Video - Steve Spangler Science of Magic Webinar

What You’ll Learn

In this high-energy professional development session with Emmy-winning educator and TV host Steve Spangler, you’ll discover how to "crash" the magic show to reveal the hard science hidden behind the spectacle. You’ll learn how to use Steve’s famous, high-impact demonstrations to hook student curiosity and then use real-time data to transform that "wow" moment into deep, inquiry-based learning.

You will be prepared to have your students:

Capture the "Wow" – Use famous, jaw-dropping demonstrations to hook student curiosity and create an immediate "need to know" in the classroom.
Reveal the "How" – Go behind the curtain of the magic trick to expose the scientific principles at play using real-time sensor data and evidence-based analysis.
Transform Amazement into Inquiry – Guide students as they turn "How did he do that?!" into testable hypotheses and structured scientific investigations.
Collect and Analyze Data – Use PocketLab sensors to measure the invisible forces—such as pressure, motion, and energy—that make the "magic" possible.
Replicate with Ease – Implement these same high-engagement demos in your own classroom using everyday materials and digitally assignable lesson guides.

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Community

Our Science is Cool (ScIC) community offers free PD, virtual field trips, podcasts, and events that keep STEM teaching fresh and inspiring.

6:00 PM

Dave

PocketLab CEO

Welcome & Introductions

What is PocketLab & Science is Cool

Further opportunities to engage

- All-day PD Unconference: Science is Cool 16 Hawai‘i → Sign-up
- AI in Education Newsletter → Sign-up
- Science is Cool Podcast → Tune-in

6:05 PM

Steve & Clif

Magic Trick #1

Cartesian Diver

6:15 PM

Steve & Clif

Magic Trick #2

Disappearing Water

6:25 PM

Steve & Clif

Magic Trick #3

Flame Light Relight

6:35 PM

Clif

How to:

Clif will show you how to impliment these engaging demonstrations and science investigations in your classroom using PocketLab Notebook and sensors.

6:45 PM

Dave, Steve & Clif

Q&A with Attendees

Resources

Take the Next Step

Explore sensors for your classroom (or request a quote)
Create your free PocketLab Notebook account
Access the free lessons and teacher guides. Make sure you are logged into your PocketLab Notebook account.
- Cartesian Diver
- Disappearing Water
- Access the teacher guides using the version dropdown in the top right of the lesson
Enter the raffle to win one of 5 signed copies of Steve's new book
- Join our teachers group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ScICbyPocketLab
- Post in the group one thing that you learned, or one thing that you loved about today's webinar.

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