It was easy to see that this Steve Spangler session at the NAEYC 2006 Conference was going to be a little different. The stage was filled with the usual Spangler stuff… a vacuum cleaner, eggs, a saw, bowling balls, toilet paper rolls, giant bags, an aquarium of water, a violin bow, plenty of Alka-Seltzer, potatoes, Diet Coke and, of course, Mentos. Even before Bobbi finished the introduction, there were Mentos Geysers erupting and people running!

My thanks to everyone who attended my session at the NAEYC 2006 conference in Atlanta, Georgia. You’ll find links to the experiments and activities that I shared during the session as well as a few favorites that didn’t make it into the list of 20 Cool Science Activities Under $20. Click on the link below to download a PDF of the session handout:

Steve Spangler’s NAEYC 2006 Handout

Here are a few links to featured experiments and activities from the session…

How to Make a Mentos Geyser

Straw Through the Potato

Bouncing Bubble

Vacuum Packed! - Feel the Pressure

Bubbling Lava Lamp

Sound Hose

Screaming Balloon

Sinking Soda Cans

Floating Bowling Balls

Growing Alligator

Egg Drop