by Barbara Spalding | Jun 26, 2015 | Articles, Scientific Discovery
“That’s Disgusting!” Between shrieks of “Ew, that’s disgusting!” and “Hey, check this out!” the Academy of Natural Science has successfully launched an amazingly engaging and totally gross exhibit for all ages in Animal...
by Barbara Spalding | Apr 27, 2015 | Articles, Scientific Discovery, Travel
It’s time to get your geek on… Philadelphia Science Festival is April 24th through May 2nd 2015 and holds so many amazing family activities. Festivities include events for educators, families and even adult only educational entertainment...
by Barbara Spalding | Apr 22, 2015 | Articles, Scientific Discovery
Earth Day 2015 – It’s Our Turn to Lead Earth Day is here! The observance falls on April 22nd every year. This year marks the 45th anniversary of Earth Day and with it comes a great hope that we are finally starting to see real change in how communities and countries...
by Barbara Spalding | Nov 5, 2014 | Articles, History, Politics & Geography, Scientific Discovery
Women’s Scientific Pioneer by Mark Spalding I was thinking the other day that there must be some interesting things happening in November other than Thanksgiving (that’s an easy one that I’ll talk about in a later post). I was wondering if any interesting people...
by Barbara Spalding | Oct 6, 2014 | Articles, Scientific Discovery
Who doesn’t love a big show, the excitement of live animals and electrifying acts? Exactly! The circus is much more than a clown act. It’s a wonderful learning opportunity from physics to animal science. An exciting elephant act can lead to great...
by Barbara Spalding | Aug 18, 2013 | Articles, Scientific Discovery
Back-to-School signs, sales and commercials remind us that the summer is coming to a close. And while it might be fun to pick out new clothes, get together with school friends and get back into sports and activities – kids don’t want to summer to end so quickly....