Comments on: Denver-Area Moms Get Shocked at the Spangler Labs

By: Lynne

Lynne — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:59:03 +0000

Thank you Steve for your inspiration. I have been thinking about ways to reach more students who school at home. There are many homeschool co-ops which might be a way to reach out. Home schooling is so grassroots, it is hard to hit large groups. Maybe it would be awesome to have a homeschooling science fair. The experience could have a kick off event online so that students could get inspired to discover and explore. Then the “big night” could have students coming with their findings and perhaps you could share some of your pizazz with parents and students together. Can’t you just see families coming from all around the state for this? I’ll keep thinking!

By: Barb

Barb — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:31:35 +0000

Thank you so much to the Steve Spangler team for doing this. I feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to attend.

I stopped on my way home from the class and bought dry ice. That night I dropped some in a bowl on the kitchen table as a centerpiece. It made such a great topic of conversation as the kids watched it and wondered about how it was working.

The energy ball has been a HUGE hit in our house. Just to see the spark on their faces when they made the connection to the current was priceless. They really understand electrical current from one small little “toy”.

Steve is an inspiring man! Thank you again!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:28:21 +0000

This is a great idea. Getting parents directly involved and educated in science through experiments and demonstrations sets the table for more hands-on inquiry based learning at home. I teach 5th grade science and would love to do something like this for the parents in our school. By opening their eyes to some science concepts could certainly be a forum for open dialog for parents to use with the students at home. In my community, we are always looking for ways to get parents involved, and this is a wonderful avenue. Do you have any suggestions as to how to implement something like this for elementary parents? How do I go about choosing content and demonstrations that are easy for the parents to understand yet can create an open dialog for communication with the students at home?

Thank you for your time and great ideas!

By: Melissa Caddell, Denver Homeschooling Newbie Examiner

Melissa Caddell, Denver Homeschooling Newbie Examiner — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:52:59 +0000

What a great afternoon we had at the workshop! As a former science teacher and now new homeschooling mom, I loved how simple the experiments were and could just imagine the delight in kids faces as they get to play and do science through discovery. I bet it looked like all of ours!

I am thrilled with the available content on your website, too. What a great help to parents and teachers!

I can’t wait to host a fun Halloween party with the great ideas I learned.

Thanks for the generosity of your time, talents, enthusiasm and the great take-away items!

Oh, and about the Sissy Machine? Um. Probably not.