Making Science Fun!

If I were able to go back in time, I think I would have changed my major to science! I did get to teach 7th grade science for one year back in the olden days before things like Highly Qualified status and Praxis tests, and I had so much fun doing experiments and building and discovering things with the kids. Steve Spangler is the guru of making science interactive, and above all fun. His blog http://www.stevespangler.com/ is filled with experiments, ideas, and videos which can be shown to students or simply used to give teachers ideas. Since it is time to think about shopping for holiday gifts, his latest blog entry gives 25 ideas for FUN educational gifts, including a "magic wand" which actually works through static electricity. Very cool-I want one.