Creativity in Mind

I will be using this the week leading up to Easter break. It consists of three separate labs in which the students will rotate. Each lab will take a class period, maybe a bit more. You could use all three or just pick and choose depending on how much time you had or how much candy you would like to purchase. At this point in the year, I feel students could use a refresher on basic lab skills such as measurement, graphing, and scientific method terminology. I will be using jellybeans for the firs

I've done this activity from 7th through 12th grades and it's always entertaining to see what they come up with. Since they're not actually building it, they can really think out of the box (ex- nuclear energy and thermal energy become popular). I usually do this after a lesson on energy and then I will show then the OK Go, "This Too Shall Pass" video as that is the ultimate contraption to model (in my opinion). You may also wish to show them Rube Goldberg examples. Or, modify a bit and simply u

I am using this on Halloween, but you could use any time of the year to make this topic even more fun! Materials required: Fun size bags of skittles, bag of mini marshmallows, toothpicks, sprite or similar soda, and three types of candies that could 'dance' in soda (I will probably use mentos, warheads cubes and gummy bears). Also, some standard lab equipment/classroom supplies. I predict each station will take them about 20 minutes, so plan on two class periods if you include time for direction

Help students explore adaptations by using their favorite animal to create a fun poem. In addition, a video link is provided to illustrate the difference between physical and behavioral adaptations.