October 16, 2015
We 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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Posted by Donna Giachetti
September 28, 2015
by: 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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Posted by Donna Giachetti
September 11, 2015
By: 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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Posted by Donna Giachetti
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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Posted by Donna Giachetti
August 26, 2015
Returning to the classroom means getting ready for a new group of students whose names, faces and learning styles you haven’t yet learned.
We’ve collected some in-class activities and science discussion starters that will make the first days of school more productive while getting your new students ready for a fantastic year of science learning (and FUN) ahead!
Some of our choices are meant to be used in the classroom. Others are thought-provoking essays or scholarly articles which caught our attention.
If you have a favorite back-to-school lesson or activity, please share it with us at socialmedia@teachersource.com.
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