Mad Scientist

This was a collaborative project I did with one of the Science teachers at my school. He was teaching his kids about food chains and wanted an art project to go along with it. He found THIS image via Pinterest as initial inspiration for the project. UPDATE: The poster was designed by art director and illustrator Dhanashri Ubhayakar for the magazine Sanctuary Asia, an Indian nature and wildlife conservation magazine. I turned the digital image into a collage project using construction paper...

Learn how to make a simple and fun lolly stick (popsicle stick) catapult with this easy DIY craft tutorial! Perfect for kids, this hands-on project is great for learning about physics and having a blast launching small objects. Follow our step-by-step guide and start building your own catapult today!

Make a fake lung in this easy science activity using a plastic bottle, balloon, play dough and a straw to find out how lungs work.

Make a salt volcano science project with kids and watch the reaction of oil, water, color and salt. This groovy experiment teaches all about liquid density.

Summer is a wonderful time for outdoor art and sensory science activities you can do outside. "Ice Tunnels" combine ordinary salt, ice and...

Scholastic's Study Jams has a wonderful short video explaining Saltwater and Freshwater Aquatic Ecosystems and the animals that live in each habitat plus a short quiz to take before and/or after viewing the video. Click Here: Scholastic Study Jams - Aquatic Ecosystems Video After watching the video, students might enjoy a little science experiment about saltwater and freshwater ecosystems. Science Experiment Directions Pour approximately 1 cup of water into a large clear plastic cup. Have...

Oh, WOW! I have two CRAZY FUN things to tell you all! First! Some of you may already know that I am teaching science, in addition to...

Hello Everyone! We finished our study of living and nonliving things with a fun (and a little slimy) activity. "Gummy Worms vs Earth Worms" The activity was adapted from a similar activity in the AIMS Science curriculum. We had already discussed the characteristics of both living and nonliving things. Last week I posted about our little pet rocks. (search "Pets Rock"). This week my sweet team decided to just dive into this cute little lesson about comparing Gummy worms and earth worms. Most...

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Cool science experiment with gobstoppers and water. Why don't the colors mix? That's the experiment.

Popsicle Stick Harmonica - B

How to act out the life cycle of a butterfly

Kids are so amazed by insects and other arthropods! Did you know... Cockroaches can live without their heads for 9 days. The largest spider has an 11" leg span. 95% of all animal species on earth are insects. Fleas can jump a man's equivalent of 900 feet. The Anopheles mosquito, carrier of the malaria parasite, is responsible for one half of all human deaths, other than wars and accidents, since the Stone Age. Insects are unusual, amazing, strange, cool, weird, and unique - no wonder...

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