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Alka-Seltzer Science Experiment
Here is a fun, quick science experiment: Put an Alka-Seltzer tablet (or off brand) into a plastic film can. Add water, put the top on, and...
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Car Race Measuring
Conduct a race using toy cars with your elementary students. Let a group of 3-5 students start their cars at a starting line, rolling them to see whose can go the farthest...
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Circuits in Physics
When my students do electrical experiments in physics, the wires and electrical components of the circuits slide all over the place, making it difficult for my students and me to compare the circuits...
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Classroom Farming Activities
Nothing beats a field trip to a real farm, but if you cannot visit, Ms. Postman has a few suggestions you can do at school: germinate lima beans, hatch chicks, set up a pumpkin patch, make a cow from a cardboard box -- kids will love the boxed milk.
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Credit Card Debt Simulation
When it comes to teaching kids about finances, we as parents and teachers can never do enough. Credit cards, especially, can be such a trap into which so many young people get caught up. I created a c...
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Demonstrating Simple Machines
Simple machines are really easy to demonstrate with tools from the hardware store. I keep a plastic storage box filled with a screw driver, hammer, vise, pulleys, clothesline...
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Free Virtual Literature Circles
My students have been using a variety of free technology tools for work on their virtual literature circles.
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Glitter Germs
Here is a good lesson that shows the spread of germs and how easily germs can be moved from one person to another, one object to another...
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Shaped Bubble Experiment
Studying bubbles is a fun way to learn and review the scientific method. First, I do an experiment with bubbles...
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Trading Germs
This lesson is a twist on an AIDS lesson I saw. I explain that people can carry flu and cold germs and can infect other people even if they themselves don't feel sick. You’ll need flour, baking soda...
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