Showing posts with label toys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label toys. Show all posts
Monday, May 20, 2013

Thaumatropes

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Integrate art, math, science, as well as history by constructing a thaumatrope! Kids use their measuring skills and imagination to create ...
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Fraction Color Spinner

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Integrate math, art, and science by creating a colorful spinning toy! Kids trace a circle (at least 6 inch diameter ) on p...
Saturday, May 11, 2013

Matchbox Magnetism

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Integrate science and math with matchbox magnetism! Tape a magnet on a matchbox car and measure the distance you can get it to roll, w...
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Speed Boat Chemical Reaction!

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Create a chemical reaction to make a boat go from ZOOM ! Similar to Bag Bomb , this experiment explores the three states of matter. Kids m...
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Friday, April 26, 2013

Kid Lever

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Construct a lever that can be used as a balancing scale or a catapult! materials: 4 plastic cups ruler straw sturdy stick (could u...
Friday, April 19, 2013

Rocket Pinwheel

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Explore Newton's Third Law of Motion by constructing a rocket pinwheel! Checkout this video from Monkey See Monkey Do  here for c...
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Wind Powered Balloon Squid

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Explore the power of air and wind energy by constructing a balloon squid to play with in the pool! Estimate the distance you think your ...
Sunday, March 31, 2013

Egg Carton Flyer

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Save your egg cartons to construct a flying wing! It soars with the help of a penny inserted in the "cargo bay!" Click here for...
Monday, February 18, 2013

Kid Engineering

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Design Squad Nation - Lots of hands on projects, and a great place for kids to collaborate with other students from around the country. ...
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Octacube

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paper cubes via flickr cc:  Malachi Brown This 8 cube puzzle helps kids develop problem solving skills, while exploring geometry!  T...
Monday, September 24, 2012

Let's Rock - Sound Energy

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Explore the science of sound by creating your very own rock band of recyclables! Sound Wave Experiments - ehow Featured Above: 1...
Monday, August 27, 2012

S.T.E.M.

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1. S.T.E.M. Sites: eGFI - great site for S.T.E.M. resources for the classroom. Click "teachers" link for projects EIA Energy ...
Saturday, June 16, 2012

Penny Shooter

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All you need is a toilet paper or paper towel tube, balloon, scissors, and tape! How to instructions from CamNCurtis:
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Thursday, June 14, 2012

The Sticky Note Experiment

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Turn sticky notes into a slinky with  Eepy Bird ! Two fun experiments: make a rolling pinwheel and a cascading waterfall! For how to...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Slingshots and Catapults

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Demonstrate projectile motion, e xertion, force, velocity, potential / kinetic energy, and angles with slingshots and catapults! How much ...
Friday, June 1, 2012

Balloon Car

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Have kids design a balloon car, bring it to class, and see who's can travel the fastest and farthest. They could uses  legos ,  sod...
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Balancing Butterfly

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photos via greenwala and ideas 4 kids Find the center of gravity by creating a playful butterfly that balances on your fingertip, should...
Thursday, May 31, 2012

Periscope

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Periscope - ( def. ) " tubular optical instrument that contains reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms, to permit observati...
Saturday, May 19, 2012

Paper Plate Frisbee

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Unidentified Flying Object! Make your very own paper plate frisbee! Cover the top of 2 paper plates with packaging tape. Next, cut th...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Boomerangs and Paper Planes

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Combine art, math, and science with two high flying projects! SCIENCE - Kids test out four different boomerang designs to find out...