By Roy Bentley and Ken Crawford
You’ve probably heard the expression, “A journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step.” That’s certainly true of Educational Innovations‘ Transparent Alternator Kit. It’s a hands-on kit that visually (and vividly) demonstrates how electricity is created—the single step that has launched humankind into the technological age! Show your students the start of this fascinating path and they will begin their own journey.
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by Paul Reyna
Have you ever had a science activity or demonstration that you really liked to do with your students, but then were told you could not do it anymore—or it did not fit your curriculum?
That is exactly what happened to me a few years ago.
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by Liz Inman
I first discovered The Private Eye Loupes when I borrowed a class set from a professor friend at the University of Kentucky. I fell in love with them and so did my biology students!
Here are some tips I discovered while using the loupes. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Donna Giachetti
Thermal energy—the energy that is generated and measured by heat—is such a wonderful topic that can be approached in many ways. So many questions to explore! What is heat? How does heat travel? What’s the difference between heat and temperature? How do we measure temperature? What are conductors? Insulators? And on and on…
There are times when a video offers the easiest, most accessible way to explain a concept. This is certainly true when it comes to thermal energy. Feel free to share this collection of videos with your students! If you find a video on thermal energy that you think deserves to be added here, please let us know in the Comments section below.
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These days, thermal energy has become—dare we say it?—an even hotter topic than ever! All over the world, researchers are working to discover new ways to store thermal energy, transform it into usable power (i.e., electricity), and more. Although it may be years before some of these discoveries can be put to practical use, it’s exciting see how this area of science is thriving.
Here are just a few of the headlines that caught our attention in recent weeks. Share them with your students! If you find an interesting article on thermal energy, please post it in our Comments section.
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