EI TV – Spooky Science!

October 16, 2015

EI TV - Educational Innovations BlogWe love talking about science all year long, but the Halloween season gives us an extra reason to celebrate the countless ways that our lives are touched by science.  Whether we’re looking up at the stars or down at our toes, there is always something amazing to learn.

In honor of this MONSTROUS time of year, we’ve selected a few video clips related to spooky science.  These videos will grab your students’ attention and help you start a lively discussion.

If you come across a spooky science video you’d like us to add to this list, leave the URL in a comment below or write to us at socialmedia@teachersource.com.

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Food Fun in the Science Classroom

September 28, 2015

Linda Dunnavantby: Linda Dunnavant

Making Science Fun… with Food!

There’s nothing like food to get students engaged in a lesson.  Even the coolest of oh-so-cool middle schoolers will be putty in your hands after you tell them they’re going to have a chance to eat and learn at the same time.  Food can be incorporated into the science classroom in countless ways.  As long as it relates to your curriculum, the sky is the limit!

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Why Is a Drinking Bird Like a Dog on a Hot Day?

September 11, 2015

Ted Beyer, Educational InnovationsBy:  Ted Beyer

Summertime—sun and fun!  For most of us (in the northern hemisphere at least) that means hot weather.  Heat does interesting things to the world around us, and to us as well.  On a hot day you tend to perspire.  Your body does this for a good reason:  as the moisture evaporates, it cools your skin, and thus helps to regulate your body temperature.

In contrast, dogs don’t perspire—they don’t have sweat glands!  So on a hot day you will see dogs panting—lots of rapid, shallow breaths with their tongues looking bigger than usual hanging out of their mouths.  That’s the doggie way of cooling off.  They are moving air over a wet surface—again using evaporation to lower their body temperature.
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A Sticky Solution for Scoring Science Supplies

August 26, 2015

Donna Giachetti, Educational InnovationsBy:  Donna Giachetti

I have a confession:  I love stationery products.  Post-It® notes, paper clips, three-ring binders, hanging file folders… and oak tag in every color of the rainbow.  (Do they still call it “oak tag” or am I out of touch with today’s paper terminology?)

When I came to Educational Innovations, I was thrilled to learn that our Educator-in-Chief, Tami O’Connor, is also a hardcore stationery devotee.  She told me that her husband—a wise man—quickly learned that the best way to her heart is via color-coordinated pens, binder clips, and memo pads.

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First Day Back to School Lesson

August 26, 2015

Click on the image below for a 5-page PDF “Rainbow Lab” lesson.
Perfect for the first day back to school!
Can be customized for a variety of age levels and abilities.

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