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Liz,
As I was making the Goblin Goo with my 5 year old preschoolers this morning, I looked at the newspaper article that I has gotten the ideas from and there you were!! I didn’t know you had this website. I sent all of the recipes from the Star Tribune home with my kids today. We had a blast with the goo – these kids love making a mess, as do I!!
I think we will try the gummy worm experiment on Monday. Thanks for the great ideas. I am trying to incorporate science into my curriculum on a weekly basis. This is a great beginning!

Just wanted to leave a quick hello – WOWZERS love this website!! I’m posting it to my fb – there’s no opportunity to even utter “I’m bored…” anymore in my house!!!

I just wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for your awesome blog! As a teacher who enjoys science but is required to focus more on reading, writing and math in my curriculum, I felt like my students were missing out on all of the fun stuff. I am definitely going to incorporate your great ideas from this blog into my classroom. I appreciate your hard work more than you know! Thanks for bringing fun and great science back into my classroom!

Thanks for all the nice comments Ashley! I hope your students like the experiments and I’m thrilled that you’re taking the time to find projects to get them excited about science! A great teacher can make all the difference in a child’s success.

Just a note of displeasure. I am a retired science teacher of 46 years.
I watched with GREAT DISMAY this morning while you showed your helper and you experimenting with extremely flammable ethyl alcohol, flame of which is colorless, with out protective aprons and eye-ware.
Extremely BAD EXAMPLE.
’nuff said
Richard

Richard, You are absolutely correct and I apologize. I intended to wear protective eyeware and have Haily wear it as well, but we taped the last minute and I forgot, which is not a good excuse. I don’t have a fireproof apron, but will stick with safer experiments from now on. I ‘ll have Kare11 amend their website to remind people to wear goggles and fireproof aprons and will update my website as well.
thank you.
Liz

Dear Liz
I am a 60 year old English teacher who knows people make mistakes. I am not about to chastise you for anything, as you are my cousin & can do no wrong in my eyes, although I think when I visit and cook with you that we should ALL wear protective suits and eyewear of some sort.
I love your app & seeing my little cousins and my big cousin on the videos. I love you and plan to move in with you when I become even older and more infirm. <3 Patti

Mwah! You can come stay with us any time Patti, but I know you hate Minnesota winters. Can’t wait to see you in a few weeks!

So, my son’s third grade class is learning about the sun. The project this week was a shoe box solar viewer like the one I see on your site. I was interested in knowing why tin foil is used, instead of just making the hole in the box itself. Can you educate my un-scientific mind? Thanks!

I’m not sure, but maybe because the foil is thinner than cardboard you will get a more focused image, and the thinner foil may also make it so you can change the angle of the box a little more and still see the image. Just guesses really.