Interesting site. I think the yearly fee is too high ($29.95), I would rather have a percentage of each sale taken off. I have checked out the site and as of now there aren’t many lessons, and the lessons seem to be of the skill drill variety. This might improve in time. […]
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Published by July 1st, 2006 in Education, News and Resources. 0 CommentsMuscle Pair Demonstrations
Published by June 30th, 2006 in Education, Demos, Video and Lessons. 0 CommentsSeventh graders in the state of California are required to learn how bones move. Of course bones move because skeletal muscles are attached to bones, and when they contract, they make a bone move in one direction. Muscle work in pairs and when one muscle contracts, the other relaxes. Below are two […]
Solar System Scale Model Tour
Published by June 24th, 2006 in Education, Demos and Lessons. 0 CommentsWhen students learn about the Solar System they have a difficult time visualizing or comprehending what the distances are like between the planets and the sizes of the planets and the Sun. Most textbooks show pictures of the planet on one scale and the distances between the planets on another scale. They never have them […]
This is from a terrific site, Steve Spangler Science. I do many density demos and lessons and I am going to try this one this year.
“ProjectsFizz, Bubble, Erupt! Learn how to make an inexpensive science toy that will be a guaranteed hit with the kids! Ok, so everyone knows that oil and water don’t […]
Another great demo from the Demo a Day: Chemistry Demonstration Book. To get chemical reactions started activation energy is needed. During a chemical reaction, heat energy is often released (exothermic) or absorbed (endothermic). To get this reaction started, a pre 1982 penny is heated over a Bunsen burner. The penny is wrapped in copper wire […]
