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The Non-Newtonian Fluid Dance
This is too cool, I can't stop watching it. (via Neatorama) related post: Weekend project: Non-Newtonian fluids ...
The Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments
It turns out that someone got tired of complaining about the sorry selection of home chemistry sets out there (like me) and decided to do something aout it. Robert Bruce Thompson wrote the Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments to replace so...
Eyeclops Activity Kit
It is no secret that I am a big fan of the Jakks EyeClops Bionic Eye. Now Jakks has added an activity kit with eight "microprinted" posters. They are full of tiny stuff that you have to find with the Eyeclops. The kit is not very expensive and is el...
Power House
In the Power House science kit your kids will learn about powering a model house using wind, light, plant, and electrochemical energies. In addition to the house, they will also build an electric train, a solar cooker, and even make their own chewing...
Live Butterfly Garden
A friend recommended this to me, it is a "butterfly garden" or more like a caterpiller habitat where they are allowed to turn into butterflies. You get a foldable net covered cage along with a feeder and a voucher to get the butterfly larvae and food...
Save the Frogs!
Nothing grosses the girls out more in Biology class than the annual frog dissection event. Indignation, empathy for the dead animal, and general squeamishness are common responses (from both sexes) to cutting open a dead animal, even for educational ...
Eyeclops is a Amazon Gold Box Deal Today
My favorite giant eyeball toy is an Amazon gold box deal today. This is one of my (and Cole's) favorite toys, and the geek in me get excited not only at the 200X magnification you get, but also the wild up and down swings in the price. Suggested re...
Chemistry Card Game "Elementeo"
14-year-old Anshul Samar has developed a card game (it looks similar to Magic: The Gathering) that is intended to help teach kids chemistry. He is still seeking funding to develop and market his idea, so it is not available yet. I'm not sure if it...
Robert Krampf - science experiments you can do at home
Robert Krampf is a well known science educator that has appeared on television and has an weekly "experiment of the week" that reaches over 180,000 households in more than 95 countries. His web site is of particular use to home schoolers since most ...
No mess tie-dye T-shirt
Make your own pseudo-psychedelic T-shirt using sharpie(s), rubbing alcohol, a plastic cup, and a rubber band (and a t-shirt). Find the instructions at Steve Spangler's science website. link...
Weekend project - Non-newtonian fluids
Non-newtonian fluids is defined as a fluid that changes viscosity based on strain rate. What this means for us is that you can make a substance that sometimes acts like a liquid and at other times like a solid. A common name for is is "oobleck" which...
Spring Sale at Discovery Channel Store
The Discovery channel store is having a spring sale, with up to 40% off. Some interesting items:Discovery Remote Control Solar System MobileDiscovery Polymer LabDiscovery Radio Control Mini Storm Launcher Mi ™...
Eyeclops update
The eyeclops is currently on sale at amazon.com for $30, that's about a $9 decrease over the previous price.Jakks EyeClops Bionic Eye at amazon.comAlso, in an eerie case of synergy between earlier posts (the original Eyeclops post and the cockeyed.co...
The Human Body, layer by layer
Two related items, but for different age groups:This is a layered puzzle of the human body, to help kids understand how their body is made and how it works.Similar to the puzzle above, but this is a book, each page is another layer of the human body....
Cockeyed Science?
http://www.cockeyed.com/ is one of my favorite websites. Rob Cockerham has been posting stories since 1997. His offbeat humor and unusual circle of friends are interesting, but what I find most interesting are the "How much is inside? adventures" and...
Phun creations
I ran across these and had to share them. Let them spark some ideas of your own:related post: Free (but Phun) science software...
Good chemistry sets are still out there
You may have noticed that I have an attraction to science toys. During my research I have come across several articles, blog entries, and rants about the decline in chemistry sets over the last generation from borderline dangerous home chemistry kits...
