Five-Minute Film Festival: Classroom Resources for Physics Teachers
Have you ever wondered why airplanes stay in the air? What a vortex is? How gravity works? Physics can tell you! Physics is the amazing study of how the world around us works. Check out these ten YouTube creators who are making videos all about the physical world, and see how you can bring the joy of physics to your students!
The Compound Interest 2015 Advent Calendar
The Compound Interest 2015 Advent CalendarCompound Interest2015-12-05T23:46:46+00:00 Starting from 1st December, there’s going to be a new graphic every day until Christmas; so even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, it’s a good excuse to get a daily chemistry fix. Click on one of the numbered benzene-flakes to go to the respective day’s mini graphic! Note: on some browsers & devices, the image map below may not function correctly and clickable areas may appear in incorrect positions.
» Why is milk white and not green like grass? Office for Science & Society
Questions about milk are always interesting because, after all, it is our first food. Milk is meant to be the only sustaining food during early life and therefore it must contain all the required nutrients: water, proteins, fats, milk sugar, vitamins and minerals. Chlorophyll, the green coloring agent in plants, is not a required human nutrient and therefore evolution has not resulted in it being incorporated by the mother’s body into milk.
Resource: Everyday Exploration of Chemical Compounds InfoGraph Cards
A resource blog, developed by a UK-based Newly Qualified Teacher, is gaining respectable notoriety with teachers and parents alike due to the accessibility of resource/revision cards (or can be printed out as posters) designed to help develop understanding of chemistry and chemical processes. Speaking to UKEdChat, the author of the resource said, “The site started off the back of a series of posters I made for my classroom to showcase the different groups of elements in the Periodic Table. A few people mentioned that they’d like copies, so I created the site in order to share the files for free. It pretty much escalated from there – a lot of people on twitter downloaded the files and used them in their own classrooms, and I also created a set of teaching versions of the elements graphics, with information missing, to be used in research tasks.”
iPads + Water Rockets = Fun Science & Math Lesson
This morning I stopped by my friend Mike Morrell’s 9th grade science class. It was water rocket launch day so I knew it would be a fun day. Mike’s students have been working on rocket designs and building their rockets for a while. The water rockets are the first phase of the unit.
ChemDoodle Mobile
Draw chemical structures. View 3D. Generate IUPAC names. Calculate properties. Simulate NMR. ChemDoodle Mobile!
Make Your Own LED Robot Toy - Inspiration Laboratories
An LED robot is a super fun toy to make. With the help of an adult, kids can create their own. They’ll think it’s the coolest thing! Make Your Own LED Robot Toy Safety Note: This robot toy has small parts (including coin batteries) that are harmful if swallowed and may pose a choking hazard.
goREACT
With goREACT, you can become a virtual chemist. Whether you're a novice or expert, the free play and guided modes make it fun and fascinating. - Initiate nearly 300 virtual chemical reactions by dragging elements into the Reaction Area.- Amazing images and videos illustrate the molecules you create.- Select alternate views of the Periodic Table to discover different aspects of the elements’ chemical properties.- Touch any of the Periodic Table's 118 elements to see an image and fun fact about it.- With helpful hints about reactions to try, there’s always something exciting to explore.- “Featured Reactions” menus guide you through themed sets of chemical reactions related to particular applications,such as the environment, beauty products or cars.- Learn more about how the Periodic Table is organized, and follow links to additional educational resources.
40 Of The Best Science Podcasts For Mobile Learning
In 2013, you don’t need to find a radio to listen in on quality broadcast programming. A laptop, MP3 player, tablet, or even a smartphone will work just as well. Even better, there is a wealth of content out there that’s both educational and entertaining, including some pretty amazing shows on scientific topics that are equally interesting to the layman and the professional. Whether you’re just getting into listening to science podcasts or are looking for a few new shows to add to your weekly collection, we’ve highlighted what we think are some of the best science podcasts out there right now.
Science Lesson Plans Using Movies and Film
Full Length Movies — Short Subjects — Movie Clips — Film Clips — Video Clips — Snippets Suggested ages are in brackets at the end of each entry. Topics relating to Social Emotional Learning appear after the term "SEL." Moral-Ethical Emphasis is a reference to Character Counts' Six Pillars of Character. The terms "snippet," "film clip," "movie clip," and "video clip" refer to a movie segment which is less than 40 minutes in length. "Short subjects" are complete movies which are also 40 minutes or less. A.
100+ experiments in chemistry
Chemistry videos - chemicum.com In order to make chemistry lessons more interesting, chemistry videos are being developed by Superaccu OÜ. Viewed >5000000 times. Some weirdest experiments: Gallium lives - remember Terminator II. There is a small alien hidden inside every mercury droplet.
27 websites that make learning science fun
Over the past month my most popular posts have consistently been science websites. Below, I have combined all the science websites that I have shared so far and have added six new ones. Whether you have been following my blog, or if this is your first time, I promise you will find many great resources for your students.Science Kids
February 20 - On This Day in Chemistry
His work blurred the line between chemistry and physics. Dewar’s achievements include designing an insulating double-walled flask with a vacuum between two silvered layers of steel or glass – the technology that led to the modern domestic Thermos flask. Related Resources
