"A science program's greatest achievement is success in science both for the program's teachers and students. Science teachers must compete with the nation's entertainment professionals to gain the attention of their students. WEIRD SCIENCE is 'Academy Award' quality material with remarkable technical breadth and content. 'WEIRD SCIENCE' is like a switch that 'turns on' science students and converts lab periods from 'ho hum' to 'right on!'" 

--- Larry Flinn, Jr. Flinn Scientific, Inc. 

"There is no shortage of good ideas (to improve teaching). Many are supported by private funds even though school districts should be subsidizing them. --- One example is WEIRD SCIENCE. Teachers are hungry for this sort of idea exchange."

"WEIRD SCIENCE is a four-teacher road show that exposes youngsters to seemingly magical wonders more intriguing than video games." 

"WEIRD SCIENCE demonstrations have a way of making science exciting to students. ... They have a way of presenting science concepts that are attractive to students ... of luring kids into believing science can be fun!" 

"At a time when AMERICA'S Educational System is under attack, especially in science and math, WEIRD SCIENCE offers a ray of hope as a much needed inspiration, as a boredom-busting science show."

"The group gives teachers ammunition to use in the classroom."

"WEIRD SCIENCE is a must-see for all chemistry teachers"

---- Colorado Association of Science Teachers Newsletter, Fall '92 

"WEIRD SCIENCE programs and activities are probably the best way to learn how to be a teacher. It's an A-Number-One methods course." 

---- Marge Bardeen Program Manager for the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory's Education 

 Office from a feature on WEIRD SCIENCE in the Chicago Tribune 

"A kind of MTV of science"

WEIRD SCIENCE is "Teaching teachers to make it fun... to entertain and educate students."

"Flying moles, slime, and potato guns, what a way to spend a Friday morning! That [WEIRD SCIENCE] was a cross between a science classroom and a circus. I loved the chemical reactions and the things that could be done with everyday things. They made learning FUN"

"A traveling road show and laboratory for cooking up creative teaching... for making even the complicated understandable...WEIRD SCIENCE may be the most scientific approach of all."

---- Melanie Lawson, ABC News Houston, TX 3/91 

"WEIRD SCIENCE turned me back on to teaching. It put life back into my classes and started me thinking about how to make my classes more exciting" 

---- Charles Fabish Physics Teacher Woodruff H.S. and finalist for 1990 Illinois Teacher of the Year 

"WEIRD SCIENCE is a zany, yet informative series of demonstrations which will amuse you, but also provide you with a plethora of ideas for immediate use in your classroom. The humor, coupled with visual and sound effects, appeals to a wide range of ages and backgrounds. WEIRD SCIENCE captures the attention of the observer and then teaches important scientific concepts in a thoroughly entertaining fashion." 

 ---- Kathy Dombrink Chemistry Teacher and Chairperson of the St. Louis ACS Regional Chemistry Day Program 

"The WEIRD SCIENCE group offered a workshop for nearly 150 junior and senior high school teachers in the Rochester, New York area. It was a zany, informative and educational presentation. Participants sat on the edges of their seats to see fascinating demonstrations and to hear fast-paced verbal exchanges. Teachers left with ideas and handouts to help liven their science classes." 

---- Laramie H. Brown, Elementary Science Program, Board of Cooperative Education, Spencerport, NY 

"It is essential to excite today's students in innovative ways. WEIRD SCIENCE presents solid science with an interesting, unusual twist. Their presentation is useful to teachers of all levels who would benefit from seeing such a program. The material and ideas are immediately transferable to the classroom-- the teacher can use it the next day!"

 ---- David Tannis, Executive Director of The Coalition for Excellence in Science & Math Ed 

"I first saw WEIRD SCIENCE five years ago. I have since encountered them at a number of workshops and meetings. The effect is the same. They have inspired me to greater achievements with my students...WEIRD SCIENCE is creative, dynamic, dedicated, and blessed with a sense of humor. They have the capacity for repeating a possible demonstration until it is effective with all levels of students."

 ---- Natalie Tiernan, Science Chairman, Warren Township H.S. 

"WEIRD SCIENCE is one of the most creative groups of teachers I've ever met. When I have seen them at conferences, they had a wealth of ideas to share which can I can use directly in my classroom."

 ---- Ronald Crampton, 1978 Catalyst Awardee, Westside H.S., Omaha, NB. 

"I was ready to quit science teaching before I saw you do your "thing" in Washington, DC five years ago. You guys are responsible for keeping me in teaching- thank you for showing me it can be FUN!"

---- Doug Benning Rockwall, TX 

“Your funny and entertaining antics make kids forget that they are actually learning chemical and physical principles… The show arouses questions, interest and curiosity and in the end, people truly learn science when their interest is piqued.”

 

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