Ultraviolet light is everywhere! Every month, science makes new discoveries based on UV rays. We’re still learning how our eyesight works, what UV light can do to our skin, how UV radiation varies from planet to planet… and much more.
This selection of noteworthy articles is bound to “brighten” any classroom discussion on light and the UV light spectrum. Read on! Read the rest of this entry »
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by: Priscilla Robinson
The bright days of spring can be a great kick off opportunity for seed planting and other fun activities that will keep students engaged in purposeful learning right up to the end of the school year. Educational Innovations has plenty of hands-on products that fit right in with springtime scientific activities. It is not too late to germinate your students’ curiosity with planting seeds, feeding your local flock of feathered friends or playing with shadows. Get up and enjoy the warming weather!
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The awesome thing about teaching a lesson on electricity is that students of all ages can get a “charge” from figuring out how to make a circuit work. And that’s just the beginning!
Teaching electricity opens the door to many related topics—alternative energy sources, lightning, static electricity and magnetism, to name a few.
We’ve put together a Super! Wow! Neat!® assortment of teacher-tested electricity discussion starters, research ideas, worksheets and more. Scroll down for ideas. Let us know how they work in your classroom!
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We have assembled a brilliant array of electricity products to help you explain the fundamentals of electricity to your students. We’ve got everything from Electric Paint to Plasma Globes.
Here’s what some of our customers are saying about our some of their favorite EI electricity teaching tools.
If you have a favorite Educational Innovations product, let us know! We’d love to share your review with your fellow teachers and science lovers.
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By: Donna Giachetti
Even babies understand the difference between ON and OFF. After mastering peek-a-boo, turning a switch on and off is one of a toddler’s favorite games. What will happen if I press here? Where did that light come from? Who made that noise? Something nearly always happens when a button is pushed, and it leaves children wanting to know more. At least that’s how it went in my house. My son wasn’t satisfied squeezing Tickle Me Elmo’s belly to hear the little guy giggle. He soon figured out how to switch Elmo on-off-on-off so rapidly that the poor fuzzball appeared to have a bad case of the hiccups.
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