mixing and oil and water blobs in Lava Lamps. We came across this fun twist tha...
