October 1, 2021
As anyone in the culinary world will tell you, presentation is everything. World famous restaurants with multiple Michelin stars put as much effort into presentation as they do in preparing the food.
Science teachers could learn something from chefs. I’m not talking about adding flashy multimedia and explosions. The goal isn’t to entertain… but to take a few extra steps that will help our students stay involved. How do we do that?
A great place to start is integration. Science teachers think about science. What if we begin to think of ways to bring in social studies, reading, writing, and math to help with the presentation of our science lessons? What if a meaningful project could allow students to apply their new learning in myriad areas? Let me give you an example.
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Posted by Donna Giachetti
September 3, 2021
The movie Star Wars relied greatly on a mystical ability called “the Force.” You can’t see it. It’s an invisible energy that interacts with everything around it. A little green guy named Yoda uses this mystical “Force” to move objects around. Intriguing, sure, but it’s just Hollywood special effects. However, thanks to science—and Sir Isaac Newton—we know that force is a real thing in our world. In fact, we use it every day. (And we don’t even need to summon Yoda!)
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Posted by Donna Giachetti
July 9, 2021
If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a hundred times: students retain more when they can see, hear, and touch what they’re learning about. And when the topic is science, there’s PLENTY of opportunities for hands-on exploration! That’s the essential nugget of why we created our Surprising Science for Kids series: to give students a learning experience they won’t forget.
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Posted by Donna Giachetti
June 24, 2021
Any teacher will tell you that kids can be noisy. They make all kinds of sounds. Clap their hands. Click their tongues. Snap their fingers. Smack their cheeks. Burp. Fart. Scream. Sing. Most classrooms are a virtual cacophony of noises. And where there is sound, there’s bound to be a whole lot of shaking going on. So why not turn those noises into a teachable moment and explore the science of sound?
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Posted by Donna Giachetti
June 9, 2021
You already know we pride ourselves on being the company that brings unique, hands-on science into the classroom—the type of “Super! Wow! Neat!” demos that invite students to lean in for a closer look. We are also the only place where you can find our best-selling Surprising Science for Kids kits (not to mention our Home Science Lab subscription). Those kits are especially popular now, as educators and parents seek solutions to keep their kids actively engaged in science while school is out.
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