You Said It! Spooky Science Product Reviews


You Said It! Product Reviews - Educational Innovations NewsletterHalloween isn’t just a great time for tricks and treats… it’s time for spooky science, too!

Halloween brings out the kid in all of us.  Who can resist the fun of pumpkin carving, dressing up as furry monsters, scary ghouls or (dare we say) mad scientists?

At Educational Innovations, we only select science materials that are sure to leave a memorable impression upon your students.   We believe the best way to learn is to have FUN!  And that’s never more true than during the Halloween season.

Read on for a selection of our customers’ rave reviews of some of our favorite spooky science products.

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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Spooky Science Discussion Starters


Discussion Starters - Educational Innovations NewsletterTalk about sure-fire discussion starters!  Halloween is a prime time for demonstrations that will leave your students dazzled, curious… and maybe just a wee bit scared.  Even your most reluctant learners will be excited to find how what’s going on with these spooky science demos.  What we refer to as “discrepant events,” they might simply call AWESOME!  We like to think of it as going from Wow!! to How??

If you have a favorite spooky science lesson or activity, please share it with us at socialmedia@teachersource.com.

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Food Fun in the Science Classroom


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?


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


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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