Steve Spangler Science
Instant Freeze - Soda Ice
Here is a fun display that will help your physical science fanatics understand freezing points and crystal formation. Use rock salt, sparkling water, and ice to create a -10¡C bath. Place full bottles of soda into the slurry to supercool...
Steve Spangler Science
Freezing Liquid - Cool Science Fair Project
Spangler leads an 11 year old scientist through the processes behind his science fair project, which was designed to see if any common household liquids (besides water) would expand when frozen. Liquids such as motor oil, ethanol,...
Curated OER
Dry Ice Fun for a Spooky Halloween
Create a cauldron of bubbling fun with this Halloween-themed demonstration idea. Using dry ice, Steve Spangler creates a crystal ball. If you compare the sublimation of dry ice to the melting of water ice, it is a wonderful way to...
Curated OER
Liquid Nitrogen Experiments: The Balloon
If air gets cold, does it turn into ice? Watch Joanne and Steve as they experiment with liquid nitrogen and a balloon full of air. What happens to the air is really quite remarkable! Explain this phenomenon in depth with your class after...
Crash Course
Crash Course Physics #21: Kinetic Theory and Phase Changes
How the heck do we map out a planet without oceans? NASA had to figure that out when we sent the Mariner 9 probe to Mars. There's some tricky, yet fascinating science behind all of it! In this video episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Specific Heat, Heat of Fusion and Vaporization Example
Understand specific heat and phase changes: Calculating how much heat is needed to convert 200 g of ice at -10 degrees C to 110 degree steam.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Ode to Ice
Discover the interesting properties of ice. Learn what makes it cloudy or clear and why cracks form on ponds. Science Friday visited Queens ice sculptor Shintaro Okamoto in his studio and spoke with ice researcher Erland Schulson, of...