Today’s children have the opportunity to learn about science in a different way than generations before them as the world is undergoing dramatic changes that affects how they will live and survive in the future. This applies to our environment, to our weather, to our bodies and to animals. We have learned the evolution of […]
Continue readingInteractive Weather and Water Cycle Resources
Interactive Weather: http://www.scholastic.com/kids/ weather / – Excellent for understanding how temperature and humidity effect the weather . http://www.edheads.org/activities/ weather / – Excellent for teaching weather simulation. …
Continue readingTeaching Space and the Solar System – New Space Exploration
Outer space and the solar system is one of the most interesting topics discussed in school because of the countless colorful heavenly bodies occupying the.
Continue readingMaking Science Fun
Today’s elementary children have the opportunity to learn science in a meaningful way – as well as a fun way with the ability to view things online without ever leaving their classrooms. You can still take a field trip to the local museum which is great and a wonderful way to demonstrate how big a […]
Continue readingTeaching Space and the Solar System
Teaching Space and the Solar System . Outer space and the solar system is one of the most interesting topics discussed in school because of the countless colorful heavenly bodies occupying the universe and the idea that there is actually …
Continue readingLearning About Solar Energy A Practical Way
There is nothing better than teaching a subject with an example that can be observed by all making it easy to understand. In today’s world where we are all trying to save energy and keep the Earth green we have a perfect opportunity to explain about solar energy by making it a fun-filled activity.
Continue readingPlants Unit
The best way to study plants is to grow some plants in the classroom. This unit is suitable for an elementary class of any grade. In order to do this activity, you will need to have a window in the classroom or have access to a window where students can place pots/cups and be able […]
Continue readingSolid Materials Unit
Elementary school children need to learn about different types of materials and their properties. This is usually done between grades one to four. A unit on materials should be taught through allowing students to see and handle objects of different materials. The materials most often studied are: metal, glass, plastic, cloth, paper and wood.
Continue readingScience Dioramas and Research Project
Allowing students to create dioramas is an excellent way to conclude a unit in Science for any elementary school level students.This can be used with units on Ecosystems, Animals (of any type), or even other planets! Materials for Diorama Students should collect/bring in the needed materials for their diorama. ·Box – one per group ·Other […]
Continue readingTeaching Weather!
Well, my intentions were good, but sometimes that doesn’t cut it. I had said that I was going to provide the links to where I found my free pictures and I plan on still doing this, but this first project is one of the ones I did over a …
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