April 6, 2016
by: Donna Giachetti
We recently welcomed aboard a freelancer—let’s call her Alice—who comes from the world of Internet commerce. As I wrote in an earlier blog (What It Means to Be a Teacher), many of Educational Innovations’ crew have previous experience in either teaching or science—or both. We just love science, even on our days off. So Alice is a rare fish in our cozy little pond.
Which is why we got such a kick out of her innocent comment during a recent phone conference. “I’ve been looking around your website,” she said, “and boy, it was like falling down the rabbit hole of science!”
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March 4, 2016
by Ted Beyer
We love our customers, and not just because they help keep the lights on! Educational Innovations’ customers share amazing things with us all the time. In fact, some of our best products have been created as a result of our customers’ discoveries, suggestions, or requests.
Recently, we received a comment on our website regarding our color-changing goldenrod paper. It prompted us to try a brand-new experiment that we think you’ll enjoy.
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Posted by Donna Giachetti
February 23, 2016
The sky (and beyond) is the limit if you’re looking to start a class discussion on air pressure! Practically anything goes—from balloons to spacesuits, smoke rings to clouds in a bottle.
We hope you have as much fun using these air pressure discussion starters as we’ve had gathering them.
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December 29, 2015
If you have a favorite winter science lesson or activity, please leave us a comment below!
Thanks to Julie Olson, President SDSTA, for sharing two excellent discussion starters related to winter:
- Which will melt first: a snowman with or without a coat?
- Is the commercial “melting snowman” really melting?
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December 29, 2015
Looking for an engaging winter science lesson? How about a blubber mitt? It’s a great way to explore many subjects: thermodynamics, animal adaptation, insulating properties, density, and perception, to name just a few.
If you’re teaching animal adaptation, your students may also be interested in this Top Ten Hibernators list, from cold-blooded animals such as frogs to mammals like prairie dogs.
Enjoy!
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