Innovative investigations like these will empower middle and high school students to explore the states of matter and changes of state-using inexpensive toys and common household items like balloons, paper bags, Silly Putty, facial tissues, and plastic Easter eggs. Classroom-tested and proven effective, these activities draw students in with toys, gadgetry, fun-to-do experiments, and observations of scientific phenomena in everyday events. Students will see solid rock candy form as a sugar solution evaporates; inflate a balloon using dry ice; and use the BedBugs game to learn about the...

With a combination of teacher demos and hands-on experiences, "Chemistry with Charisma" helps each learner connect with ideas and information in unique ways and follows National Science Education Standards.

When it comes to things that glow, bubble, change color, or do just about anything interesting, its no secret... kids love doing hands-on science outside school. With this comprehensive book, camp and club leaders can easily offer the engaging science experiences that keep kids coming back for more. Camp and Club Science Sourcebook is ideal for the middle grades and easily adaptable to other ages. 39 activities explore health- and environment-related science topics that are interesting to kids and important in their daily lives: controlling disease with clean hands, healthy drinking water,...

Help your students discover the excitement of scientific exploration... From "Abracadabra" to "Zombie Lights," each complete lesson provides - links to the National Science Education Standards, - one or more science activities with reproducible student handouts, - teacher notes for setup, - assessment suggestions, - cross-curricular ideas, and - a complete, easy-to-understand explanation of the science involved.

From artifi cial limbs to automobiles, we live in the age of polymers. Few, if any, products of technology have aff ected our lives more than these. Use this expanded second edition of Polymers All Around You! to introduce elementary, middle, and high school students to polymers with exciting, hands-on activities: [ dissolve plastic in water [ make gooey gluep and slime [ create a cellophane tape kaleidoscope [ skewer a balloon (without popping it!) [ soak up water with a polymer powder [ investigate mysterious invisible crystals [ test a grocery bag's stretch [ shrink plastic into fun shapes...

Is Spanish the primary language for some of the parents and children in your community? Teachers, Club and Community Leaders, Museum Educators: Welcome Spanish-speaking families to your next Science Night Family Fun from A to Z event Use Spanish versions of the key items that families will read: Invitacion a la familia: Bring families to the event with the family invitation in Spanish, Tabla de signos: Guide families to activity stations with the 26 table signs in Spanish that identify each station from A to Z, and Folletos de retos cientificos para la familia: Engage families with the 26...

Strong Medicine-Chemistry at the Pharmacy is one of the Science in Our World Teacher Resource Modules. This set is aimed at enabling teachers to introduce their students to the concepts and processes of industrial chemistry and relate these concepts to the consumer products students encounter daily. These hands-on, problem-solving activities help connect science lessons with real life. Explore making aspirin and sophisticated chemical techniques like gel filtration.

Chain Gang-The Chemistry of Polymers is one of the Science in Our World Teacher Resource Modules. This set is aimed at enabling teachers to introduce their students to the concepts and processes of industrial chemistry and to relate these concepts to the consumer products students encounter daily. These hands-on, problem-solving activities help connect science lessons with real life. Explore the versatility of plastics and other polymers that we use daily.